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Thor: Love and Thunder
2022. Dir. by Taika Waititi A few days before watching Thor: Love and Thunder, I read an article in the New York Times about Taika...

Matthew
Jul 7, 20223 min read


Elvis
2022. Dir. by Baz Luhrmann Creating a spectacle is nothing new for Baz Luhrmann – I’m sure that statement needs little explanation. In...

Matthew
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Matthew’s Video Store: “In Front of Your Face’s” Simplistic Mastery and the Park & Market Theater
Image Courtesy of Hector Arrieta Note: This article is from my column at UC San Diego's The Guardian. UC San Diego recently opened a new...

Matthew
Jun 12, 20223 min read


Matthew’s Video Store: “Chungking Express” and Wong Kar-Wai’s Intimate Explorations of Love
Image courtesy of Hector Arrieta Note: This article is from my column at UC San Diego's The Guardian. There is perhaps nothing more...

Matthew
Jun 12, 20223 min read


Matthew’s Video Store: Jacques Demy’s “Les Parapluies de Cherbourg”
Note: This is my first article in my column at UCSD's The Guardian. Go check the paper out if you haven't before! With the oversaturation...

Matthew
May 14, 20223 min read


La Paloma Theater and The Big Lebowski
This is both a theater review and a (short) movie review. La Paloma was hands down the best theater experience I have ever had. The...

Matthew
Apr 21, 20222 min read


Le Rayon Vert
(The Green Ray / Summer), 1986. Dir. by Eric Rohmer Released in 1986, as part of Rohmer’s “Comedies and Proverbs” collection of films,...

Matthew
Mar 28, 20223 min read


Licorice Pizza
Critique of: Film Review: “Licorice Pizza” Written by Fabian Garcia Published November 28, 2021 in The Guardian Spoilers I have nothing...

Matthew
Mar 28, 20223 min read
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