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Jordan Brooks

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Batched (2014) 66% EDIT “A somewhat uneven protest of English nobility and a denouncement of nepotic privilege, The Riot Club’s message is a redundant one: unchecked, inherited wealth leads to problems.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Lost River (2014) 30% EDIT “"Like a pilfered Fabergé egg, Ryan Gosling’s freshman effort, 'Lost River,' is a sight to behold but completely hollow beneath its bejeweled veneer."” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review While We're Young (2014) 84% EDIT “A plethora of likable characters and tidy wrap-ups diminish the artistic potential of While We’re Young, as Baumbach doesn’t compromise the film’s abilities as a general crowdpleaser.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Child 44 (2015) 30% EDIT “A Kafka-esque condemnation of Stalin’s government ham-handedly plopped into a John le Carré spy thriller, Child 44 is ambiguous cinematic fluff.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Ex Machina (2014) 92% EDIT “A commanding first directorial effort from Alex Garland, Ex Machina is the product of a perfectly-tuned collaborative endeavor, much like the mind of its artificial centerpiece.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Love Is Colder Than Death (1969) 70% EDIT “Basking in drawn-out pauses and uninterrupted tracking shots, Fassbinder strives to make his audience feel a profound discomfort and delights in presenting an errant challenge to his viewers’ integrity.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Gods of the Plague (1970) 83% EDIT “A complex study of character and mood, Gods of the Plague relies heavily on subtly-crafted and detached scenes to amass larger thematic ideas of isolation, jealousy and love.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review The American Soldier (1970) 79% EDIT “A surrealist bookend to his unofficial gangster trilogy, The American Soldier finds R.W. Fassbinder not only at peace with his version of cinematic grace but more cynically-minded than ever.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) 84% EDIT “While Beware of a Holy Whore symbolizes a voice for Fassbinder’s many criticisms of the filmmaking process, he uses aspects of the film to parody his own life and dispositions.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) 85% EDIT “An emotionally existential journey through the cycle of love, Fassbinder’s film conveys an incredible power for empathy, and a profound understanding of deeply human characters.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014) 84% EDIT “From his humble beginnings, to the years he spent in awe of the great Jim Henson, every noteworthy aspect of the performer’s life is meticulously documented to paint the portrait of a great man with an even greater legacy.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Maggie (2015) 61% EDIT “A film that deals more with heady emotional concepts than surviving a viral apocalypse, Maggie is the perfect actor’s showcase for a man long thought to have given up drama.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 97% EDIT “Surpassing expectations and delivering a heaping dose of electrifying visuals, Mad Max: Fury Road is what all blockbuster action movies should strive to be.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Slow West (2015) 92% EDIT “Slow West‘s finest moments are saved for the “final showdown.”” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Time Lapse (2014) 76% EDIT “Although aided by some big ideas, Time Lapse collapses under the weight of its ambitious log line and crude script. While King’s film falters, it’s not the utter disaster it could have been, which is both a credit to the director, and a positive sign...” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Animal (2014) 50% EDIT “Crossing the boundaries of reality, Animals tackles drug abuse from an insider’s perspective by inviting the audience to share in an experience so uniquely alienating, it is impossible to fully comprehend.” – Vague Visages Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2015) 92% EDIT “The use of racing and Hollywood interviews by Carolla and co-director/writer Nate Adams make it all but impossible not to fall in love with the hyper-charismatic Newman.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Manglehorn (2014) 50% EDIT “Seldom more than a vehicle for Pacino to exercise his considerable (and still active) talents, Manglehorn is a string of engaging and breathtaking images that, when strung together, become a subdued meandering plot devoid of any real meaning.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Dope (2015) 88% EDIT “The world certainly doesn’t need another coming-of-age movie, but Dope is evidence that stories can add an undeniable new dimension to old stories.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review The Strongest Man (2015) 33% EDIT “A subdued comedy with some truly inventive gags, The Strongest Man is the culmination of an original voice on the rise more than the triumph of a writer-director already on top.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review The Little Death (2014) 61% EDIT “Billed as a comedy about sex, Josh Lawson’s The Little Death only manages to explore a small margin of the current sexual landscape.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Creep (2014) 91% EDIT “An interesting, indie-minded horror, Creep’s simplicity adds to its effectiveness as a taught, jarring film.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Felt (2014) 64% EDIT “In choosing to cover so much breadth of ground, Felt falls well short of any meaningful examination of the gender issues plaguing American and world culture.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Unexpected (2015) 64% EDIT “Throughout Unexpected, little is ever gained or lost, ultimately raising the question (albeit a rather absurd one when considering film): for whom was this made, and what is its intended purpose?” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) 94% EDIT “Matched by the acrobatic ferocity of Ferguson’s Faust, Cruise’s antics transform Rogue Nation into an explosive Cirque du Soleil performance on the grandest of scales.” – Vague Visages Aug 2, 2023 Full Review
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