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Author Brent Marchant
@brentmarchant.bsky.social
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Avid movie fan and writer/blogger/podcaster interested in a wide range of films, especially those with personal growth messages -- sources of entertainment and enlightenment.
Member, Chicago Indie Critics
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“Ella McCay”

(USA)

Web (www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/ella-...)

Trailer (youtu.be/vRE6Iobir8k)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/e...)

Letterboxd (2/5), Imdb (4/10)

#BrentMarchant #EllaMcCay #EmmaMackey #JamieLeeCurtis #AlbertBrooks #JulieKavner #JamesLBrooks #dysfunctionalfamily
December 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Tune in for the next Cinema Scribe on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday 12/9, at www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-.... #BrentMarchant #TheCinemaScribe #BringMe2Life #EleanortheGreat #JuneSquibb #ScarlettJohansson #directorialdebut #Holocaustsurvivor #supportgroup #JewishCommunityCenter #goodlie
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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"'Eleanor the Great' wrestles with the merits of 'the good lie'," at brentmarchant.com/2025/12/08/e.... #BrentMarchant #EleanortheGreat #JuneSquibb #ScarlettJohansson #thegoodlie #Holocaustsurvivor #supportgroup #JewishCommunityCenter #NewYork #ChiwetelEjiofor #journalismstudent #consciouscreation
‘Eleanor the Great’ wrestles with the merits of ‘the good lie’
“Eleanor the Great” (2025). Cast: June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht, Rita Zohar, Will Price, Lauren Klein, Stephen Singer, Elaine Bromka, Ray Anthony Thomas, Barbara Andres. ...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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“Rebuilding”

(USA)

Web (bleeckerstreetmedia.com/rebuilding)

Trailer (youtu.be/Xts1LhfqNEQ)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/r...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#BrentMarchant #Rebuilding #JoshOConnor #LilyLaTorre #AmyMadigan #wildfire #Colorado #FEMAcamp
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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“Good Boy”

(USA)

Web site (www.goodboyfilm.com)

Trailer (youtu.be/q4-CRkd_74g)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/g...)

Metacritic (7/10), Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10)

#BrentMarchant #GoodBoy #Indythedog #psychicdog #shadowperson #smarthorrormovie #IndependentSpiritAward
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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“Jay Kelly”

(USA/UK/Italy)

Web (www.jaykellyfilm.com)

Trailer (youtu.be/I8GbcVkqZwQ)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/j...)

Metacritic (3/10), Letterboxd (1.5/5), Imdb (3/10), TMDB (3/10)

#JayKelly #GeorgeClooney #NoahBaumbach #LauraDern #AdamSandler #BillyCrudup #JimBroadbent
December 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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“Blue Moon”

(USA/Ireland)

Web (bluemoonfilm.com/home/)

Trailer (youtu.be/qo7gRHip0lI)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/b...)

Metacritic (7/10), Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10)

#BlueMoon #EthanHawke #MargaretQualley #AndrewScott #RichardLinklater #LorenzHart #RichardRodgers
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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“We Shall Not Be Moved” (“No nos moverán”)

(Mexico)

Web (www.cinelatino.fr/en/filmcc/we...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiXt...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/w...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#WeShallNotBeMoved #Mexico #1968studentprotests
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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“Marty Supreme”

(USA/Finland)

Web (a24films.com/films/marty-...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L2V...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/m...)

Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10)

#BrentMarchant #MartySupreme #TimotheeChalamet #GwynethPaltrow #JoshSafdie #tabletennis #pingpong
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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“Reedland” (“Rietland”)

(Netherlands/Belgium)

Web (www.thepartysales.com/movie/reedla...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=15NV...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/r...)

Metacritic (3/10), Letterboxd (1.5/5), Imdb (3/10), TMDB (3/10)

#BrentMarchant #Reedland #reedcutter #Netherlands
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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“Twinless”

(USA)

Web (www.twinlessfilm.com)

Trailer (youtu.be/sSRkl8zh8TI)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#BrentMarchant #Twinless #JamesSweeney #DylanOBrien #LaurenGraham #identicaltwin #supportgroup #comedydrama
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”

(USA)

Web (a24films.com/films/if-i-h...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywFD...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/i...)

Metacritic (9/10), Letterboxd (4.5/5), Imdb (9/10), TMDB (9/10)

#IfIHadLegsIdKickYou #RoseByrne #ConanOBrien #therapist #motherhood
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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“Train Dreams”

(USA)

Web (traindreamsfilm.com/home/)

Trailer (youtu.be/HyRdazbYKgY)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/t...)

Metacritic (5/10), Letterboxd (2.5/5), Imdb (5/10), TMDB (5/10)

#BrentMarchant #TrainDreams #JoelEdgerton #FelicityJones #WilliamHMacy #KerryCondon #logger #Idaho
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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“One Battle After Another”

(USA)

Web (www.onebattleafteranothermovie.com/home/)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7bw...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/o...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#OneBattleAfterAnother #LeonardoDiCaprio #SeanPenn #BenicioDelToro
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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“Nouvelle Vague” (“New Wave”)

(USA/France)

Web (www.nouvellevaguefilm.com/home/)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=UufR...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/n...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#NouvelleVague #JeanLucGodard #JeanPaulBelmondo #JeanSeberg
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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"Bugonia," "Eternity" and a Chicago Film Festival wrap-up, all in Movies with Meaning, at www.thegoodradionetwork.com/2025/11/24/m.... #BrentMarchant #MovieswithMeaning #Bugonia #EmmaStone #JessePlemons #Eternity #MilesTeller #ElizabethOlsen #afterlife #conspiracytheory #ChicagoFilmFestival
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday 11/25, at www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-.... #BrentMarchant #TheCinemaScribe #BringMe2Life #radio #movies #film #BM2L #Eternity #MilesTeller #ElizabethOlsen #CallumTurner #DaVineJoyRandolph #afterlife #hereafter
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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"'Eternity' wrestles with the perils of hard choices," at brentmarchant.com/2025/11/24/e.... #BrentMarchant #Eternity #MilesTeller #ElizabethOlsen #CallumTurner #DaVineJoyRandolph #afterlife #DefendingYourLife #WhatDreamsMayCome
‘Eternity’ wrestles with the perils of hard choices
“Eternity” (2025). Cast: Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, John Early, Olga Merediz, Barry Primus, Betty Buckley, Tailya Evans, Panta Mosleh, Ryan Biel, David Z. Cohe...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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“Wicked: For Good”

(USA/Canada/Australia)

Web (www.wickedmovie.com)

Trailer (youtu.be/R2Xubj7lazE)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/w...)

Metacritic (7/10), Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb (7/10), TMDB (7/10)

#BrentMarchant #WickedForGood #ArianaGrande #CynthiaErivo #MichelleYeoh #JeffGoldblum
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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“Eternity”

(USA)

Web (a24films.com/films/eternity)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=irXT...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/e...)

Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#BrentMarchant #Eternity #MilesTeller #ElizabethOlsen #CallumTurner #DaVineJoyRandolph #afterlife
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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“Hedda”

(USA)

Web (press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/origin...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lg...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/h...)

Metacritic (6/10), Letterboxd (3/5), Imdb (6/10), TMDB (6/10)

#BrentMarchant #Hedda #TessaThompson #NinaHoss #HenrikIbsen #bisexuality #ambition
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“Eleanor the Great”

(USA)

Web (www.sonyclassics.com/film/eleanor...)

Trailer (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6l...)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/e...)

Metacritic (8/10), Letterboxd (4/5), Imdb (8/10), TMDB (8/10)

#BrentMarchant #EleanortheGreat #JuneSquibb #ScarlettJohansson #Holocaust
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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“Hamnet”

(USA/UK)

Web (www.focusfeatures.com/hamnet)

Trailer (youtu.be/E2xtmPkuksA)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/h...)

Letterboxd (2/5), Imdb (4/10), TMDB (4/10), Imdb critics review

#BrentMarchant #Hamnet #Hamlet #ChloeZhao #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal #WilliamShakespeare #healinggrief
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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“Riefenstahl”

(Germany)

Web (kinolorber.com/film/riefens...)

Trailer (youtu.be/7n5wKuahSZs)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/r...)

Metacritic (10/10), Letterboxd (5/5), Imdb (10/10), TMDB (10/10)

#BrentMarchant #Riefenstahl #LeniRiefenstahl #documentary #director #TriumphoftheWill #Olympia
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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“Belén”

(Argentina)

Web (press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/origin...)

Trailer (youtu.be/gQQdv9k6t0w)

Review (brentmarchant.com/quick-cuts/b...)

Metacritic (6/10), Letterboxd (3/5), Imdb (6/10), TMDB (6/10)

#BrentMarchant #Belén #Argentina #abortionrights #miscarriage #womensrights
November 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM