Leveling the Playing Field: Irresistible
If you were to look up “cypher” in the dictionary, you’d get a picture of Jon Stewart Just when you think you hav...
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Being a Man of Action: Tenet
We find ourselves in an interesting dilemma here at RV discussing this film This film is about as apolitical as one can...
The Search For Significance Inside of The Social Network
Expectations were sky high when it was announced that a movie would be made about Mark Zuckerberg and the drama behind ...
Dissent in Enemy of the State
When the espionage thriller is discussed amongst cinephiles, the first two names people mention as masters of the genre...
The Meaningless Athleticism of 1917
The war film is about as old a genre as cinema is an art form It was a subject where there was always plentyof re...
A Summation of Balance: The Report
The call of duty can only be heard by the most remarkable of individuals Many claim to have heard it’s wail, but few ...
The Irishman
“They don’t make ‘em like they used to, but dammit we’re gonna try!” seems to have been on the mind on most fi...
That Hagen Girl
Note: Although this film is 72 years old, I am not going to assume that everyone reading this has seen the film For tha...
Who is Responsible for Joker
Action and reaction make for great storytelling When the audience can trace the reason somebody does something followed...
When Feminism Becomes Nihilism: Birds of Prey
Since 2013, Warner Brothers and DC comics have been desperately trying to replicate Disney and Marvel’s model of succ...