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Dave Giannini
Dave Giannini's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Movies reviews only
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A Family Affair (2024) |
A Family Affair doesn’t quite go that far into the land of tropes, but it isn’t that far off either. - InSession Film
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| Posted Jul 02, 2024
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The Bikeriders (2023) |
If you search for painfully close relationships that make us look back, both wistfully and with deep regret, The Bikeriders, thanks to three impeccable performances, will fulfill exactly what you are looking for, all while breaking our hearts. - InSession Film
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| Posted Jun 18, 2024
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The Color Purple (2023) |
period. The Color Purple is a story of great depth which should stay with you. Sadly, this new version, besides the wonderful Danielle Brooks, fades from the memory much too quickly. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire (2023) |
In the end, Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire is ridiculous, unoriginal, and stereotypical. But also? There is a lot of fun to be had, especially if someone can Jedi mindtrick you into forgetting you knew anything about Star Wars. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Leave the World Behind (2023) |
Leave the World Behind is barely a blip. There are only mildly interesting ideas, but they have all been done better previously and likely will be done better in the future. Esmail’s film is all style, no substance, and a waste of talent. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Stalker (1979) |
Impressive work. It challenges us, whether we are people of faith or not. In a dramatically fantastic artistic career, Stalker is Tarkobvky’s greatest achievement, and one of film’s greatest accomplishments, as well. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) |
This is a long movie, but it never feels like it. It’s a movie that makes me smile even when thinking about it. Do yourself a favor, find this movie and watch it. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Poor Things (2023) |
Lanthimos clearly does not care about realism and uses the fantastical to allow us to just join in on both the wildness and the journey of his characters. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Monica (2022) |
This is what watching independent film in particular, and cinema in general, is all about. I saw this movie early in the year and it has stuck with me, and even improved with time. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Oppenheimer (2023) |
Unlike many epics, Oppenheimer is an actor’s dream. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) |
Sandra Hüller truly makes you forget that she is acting. You can literally pick any moment in the movie from her as her awards clip. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Past Lives (2023) |
Past Lives is a treasure and will continue to be for many years. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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All of Us Strangers (2023) |
All of Us Strangers is heartbreaking. All of Us Strangers is heart healing. For those of us who have had to come out of the closet, it tells a truth rarely told. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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The Zone of Interest (2023) |
This movie shook me to my core, and if you can move past the achingly slow pace, it will for you, too. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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The Peasants (2023) |
The Peasants, if you can move past the beautiful yet distracting visual style, is a powerful and depressing story that hints at the dangers of beauty, the power of public opinion, and our own fear of female freedom and sexuality. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Andrei Rublev (1966) |
In many ways, Andrei Rublev is truly about the impermanence of art. No matter how much money and power funds it, all art can be erased. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Ivan's Childhood (1963) |
Yes, there is heroism, risk, and goodness in many of the characters in the film. But there is absolutely no lionization... - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
Terrible things have indeed occurred throughout history. Are we doing anything to change that in the future? Or are we simply devouring their pain greedily? - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Master Gardener (2022) |
Master Gardener needed more time for these characters to grow, or it needed a writer interested in his Black characters as more than just signposts towards humanizing monsters. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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A Man Called Otto (2022) |
A Man Called Otto is not a waste of time by any stretch, but it also does not demand your attention in any strong measure. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Solaris (1972) |
Tarkovsky, in this moment, and throughout the runtime, forces us to face the fact that we are so focused on our great triumphs, that we forget the people we have lost and where our focus should be. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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The Mirror (1975) |
Tarkovsky's most difficult, and possible, most personal work. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Lousy Carter (2023) |
Although I enjoyed watching Lousy Carter, it does feel like this could be a truly great short film. It finds itself stretching credulity with its characters, but never to the point of snapping completely. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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The Taste of Things (2023) |
The Taste of Things is patient, focused, passionate, and a reward for the audience. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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A Cry in the Dark (1988) |
Once the viewers get past their memories of mockery via television, there is a lot to engage with in A Cry in the Dark. As a relationship drama, the film truly flies. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Saving Face (2004) |
The romantic comedy has long been maligned for being over the top and unrealistic. Saving Face never suffers from this. Wu’s characters feel real and true, and I am glad to have gotten to know them. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Seven Beauties (1976) |
Seven Beauties is a film that has and will continue to divide. There are moments of beauty and grace, wrapped up with disgust and horror. It is a difficult movie to enjoy, but I cannot deny the skill and mastery of Wertmüller. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Eve's Bayou (1997) |
Eve’s Bayou tells a painful story that is hard to recover from, especially for the family it impacted. Kasi Lemmons conceived, formulated, and accomplished a special film that would not be forgotten. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Beast (2022) |
Not every movie is going to change your life. Some of them just have movie stars fighting a creature they could not possibly fight in real life. But, in many of these cases, the movie is just fun. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) |
There are no missteps here, and it is, without a doubt, the best movie of the year for my money. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Tár (2022) |
Cate Blanchett is obviously one of the greatest actors of her generation. But this. This is new. I know the weight it carries when I say this, but this is her greatest achievement as an actor. Tár should make you uncomfortable, and boy does it. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Moonage Daydream (2022) |
It is a journey that forces you to get on its wavelength, if you dare. But once you do, it is a powerful, emotional, beautiful experience that oozes Bowie and everything that he was. Stunning. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) |
A great, fabulous, huge movie that is almost literally all heart. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) |
The stories that the Djinn tells are lovely, but the movie really lands in the second half when things get slightly more normal. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Nope (2022) |
The supporting players work together in ways that show Peele’s prowess, not only as a visual filmmaker, but as one who casts well and trusts his actors. Nope is a wild ride, and one I can’t wait to take again. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
Did I think this movie would be made? No. Did I think it would crack my Top 10? Also no. But here we are. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) |
This movie, unsurprisingly, is incredibly smart, and probably a tad more subtle than its predecessor. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Spoiler Alert (2022) |
Jim Parsons, in a lead role, truly surprised me with his range. Plus, the film really takes its time ge.tting to all the sadness. You learn to love this couple through their trials and tribulations and it is wildly effective. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Gehraiyaan (2022) |
Gehraiyaan was one of my biggest surprises of the year and stayed near the top for quite a long time. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Go Fish (1994) |
When we watch a new movie and see something we rarely see, it feels revolutionary. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Conceiving Ada (1997) |
Among other thematic areas, it is particularly effective and meditative regarding feminism and the “place” of women throughout time. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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A Touch of Sin (2013) |
Although the possibility of violence constantly looms, A Touch of Sin really seems to be about individuals and our choices in the face of not only threat, but the weight of doom from forces larger than ourselves. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Gas Food Lodging (1992) |
This movie sinks or swims based purely on Fairuza Balk’s performance. Depending on the scene, she is bright, dark, cold, excited, loving, and angry. It is truly a masterful performance... - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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All That Heaven Allows (1955) |
All That Heaven Allows is a relatively simple story, characterization-wise, as most melodramas are, but it has a hook that most, if not all, viewers can latch on to. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Matador (1986) |
Matador is just one more example of a filmmaker throwing caution to the wind and telling the exact story they wish to. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Rambling Rose (1991) |
Rambling Rose, make no mistake, is absolutely a challenging film. An individual viewer’s reaction, depending on experience and sensitivity, might be quite different. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Lore (2012) |
Lore is a movie that rewards patience. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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The Innocents (2016) |
The Innocents is a challenging movie, both in tone and pace. It is a film that demands your patience, yet finds a way to keep you waiting for just one moment of happiness. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) |
This world goes on without us, and a mostly anti-Hollywood film can be read in more than one way, which is wildly more interesting than anyone more specific ending. - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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Across 110th Street (1972) |
Across 110th Street is almost devoid of positivity and aspirations of hope. It will not make you feel good about policing, race, relationships, or upward mobility. But it is an important representation of a segment of experience... - InSession Film
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| Posted Feb 27, 2024
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