Monthly Archives: October 2025

Review: One Battle After Another

Posted on October 3, 2025 by philipbrasor

Though I’ve little use for wholesale creative comparisons, the critical observation that Paul Thomas Anderson is this century’s Stanley Kubrick makes a certain kind of sense, if only because no other contemporary director comes close to Kubrick’s playful eclecticism, especially … Continue reading →

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Review: Julie Keeps Quiet

Posted on October 2, 2025 by philipbrasor

Sports movies usually have a common narrative arc about overcoming adversity, one which this Belgian film refuses to follow almost constitutionally. The title character, played by Tessa Van den Broeck, is a teen tennis prodigy. Everyone knows she’s on the … Continue reading →

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