Original Cinemaniac

Movie Reviews by Dennis Dermody

The Menu

            By all means, make a reservation to see The Menu, a fiendishly enjoyable dark comedy, smartly directed by Mark Mylod and topped with a fabulously sardonic performance by Ralph Fiennes.             The plot concerns a group of well-heeled epicureans, arriving by…
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Bones and All

            Surprisingly romantic young “cannibals in love” movie from Luca Guadagnini (Call Me by Your Name). Based on a novel by Camille DeAngelis, it stars the charismatic Taylor Russell as Maren, whose father has deserted her because of her “affliction” of…
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Nocebo

            Nocebo is a sinister, slow-burn tale of dark magic and revenge, starring the terrific Eva Green as Christine, an extremely neurotic children’s dress designer living with her successful market strategist husband Felix (Mark Stong) and young daughter Bobs (Billie Gadsdon).…
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The Banshees of Inisherin

            Colin Farrell gives one of the best performances of his career in this heartbreakingly funny and tragically touching new film by Martin McDonagh.              Farrell plays Padraic, a milk farmer who lives on a remote island off the coast of Ireland…
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