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Bernard Ozarowski

My movie obsessed origin story begins with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I was 4 years old and can still remember so many details of the experience, as though I were seeing it for the first time yesterday. I’m also quite certain everyone else at the screening remembers my reaction when it appears Indy perishes as the tank goes over the cliff… I grew up watching all the major Oscar nominees with my mom each year. She also instilled in me a love for kaiju and creature features. Now I’m hoping to instill the same sort of passion for the pictures in my son. A lover of all film genres, I’m currently running a multiyear streak of seeing every single Oscar nominee before the ceremony airs.

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Scoob!: Scooby-Doo and the Case of the False Marketing Campaign (Review)

Scoob! sees Warner Bros. waste the opportunity of a Scooby-Doo reboot on the introduction of…

The Last Full Measure: tremendous performances in service of a staid narrative

The Last Full Measure serves as a chance to see a whole slew of acting…

Robert the Bruce: bland Braveheart follow-up fails to inspire (Review)

Robert the Bruce turns grandiose, mythic Scottish revolution into a fourteenth century take on Home…

Ema: Hypnotic Dance Scenes Cannot Save Flawed Family Drama

Ema attempts – and fails – to integrate interpretive dance, familial tragedy, and lurid thrillers…

Loud and Clear Reviews Possessor movie Brandon Cronenberg Sundance Film Festival
Possessor (2020): Film Review (Review)

In Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg carries on the family name in a gloriously gory genre piece highlighted by smart design choices and a superb Christopher Abbott performance.

The Assistant Review: Julia Garner Carries one of the Year’s Best Films

The Assistant tells a chilling story of one woman’s experience of the moral apathy that…

Extraction (Netflix) Film Review

Extraction (Netflix) makes for a brain dead but reasonably exciting shoot ‘em up showcasing Chris Hemsworth’s physicality at the expense of his sense of humor.

Sea Fever: Creature Horror Meets a Quarantine Quandary (Review)

Sea Fever is an effectively creepy oceanic take on The Thing with an added urgency…

Corpus Christi is a compelling slice of life of a country in flux

Best International Film Oscar nominee Corpus Christi sagely depicts Polish societal tensions through the lens…