Daily Archives: October 19, 2023

The Exorcist: Believer (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Friedkin Wept

“The Exorcist: Believer”, the latest installment of the series which started with William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” (1973), did not scare or disturb me at all. While it surely tries to bring some freshness into its utterly familiar genre formula, the … Continue reading

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Blue Giant (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): All for Jazz

Japanese animation film “Blue Giant” is simply riveting whenever it conveys to us that ecstatic quality of jazz music performance. Probably because of being singled-minded as its main characters’ artistic pursuit for sublime perfection, the movie often feels a bit … Continue reading

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