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The Banishing (2020) by The Critical Movie Critics

Movie Review: The Banishing (2020)

Vincent Gaine
Movie Reviews
October 27, 2020

Christopher Smith is a modern-day horror maestro. From his feature debut “Creep” through “Severance” and “Black Death,” with forays into other genres, he has demonstrated his ability to make effective genre films. The Banishing is a very fine horror: A slow burn, drip feed delivery of menace and dread that also explores issues of repression…

Una (2016) by The Critical Movie Critics

Movie Review: Una (2016)

Howard Schumann
Movie Reviews
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November 18, 2017

In Una, the powerful screen adaptation of David Harrower’s play “Blackbird” about the sexual abuse of a thirteen-year-old girl, Australian director Benedict Andrews does what has become increasingly uncommon in modern cinema — he makes us think. While it may be uncomfortable to look outside of the reassuring categories of victim and victimizer, Andrews asks…

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