Matt Minton

Matt Minton

September 23, 2023

"Fair Play" Review: A Riveting Cat-and-Mouse Game

Chloe Domont’s sensual directorial debut begins with the reassuring impression of true love. After getting drunk at a party, Emily (Phoebe Dy...

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Essays

September 17, 2023

Analyzing the 2023 TIFF People’s Choice Winners

Unlike other film festivals around the world that rely on jury prizes for their top awards, one of the things that makes the Toronto Internat...

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Matt Minton

September 17, 2023

"Next Goal Wins" Review: Taika Waititi Misses the Goal

After years and years of delays, production troubles, and reshoots to replace a problematic actor, Taika Waititi’s latest comedy is finally b...

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Matt Minton

September 17, 2023

"His Three Daughters" Review: Just Three Sisters Trying Their Best

The first sound the audience hears when watching director Azazel Jacobs’ new drama His Three Daughters is the unmistakable beginning of Katie...

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Matt Minton

September 15, 2023

"Strange Way of Life" Review: Love Out in the Wild West

For decades that stretch back as far as cinema goes, the Western genre has been perceived and created in a hyper-masculinized manner, with st...

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Matt Minton

September 14, 2023

"Dream Scenario" Review: Nicolas Cage Leads Surrealist Comedy to Success

Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is quite the ordinary, average guy. He teaches science at a local university, dreams of publishing his scientifi...

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Matt Minton

September 13, 2023

"Fingernails" Review: Love, Nails, and Everything in Between

The world inhabiting director and writer Christos Nikou’s follow-up to his Greek film Apples (2020) is one that looks a lot like our own. Sur...

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Matt Minton

September 13, 2023

"The Royal Hotel" Review: Kitty Green’s Latest Explores Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

When Kitty Green made a name for herself in the independent film scene with The Assistant (2019), it wasn’t (as is often with breakthrough fi...

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Matt Minton

August 17, 2023

"Red, White, & Royal Blue" Review: A Royal Slice of Cheese-fest

When Casey McQuiston’s novel Red, White & Royal Blue hit bookstores in 2019, to say that it was a sensation among book lovers would be an...

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Matt Minton

August 2, 2023

"The Beanie Bubble" Review: Another Brand, Another Film About How It Came to Be

The Michael Jordan Nike shoe line. Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The BlackBerry phone. Tetris. And now, Beanie Babies. The 2023 movie season has seen ...

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Essays

July 11, 2023

Summer 2023 and The Downfall of Franchise Revivals

For the past few years, Hollywood has largely relied on previously established franchises and IP to get audiences in theaters and turn a prof...

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Interviews

July 6, 2023

Interview With 'Playland' (2023) Director, Georden West

Georden West is the writer and director of Playland, a raucous work of queer fantasy and history, which conjures a time-bending night in...

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