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A Private Life review – a limp and convoluted… – Jimmy Star’s World

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The sight of Jodie Foster speaking fluent French is the most engaging element of this limp and convoluted psychodrama from the usually reliable Rebecca Zlotowski. Foster plays a psychiatrist named Lillian Steiner who we meet just before she storms upstairs to tell her neighbour to turn down the volume on ‘Psycho Killer’ by The Talking Heads. … Read more

Shelby Oaks review – convoluted, lore-obsessed,… – Jimmy Star’s World

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It’s hard to imagine today, but there was a point where viral marketing campaigns for horror movies were a rare pleasure, and found footage horrors like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity truly cornered this promotional market. Shelby Oaks, the crowd-funded debut by YouTube personality Chris Stuckmann, follows in their footsteps in subgenre and advertising style. Riley Brennan (Sarah Durn), … Read more