Carlo Peritore, Author at This Is Film - Conversations in Film and Pop Culture

I am mildly baffled by some critics labelling Glass Shyamalan’s biggest disappointment of his career. Really? Did they sleep through The Happening? For the benefit of the doubt, okay, perhaps the disappointment lies…

Carlo’s Cinematic Happy Places of 2018

January 5, 2019

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Yup, it’s indeed that time of year – again. It’s the time of year where I gather up the morsels of cinema, the moments that brought pure joy, excitement, tears…

Mary Poppins Returns (2019)

January 2, 2019

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Much like the titular character, Mary Poppins Returns arrives at a time when we need it the most. While we live in a day and age where cynicism can easily…

Aquaman (2018)

An over the top, wildly bombastic and often times deliriously messy film, Aquaman is like getting blasted in the eyes balls with a concentrated energy drink. The latest entry in…

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

December 13, 2018

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I try to avoid hyperbole as much as possible when writing, but I have to say Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a gift and we don’t deserve something so pure. Whether you…

Widows (2018)

November 23, 2018

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For a film about a heist, Widows almost couldn’t care less about it. Steve McQueen’s first – and hopefully not last – foray into the genre focuses far less on money stolen…

The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)

November 7, 2018

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The Girl in the Spider’s Web is a curious little beast of a film. On the one hand director Fede Alvarez and new Lisbeth, Claire Foy both have an understanding…

The Predator (2018)

September 13, 2018

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When you hire Shane Black to write / direct a film, you can expect one of two things: self-reference and deconstruction. With Iron Man 3 he sent the more fervent of fans…

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

June 27, 2018

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado is not a happy film. Granted, neither was Sicario. But in the follow up to Denis Villenueve’s 2015 film, director Stefano Sollima and writer, Taylor Sheridan make it a…

Upgrade (2018)

June 14, 2018

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