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Jason Wilson

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The Ascent (1977) 100% EDIT “The Ascent is hardly an easy watch, but it is an essential one for anyone interested in war cinema.” – Under the Radar Mar 1, 2022 Full Review Mikey and Nicky (1976) 88% EDIT “A one-night odyssey into a crumbling, long-lasting friendship with the seedy criminal underworld serving as a backdrop for the plot.” – Under the Radar Apr 23, 2019 Full Review The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 89% EDIT “The Magnificent Ambersons may not coalesce into a fully-realized masterwork ... but it doesn't need to be when it appropriately becomes about far more than its narrative.” – Under the Radar Apr 23, 2019 Full Review The Bounty (1984) 74% EDIT “The Bounty ultimately tries to do too much ... it's a missed opportunity that needs trimming in some areas and extra time in others.” – Under the Radar Apr 23, 2019 Full Review If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) 95% 9/10 EDIT “It deserves to be seen for what it is: one of the most human and wonderful movies of 2018.” – Under the Radar Apr 23, 2019 Full Review Halloween (2018) 79% 6.5/10 EDIT “Halloween is simultaneously better than it probably should have been and a missed opportunity undone by bloat and one catastrophically uninteresting subplot.” – Under the Radar Nov 27, 2018 Full Review Widows (2018) 91% 7.5/10 EDIT “There's some melodrama - it's a satisfyingly pulpy movie - but that doesn't totally undercut the emotion.” – Under the Radar Nov 27, 2018 Full Review Burning (2018) 95% 9/10 EDIT “One of the greatest beauties of Burning - aside from the beautiful photography of cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo - is that its story beats are almost all implied.” – Under the Radar Nov 27, 2018 Full Review Hold the Dark (2018) 69% 4/10 EDIT “Hold the Dark is a frustrating disappointment that shows flashes of what we've come to expect from Saulnier while also failing to live up to the standard he's set.” – Under the Radar Nov 27, 2018 Full Review Golden Exits (2017) 67% 4/10 EDIT “Unfortunately, the women in Golden Exits don't have much to do other than brood, stew, and complain about the men in their lives.” – Under the Radar Jul 2, 2018 Full Review The Day After (2017) 79% EDIT “The Day After is very slight, which isn't a problem, just an observation that it's incredibly slice-of-life.” – Under the Radar Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Let the Corpses Tan (2017) 74% EDIT “This is a quintessential Midnight Madness-emphasis on the "madness"-experience. It may not hold together, and it may be style over substance to the nth degree, but it's a unique and singular vision...” – Under the Radar Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Kodachrome (2017) 74% EDIT “The emotional resonance is there, even if it's cloying and manipulative. Kodachrome is often funny, and the cast plays off one another with comfortable ease.” – Under the Radar Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Lady Bird (2017) 99% EDIT “There are certain films that strike a personal chord, and Lady Bird is one of those despite the fact that I am both male and Canadian and this is set in Sacramento featuring Saoirse Ronan as the lead.” – Under the Radar Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Annihilation (2018) 88% 9/10 EDIT “The kaleidoscopic Annihilation is bound to dazzle and frustrate, spark debate and dismissal.” – Under the Radar Feb 22, 2018 Full Review Leatherface (2017) 27% 1/10 EDIT “Obviously, the lesson that will be gleaned from all this will be an origin story of Jaws.” – Under the Radar Oct 20, 2017 Full Review Wakefield (2016) 74% 6.5/10 EDIT “Robin Swicord put the film in head and at the hands of Cranston's Howard, not to champion his decisions or character, but to show the audience a portrait of a man who needs to win even when he loses.” – Under the Radar May 20, 2017 Full Review My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016) 84% 7/10 EDIT “Despite the numerous problems with character and the generally flat script, it's an exhilarating piece of animation that breaks conventions and teases at further possibilities in future projects.” – Under the Radar Apr 27, 2017 Full Review Queen of the Desert (2015) 18% 3.5/10 EDIT “[Queen of the Desert] lacks even the remotest hook beyond curiosity about the primary subject, and even that fades.” – Under the Radar Apr 7, 2017 Full Review Neruda (2016) 92% 7/10 EDIT “Larrain's film is still worth watching for its highs and despite the odd misstep, it's a fine film that flirts with being something greater.” – Under the Radar Jan 6, 2017 Full Review Things to Come (2016) 99% 7.5/10 EDIT “Things to Come is a quiet and reflective piece worth a contemplative look.” – Under the Radar Dec 16, 2016 Full Review Demon (2015) 92% 7.5/10 EDIT “Demon is a fine film steeped deeply in its culture.” – Under the Radar Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Five Nights in Maine (2015) 26% 5/10 EDIT “While inherently fascinating in its analysis of grief ... it has difficulty finding its hook.” – Under the Radar Aug 15, 2016 Full Review Can We Take a Joke? (2015) 53% 3/10 EDIT “The answer isn't necessarily one way or the other, but Can We Take a Joke? doesn't explore this societal issue with any depth or nuance.” – Under the Radar Aug 1, 2016 Full Review Diary of a Chambermaid (2015) 66% 4/10 EDIT “Diary of a Chambermaid would make a decent first act to a television miniseries. As a film, it ends in an unfortunate whimper.” – Under the Radar Jun 29, 2016 Full Review
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