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THE BATMAN

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Michael J. Casey

Gotham City looks broken. The streets are littered with trash, the buildings tagged with graffiti. Crime is rampant, and what used to be temporary tent cities now look like established shantytowns. Drugs are ubiquitous—Drops, which are enjoyed by the very … Continue reading THE BATMAN

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DFF Review — WILDLIFE

November 7, 2018April 2, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Wildlife’s signature image is of a husband and wife pensively looking at each other across an empty chair. Momentarily, their only child will occupy that chair, but his presence will not unite them. Instead, it will only amplify the gulf … Continue reading DFF Review — WILDLIFE

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LOOPER

October 5, 2012December 27, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Looper is writer/director Rian Johnson’s third film and his second teaming with actor Joseph-Gordon Levitt. It might also be his most successful. Johnson is a genre director, or at the very least, a student of genre, and tries his best to … Continue reading LOOPER

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