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February 11, 2022

CODA

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ColeSmithey.comThis tearjerker rolls deep.

"CODA" (child of deaf adults) hits all the right notes.

Communication is the key for CODA's family of fishers.

Sex is treated as a normal thing for the once in American Cinema. 

Refreshing.

Emilia Jones gives a fierce performance as a hopeful young singer with a golden tone.

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Jones's worthy co-actors (Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant, and Eugenio Derbez) pull their weight.

Wow.

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If your heart's not on your sleeve, it's probably in the wrong place.

Rated PG-13. 111 mins. 

5 Stars

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February 07, 2022

THE BANKER

ColeSmithey.comEntertaining stuff of legend.

Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, and Nicholas Hoult work their magic as a trio of Los Angeles real estate entrepreneurs who get in over their heads when they expand into bank-owning in Texas.

"Inspired by true events," and real people.

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"The Banker" achieves its worthy goal of shining light on economic subjugation by the [white] Man, as executed through all means of public and private reality in America.

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5 Stars

COLE SMITHEY

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January 30, 2022

RATCATACHER — THE CRITERION COLLECTION

ColeSmithey.comLynne Ramsay's 1999 debut feature is a pointless exercise in transgressive Cinema.

Ramsay breaks a fundamental rule of filmmaking, namely that all films should have a life affirming message.

No such luck here.

The national garbage strike of Glasgow, circa 1973, sets the backdrop for a 12-year-old boy who encounters nothing but meanness and neglect in the awful environment around him.

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This is a won't-come-of-age story.

Hopefully Glasgow, Scotland has improved with age; "Ratcatcher" has not.

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Suffer.

Not Rated. 93 mins. 

ZERO STARS

COLE SMITHEY

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