Writer/director Miranda July’s singularly strange dramedy “Kajillionaire” tells the tale of a tandem of sociopathic con artists, Robert and Theresa Dyne (Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger), and their sheltered/brainwashed daughter Old Dolio Dyne (Evan Rachel ...
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“Kajillionaire” Critical Exchangecore
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The Not-So-Sweet Lessons of “Honey Boy”
“Honey Boy” is a semi-autobiographical screenplay penned by child-turned-adult star Shia LaBeouf. It chronicles his time living with his father as they struggle to get his career off the ground. Shia, or “Otis” as he ...
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Critical Exchangecore: “The King”
Filmcore critics Armani Barron and Alex Kirschenbaum go medieval on Netflix’s “The King” in the latest Critical Exchangecore. In the film, directed by David Michod and written by Michod and co-star/co-producer Joel Edgerton, we follow Hal ...
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“Native Son” Doesn’t Quite Find Its Place
Note: Spoilers abound throughout this review. You have been warned. Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Wright, the new HBO film “Native Son” tells the story of a Black Chicagoan as ...
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Netflix’s “Bird Box” Flies Onto The Memernet
“Bird Box,” a Netflix original film based on a 2014 Josh Malerman novel of the same name, has taken this holiday season and the memernet™ by storm. The movie, directed by Susanne Bier, opens with Malorie ...
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Getting Ripped With Kids: A “Santa With Muscles” Christmas Exchangecore
Have you ever wanted to see a Santa movie with low-end production values and a super-mega-jacked St. Nick? Well look no further, because Filmcore scribes Armani Barron and Alex Kirschenbaum dove deep into the dregs of 1996 to view ...
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The Ultimate Holiday Movie: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
“Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” ranks as perhaps the ultimate holiday movie. Brilliant Danny Elfman music augments gorgeous stop-motion animation photography spearheaded by director Henry Selick that depicts the lyrical tale of Jack Skellington ...
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Critical Exchangecore: “Atlanta” Season 2: “Robbin’ Season”
Black America has had a tough year. Well, really a tough existence, but with a KKK sympathizer in the White House, the loss of Kanye West to the sunken place, and Blue Lives Matter being ...
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Armani’s Top 13 Of ’17
Editor’s Note: For 2017 Best-of lists, Filmcore contributors must have seen at least 35 movies in 2017. 2017 was a year packed with both pleasant franchise surprises and unique original content. I wouldn’t claim some ...
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“Altered Carbon” Critical Exchangecore: All Gloss, Little Substance
We’re back with another Filmcore Critical Exchangecore. This time it’s for Netflix’s original series “Altered Carbon.” I went into this series pretty unaware of its backstory, but it’s based on the novel of the same ...