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zodiac it's human nature to want to
solve complicated puzzles and crack
unsolved mysteries
but sometimes there are questions that
just can't be answered like who ended
five people's lives in northern
california during the late 60s and early
70s
he called himself zodiac and nobody ever
discovered his true identity
although that wasn't for lack of trying
the case inspired quite a few sleuths
and while most walked away defeated a
few would never give
up until they looked a killer right in
the eye that's where david fincher's
zodiac comes in it's a study of
obsession
on what happens to a person when
curiosity keeps gnawing away at his mind
you got four crime scenes not a single
usable print you can't think of this
case in normal police terms
the movie follows a trio of heroes a
detective played by mark ruffalo
a reporter played by robert downey jr
and a cartoonist played by jake
gyllenhaal
chasing down the hooded serial killer
zodiac is about the never-ending search
and how that quest can change from
dedication to obsession
granted if you're looking for a gore
fest you might want to pass on this film
this is a story about chasing after
shadows and accepting the fact that you
might
never know all the answers looper
time travel is a common trope in science
fiction it's used so often that it can
get pretty stale
and that's why looper is a treat for any
film fan
written and directed by ryan johnson
looper uses the genres time time-bending
conventions to focus on how violence
only begets violence
and how our actions can wreak havoc
across generations
in this universe gangsters from 2074
send their victims back to 2044
where they're disposed of by hitmen like
young joe
played by joseph gordon-levitt it's a
lucrative job but as part of the deal
joe will eventually have to shoot his
older self to
close his loop only old joe bruce willis
isn't going to sit around and let his
younger self end his own life
this kicks off a film about a guy
literally trying to find himself
you've done all this already it's me i
don't want to talk about time travel
because if we start talking about it
then we're going to be here all day
talking about it making diagrams with
straws
the more young joe learns the more he
gets sucked into a twisty revenge plot
in a medium that often glorifies brute
force
looper shows that violence even when
done for understandable reasons
doesn't solve problems it just makes
them worse
ex machina from metropolis to her
science fiction movies have always been
interested in examining man's
relationship with technology
often reflecting the worries and
concerns of their time
after all technology's constantly
evolving and constantly creating new
benefits and new drawbacks
nowhere is that more evident than an
alex garland's ex
machina are you attracted to me what are
you attracted to me
you give me indications that you are
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i do yes the story centers on a young
programmer named caleb
who wins the chance to spend a few days
working with nathan a wealthy super
genius
when caleb shows up at nathan's secluded
cabin he quickly
becomes part of a complicated test
tasked with interviewing a beautiful
robot named
ava caleb soon develops a crush on the
imprisoned ava
while nathan clearly enjoys his status
as a creator god
as for ava she just wants to be free
this brilliant film grapples with the
ethical and moral questions about how
humans should treat artificial
intelligence
and it also deals with relevant themes
like the issue of surveillance
but there's something else going on in
ex machina as the film is a deeply
disturbing study about the different
ways men objectify and abuse women
by the end of the movie you might start
questioning everything you're seeing
with a few gut punches along the way
that'll leave you thinking about
ex machina for quite some time whiplash
if we know one thing for sure about
damien chazelle
it's that the man loves himself some
jazz music for proof
look no further than whiplash the
director's breakout film
the movie stars miles teller as an
ambitious young drummer named andrew
a guy desperately hoping to join a
prestigious band at the music
conservatory he attends
but if he wants to make the cut first he
has to impress terence
a snarling swearing instrument-throwing
conductor played by jk simmons
this is not a man who's easily impressed
driven by his need for perfection andrew
dedicates every waking hour to becoming
the world's
best jazz drummer practicing so hard
that his fingers bleed
meanwhile he burns every bridge and
ruins every relationship in his life
all to achieve his goal of greatness
andrew only grows more and more
obsessed with impressing terrence and
becoming the next buddy rich
sure he's becoming a horrible person but
he's going to get his face on the mount
rushmore of jazz music
that's why whiplash is such a
fascinating film it's all about the
price of success
similar to chazelle's la la land and it
suggests that while you might become the
greatest drummer who's ever lived
you'll probably have more fans than
friends
the invitation there are a lot of great
movies out there about grief
like ordinary people manchester by the
sea but the scariest
might be karen kusama's the invitation
this is the ultimate dinner party gone
wrong movie
one that will have you sitting on the
edge of your seat the entire time
screaming at the characters to get out
of the house unfortunately they won't
listen
because they're far too polite the
invitation follows a guy named will
played by logan marshall green who's
experienced a terrible tragedy that
ruined his marriage
now he's received an invitation from his
ex-wife eden played by timmy blanchard
for a get-together at her hollywood
hills home
all the old gang's going to be there and
will reluctantly agrees to attend
but when he arrives he feels something
is terribly wrong
probably because eden won't stop talking
about the weird cult she's just joined
or perhaps everything feels off because
will is still trying to cope with that
tragedy from his past
an event that occurred in this very
house as his emotions come boiling to
the top
will must grapple with old wounds that
never healed while trying to convince
the other guests
all too nice to question their host died
behavior that something weird is
happening
you think we're crazy yes i never said
that it's okay
i'm not offended a lot of people think
we're crazy it's a nail biter of a film
that deals with pain
loss and the power of social norms and
by the way
it ends with one of the creepiest final
shots in thriller history
the babadook being a parent especially a
single mom
is incredibly hard something amelia
knows only too well
she was left a widow when her husband
was in a car wreck and now she's alone
with her seven-year-old son
samuel amelia and samuel's relationship
is complicated
he's basically a devil child he screams
cries
and metaphorically suffocates his mom
she loves the boy
but she kinda hates him too just when
amelia reaches the edge of her sanity
a grisly pop-up book shows up at her
house this isn't your normal bedtime
story though
instead it's a children's tale about mr
babadook
a murderous demon with some very bad
plans for amelia and her boy
soon our hero sees the spirit lurking in
the shadows
and as the monster gets closer and
closer amelia's relationship with samuel
takes an even darker turn
the bubba duck did it mom written and
directed by jennifer kent
this australian film works perfectly as
a first-rate freight flick
in fact william friedkin director of the
exorcist
said it was the scariest movie he'd ever
seen but
really the babadook feels more like a
compassionate version of the shining
the movie works on multiple levels
examining the depths of depression and
the pain and suffering of being a parent
it's a story about battling your demons
and keeping them at bay
even if you know full well that you'll
never truly defeat them
get out warning the less you know about
get
out the better if you want to keep
completely spoiler free
just know that writer director jordan
peele has crafted one of the greatest
horror movies of the 2010s
one that surpassed all box office
expectations and impressed nearly every
critic on earth you should also know
that get out is a movie about racism
but not the kind that involves rednecks
nooses or burning crosses
daniel kaluuya plays chris washington a
black photographer dating a white woman
played by alison williams she wants
chris to meet her parents but chris
isn't sure that's a good idea he knows a
thing or two about being a black guy in
a white world
nevertheless chris gives in and mom and
dad certainly
seem friendly many cringy compliments
later
we begin to wonder if these people
aren't quite as pc as
they seem and maybe that's true about
more americans than we think
do you find the african america
has more advantage or disadvantage
in the modern world we won't give away
any more of the plot but rest assured
things get really scary really fast the
movie plays out like those horrific
conspiracy classics from the 60s and 70s
like rosemary's baby or the stepford
wives with its ever-growing sense of
dread
heel's debut film is a brilliant satire
of race relations in the us
while also featuring one of cinema's
creepiest party scenes
and an intense climax to say the least
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