Film Review: “Blink Twice”

Kravitz’s directorial debut is a messy but impressive comic thriller

Let’s get this out of the way – Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, very closely recalls a similar directorial debut from 2017, Jordan Peele’s Get Out. “It’s Get Out, but for women,” would be an apt headline. This comparison should be considered a compliment, even if it oversaturates the public discourse about the film. All of this shouldn’t take away from Kravitz’s stylish, thrilling, sometimes messy, but thoroughly entertaining thriller. Blink Twice is an imperfect concoction of thrills, laughs, and sinister themes.  Continue reading “Film Review: “Blink Twice””

Film Review: “Mack & Rita”

Keaton rises above sophomoric material in body-swap comedy

Never a good idea: Mack (Elizabeth Lail) tries out a regression pod in Palm Springs.

You have to hand it to Diane Keaton. At 76, she’s not afraid to embrace screwball comedy, pratfalls and all. What’s a shame, though, is that she doesn’t have a better vehicle for her comedic talents than the embarrassingly bad new picture Mack & Rita.

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