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    Disturbed Ruthlessness: TITANE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 30

    Disturbed Ruthlessness: TITANE

    It's an extraordinary feat, one I prematurely criticized as garbage but have come to settle in the cloud of realization, that body horror...
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    Baked in Apathy: DON’T LOOK UP
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jan 2

    Baked in Apathy: DON’T LOOK UP

    The world is coming to an end! Its political satire, obviously where all the jabs are hit in all the right places. Yeah, this could...
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    That Escalated Fast: ZOLA
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 31, 2021

    That Escalated Fast: ZOLA

    There's nothing more surreal than real life. In fact, sometimes it feels like watching fireworks in slow motion. I often wonder sometimes...
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    Idiosyncratic Recluse: KAJILLIONAIRE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 30, 2021

    Idiosyncratic Recluse: KAJILLIONAIRE

    An oddity with an offbeat demeanor, scavenging on the side of life, with ruthless compromise, vacant of familial bonding where survival...
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    Trailblazing: BEING THE RICARDOS
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 24, 2021

    Trailblazing: BEING THE RICARDOS

    I was really skeptical when I saw the trailer for Aaron Sorkin's BEING THE RICARDOS but after much trepidation and predisposed judgment,...
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    Charming & Heartwarming: LICORICE PIZZA
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 2, 2021

    Charming & Heartwarming: LICORICE PIZZA

    I am so fascinated in studying the genesis and ethos of Paul Thomas Anderson's latest feat that is LICORICE PIZZA. He's delved up...
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    SINISTER YUCK YUCK PT 1: DOPESICK
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Oct 23, 2021

    SINISTER YUCK YUCK PT 1: DOPESICK

    The opening monologue given by Michael Stuhlbarg’s character Richard Sackler in Hulu's latest mini series DOPESICK hovers sharply on the...
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    Let's Roll: ROLLER BOOGIE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Sep 27, 2021

    Let's Roll: ROLLER BOOGIE

    OK, so it's a poorly acted film. It's plot is recognizable, absolutely predictable from a universal standpoint. The dialogue is too...
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    Existential Crisis in Paradise : OLD
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Sep 1, 2021

    Existential Crisis in Paradise : OLD

    I’m going to say it. This would have made for a better short film. Two hours is too long. Trim off the fat, tighten the story line, have...
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    The Man in the Arena: PIG
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Jul 29, 2021

    The Man in the Arena: PIG

    PIG is like a weird, quiet, simply profound piece of art. It calls attention to loss and grief, treading in a puddle of existential...
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    A Dissimilar Universe: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Dec 30, 2020

    A Dissimilar Universe: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT

    Personally, I'm not the greatest player but I find myself drawn to the game especially among those I love. Chess is an alluring game....
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    Shared Despair: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 16, 2020

    Shared Despair: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

    These are trying times. We all know that and perhaps collectively we feel the despair of the simple liberties that have been stripped...
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    Gripping Journalism: SPOTLIGHT
    Marissa Hernandez
    • May 3, 2020

    Gripping Journalism: SPOTLIGHT

    With movies like All the President’s Men, Network, His Girl Friday, Deadline USA, The Post, Spotlight, and Bombshell, or TV shows like...
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    TIGER KING: AN ALL AMERICAN DEBACLE
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Apr 5, 2020

    TIGER KING: AN ALL AMERICAN DEBACLE

    The hype did nothing for me. In fact, it really makes me ponder and cringe about humanity’s direction sometimes. Wild animals are wild...
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    A Love Letter to Tarkovsky's SOLARIS
    Marissa Hernandez
    • Mar 12, 2020

    A Love Letter to Tarkovsky's SOLARIS

    Given the world's current condition, my weariness returns to the man who made me a cinephile. Perhaps, its dumb luck or a coincidence or...
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    ABOUT ME

    "Keeping it sassy and classy since 1987"

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    • William Friedkin (1) 1 post
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    • Andrei Tarkovsky (5) 5 posts
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    • Todd Philips (1) 1 post
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