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Anyone But You (2023)

Anyone But You is a bit phoned in, which is simultaneously disappointing and also beside the point.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas is the ultimate melancholy holiday vibes movie, and frankly one of cinema’s great vibes movies, period.

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Citizen Ruth (1996)

“Abortion satire” is pretty much the opposite of my ideal pitch for a film.

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Saltburn (2023)

There are a bunch of ways to evaluate the artistic achievement of a film.

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The Passion of Martin (1991)

I find voyeuristic pleasure peeking back at student films and low-budget debuts of well-regarded directors

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No One Will Save You (2023)

You know what’s scary? Trauma!

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Infinity Pool (2023)

Infnity Pool’s screenplay is a howler.

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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

The eternal struggle of the romcom

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Past Lives (2023)

One of my favorite kinds of films is “two-hander starring attractive people who want to hook up but can’t due to their personal circumstances.”

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Promising Young Woman (2020)

It seems fair to judge Promising Young Woman as a “message film” when that’s how it’s so clearly positioned itself: