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Jillian Chilingerian
Tomatometer-approved critic
Jillian is an independent film critic based in Los Angeles. Her writing focuses on the intersectionality between social impact and film. Find Jillian @jillianchili
Movies reviews only
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Despicable Me 4 (2024) |
If there is anything that Despicable Me 4 proves, it’s that the minions will outlast humanity. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Jul 04, 2024
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A Family Affair (2024) |
A Family Affair is a reminder that movie stars still exist and their names are Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Jun 28, 2024
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Inside Out 2 (2024) |
Inside Out 2 is a safe play for Pixar but continues building out the intricacies of Riley’s mind with an accurate conceptualization of anxiety. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Jun 27, 2024
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Kinds of Kindness (2024) |
Part Dekalog, part hipster sketch show, part children’s tall tale, Kinds of Kindness is a deeply comedic return to freak form for Yorgos Lanthimos as he explores the desperation spectrum of co-dependent humanity. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Jun 14, 2024
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Robot Dreams (2023) |
Adapted from the beloved graphic novel of the same name, but injected with a New York ambiance, Robot Dreams delivers one of the most humanistic depictions of memories and loss through a robot and dog’s love story.
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| Posted Jun 03, 2024
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Handling the Undead (2024) |
Thea Hvistendahl’s Handling the Undead reimagines the typical zombie flick through a sedated meditation on what defines the living: having a body or possessing a soul? - Offscreen Central
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| Posted May 31, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) |
Furiosa is a two-hour teaser feat that pays homage to Charlize Theron’s interpretation of the character and gives the official myth-making treatment to the reclamation of the Wasteland. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted May 25, 2024
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Hit Man (2023) |
More Glen Powell and Richard Linklater movies because Hit Man is the real deal. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted May 23, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024) |
Love, fire, and spicy margaritas, The Fall Guy is a full-blown blockbuster encasing a romantic comedy led by the delectable Ryan Gosling that is devoted to the heroes of film: stunt teams. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted May 03, 2024
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Challengers (2024) |
A tedious edging playing like a sexy mind game for the intellectual, Luca Guadagnino's Challengers serves up a techno ménage à trois dominating its audience into a lustful climax. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Apr 23, 2024
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The Greatest Hits (2024) |
Music holds a place in life that is unlike anything else, its ability to transport people back to certain moments, places, and people is unmatchable. Taking this concept, director Ned Benson crafts a harmonious fantasy-romance of reflection. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Apr 18, 2024
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Monkey Man (2024) |
Dev Patel comes swinging full force in his directorial debut, Monkey Man, crafting an all-consuming revenge tale that seeks out moments of reflection in a cinematic showcase of passion for the first-time filmmaker. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Apr 11, 2024
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La Chimera (2023) |
La Chimera is to experience film through the lens of childhood curiosity and trust Alice Rohrwacher as she breaks all the rules to fully entrench the mystique and beauty of Italian cinema from past to present. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Mar 28, 2024
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Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) |
Sixteen years after the original, the Kung Fu Panda universe continues to expand in the fourth installment. It feels like reuniting with the best of your childhood for another destructive adventure - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Mar 20, 2024
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Love Lies Bleeding (2024) |
Gooey gory deliciousness, Rose Glass’s Love Lies Bleeding is a concoction of genres and themes into one late-night love odyssey. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Mar 07, 2024
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Spaceman (2024) |
Like stepping into a planetarium, Johan Renck’s Spaceman is a somber psychoanalysis into the mysterious depths of the human psyche led by a stunning subdued Adam Sandler. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Feb 28, 2024
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The Taste of Things (2023) |
Following a French gourmet chef and his head cook, two experts in the culinary craft, director Trần Anh Hùng examines food as a love language to symbolize the human connection to emotional and sentimental moments in life. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Feb 09, 2024
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Ferrari (2023) |
One of our greatest American auteurs, Michael Mann, has returned to his specialty of examining romantic partnerships and damaged men through of lens of hi-octane action as he takes on the confining world of 1950s auto racing in Ferrari. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Dec 26, 2023
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The Iron Claw (2023) |
The Iron Claw is a punching look at the toxic confines of the American dream and the devastating power of brotherhood. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Dec 21, 2023
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Perfect Days (2023) |
The fragmented moments of bliss pieced together create a poetic ambience of peace made possible by sacrifices and practice.
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| Posted Dec 18, 2023
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Poor Things (2023) |
Poor Things is an experimental odyssey that fully understands the complexities of the non-monolithic experience of womanhood set in a world that is structured to confine women to gendered expectations. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Dec 10, 2023
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May December (2023) |
Todd Haynes’s May December is a demented, fever dream-esque Nancy Meyers film full of deviously delicious performances by its three stars and a slick script from Samy Burch. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Dec 01, 2023
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Maestro (2023) |
In his sophomore feature, Bradley Cooper continues to blend music and film in a cinematic memory of the domestic life between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Nov 26, 2023
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The Killer (2023) |
Within the first five seconds, The Killer gives off major Cool Girl energy as David Fincher’s sleekest film It is a true, technical treat for longtime Fincher Fans, proving why he is a master of the digital film age. - Offscreen Central
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| Posted Nov 14, 2023
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Priscilla (2023) |
Sofia Coppola invites the audience to stand by Priscilla’s side as she embarks on the destruction of her innocence by infatuation through a dreamy, suffocating perspective. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Oct 31, 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
Set against the massive canvas of 1920s Oklahoma, Martin Scorsese opens up America’s sinister wounds in a story of complicity, Killers of the Flower Moon. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Oct 18, 2023
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) |
Anatomy of a Fall centers itself around a question of murder, but underneath it is a sophisticated investigation into the details of a crumbling relationship amidst the snowy Alps. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Oct 06, 2023
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The Royal Hotel (2023) |
Leaving the silent nightmare of corporate America, Kitty Green flees to her native country of Australia to flex her thriller instincts as she once again reminds us that men are trash in her slow-burn, The Royal Hotel. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Oct 03, 2023
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Fair Play (2023) |
Chloe Domont’s directorial debut is a slick navigation through the psychological warfare to play the game of corporate America. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Sep 25, 2023
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Saltburn (2023) |
Saltburn is a perverted fairytale of manic infatuation and greed dusted with toxic glitter and coated in splotchy fake tans stuffed into the world of contemporary British classism. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Sep 24, 2023
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) |
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is filled with non-stop narration with layers of decadent dioramas that suit Wes Anderson’s quirks making it a warm welcome back to the director. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Sep 21, 2023
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Dumb Money (2023) |
Honestly, this could have been a 30-second TikTok that would have been more impactful and entertaining. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Sep 15, 2023
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El Conde (2023) |
Larraín doesn’t hold back his imagination of this alternate world’s look where Pinochet never died. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 31, 2023
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) |
Mark Rylance proves to us why that surprise Oscar win was well deserved - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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French Exit (2020) |
The film encourages a message of making the best of things but there is an aloofness to engage meaningfully with these characters. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Nomadland (2020) |
Zhao is a master at capturing people and their stories in such an authentic way that is usually water-downed in movies. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Sylvie's Love (2020) |
Sylvie's Love is a soulful film that feels like everything La La Land couldn't accomplish with its characters. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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I'm Your Woman (2020) |
Hart presents a modern day mob story that has a hook and opens the door for more of these films to be made. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Let Them All Talk (2020) |
It is a wonderful film to see a masterclass of acting and filmmaking. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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After We Collided (2020) |
It doesn't work as a romantic drama, it is just bad. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Farewell Amor (2020) |
Writer-Director Ekwa Msangi uses attention to detail to beautifully construct this narrative. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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ariana grande: excuse me, i love you (2020) |
For someone so vulnerable and open this feels like a step back.
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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The High Note (2020) |
Johnson and Ross have harmonious chemistry that makes this film play like a romantic comedy between two women from different backgrounds. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Bottoms (2023) |
Bottoms will join the ranks of Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, and Clueless for being the ultimate teen experience sleepover movie. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 25, 2023
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Fremont (2023) |
Fremont remains low wattage throughout the entire runtime, but its depiction of loneliness and fulfillment makes it a gentle gem. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 23, 2023
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The Prom (2020) |
In the middle of a pandemic, this plot feels extremely tone-deaf and once again celebrities mocking themselves but never realizing they are the actual problem in society. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Enola Holmes (2020) |
Millie Bobbie Brown stars as the title character in Enola Holmes. Brown, known as Eleven on Stranger Things, is radiant in this mature role where she is obviously having the time of her life. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Soul (2020) |
Soul feels like a midlife crisis movie that has adults questioning their lives and children distracted by the bright colors. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Promising Young Woman (2020) |
This is a side of the conversation we have not seen in media and Fennell beautifully nails it to her target audience of nice guys. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Pieces of a Woman (2020) |
It feels like a masterclass performance. - Offscreen With Jillian
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| Posted Aug 22, 2023
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