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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 1d

I chatted with BUGONIA writer Will Tracy about the movie's wild twist, the differences between this film and the Korean original, and what its ending means in this day and age: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

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Fred Simon @cinefredo.bsky.social · 3d

Via @htranbui.bsky.social 😔https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/at-the-mountains-of-madness-guillermo-del-toro

15 Years Later, Guillermo del Toro's Greatest Unmade Sci-Fi Movie Is Definitely Dead

The 'Frankenstein' director gives a sad update on his long-gestating 'At The Mountains of Madness' movie.

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 2d

I interviewed Mary Bronstein about how one very bad day created the most distressing psychological thriller of the year (go see IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU):
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Behind The Surprisingly Dark Origin Of 2025's Most Harrowing Psychological Thriller

One very bad day for director Mary Bronstein provided the inspiration for 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You,' the tense new psychological thriller from A24.

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 5d

It’s alive!

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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 6d

J.R.R. Tolkien's full name was Jonathan Ronathan Rolkien Tolkien

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 6d

THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB is definitely the most I’ve cried at the movies in YEARS. What powerful, effective cinema

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 6d

I never posted my review of THE MASTERMIND, which I loved dearly! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

'The Mastermind' Redefines the Heist Movie

Kelly Reichardt channels the shaggy ‘70s heist thriller in her captivating latest, 'The Mastermind.'

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 8d

If you have the opportunity, go see IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT in theaters now. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

'It Was Just An Accident' Is A Darkly Comic Masterwork

Jafar Panahi's Cannes Palme D’or winner is one of the best movies of the year.

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 9d

Just realized LURKER is on MUBI now! A good, gripping debut: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

'Lurker' Is A Twisty Tale Of Online Obsession Gone Wrong

An 'Almost Famous' riff gives way to a psychological thriller that's 'Talented Mr. Ripley' meets 'Perfect Blue' in 'Lurker.'

www.inverse.com

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 9d

I reviewed IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU, in which Rose Byrne is life-shatteringly good. www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' Won’t Let You Look Away

Rose Byrne gives an all-time great performance as a woman on the edge of a breakdown in 'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.'

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 15d

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is pretty spectacular thanks to a star-making turn from Tonatiuh and director Bill Condon’s eye for the old-school Hollywood razzle dazzle. Very queer and very sincere! In theaters now! www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: A Surreal Queer Romance Gets A Dose Of Hollywood Spectacle

Bill Condon’s crowd-pleasing adaptation of the stage musical streamlines Manuel Puig's surreal LGBTQ story.

www.inverse.com

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 15d

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT: I chuckled at the WAITING FOR GODOT name-drop. A darkly comic morality play that balances on the razor's edge, while earnestly exploring cycles of violence done to us, and done to each other. So glad I got to see this with Panahi in attendance

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 15d

I reviewed ROOFMAN, which I was very charmed by! Maybe Channing Tatum's best performance, while Derek Cianfrance is having a blast doing his best Soderbergh: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

'Roofman' Smartly Breaks Out Of The "True Story” Movie Trap

Channing Tatum gives a terrific turn as the real-life serial robber whose amazing story served as the inspiration for Derek Cianfrance's wacky new crime comedy.

www.inverse.com

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 17d

I reviewed A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, which I liked, even if it doesn't do much more than what's on the tin (make you very tense): www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Nuclear Apocalypse Thriller Will Shred Your Nerves

Kathryn Bigelow makes the nuclear apocalypse real in a nerve-wracking political thriller.

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 19d

MARTY SUPREME: yeah Josh took all that wild Safdie energy with him. To call this a sports movie isn’t enough, this is a manic, madcap odyssey that is as exhilarating as it’s exhausting. Timothee’s star power is so bright & undeniable that it’s basically a supernova. LOVED it

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 25d

SENTIMENTAL VALUE: floored by this one. Joachim Trier condenses generations of family pain into a lovely and bitterly funny ode to film and how art can connect us or drive us away. Renata and Stellan are sublime. I liked this even more than WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD!

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · 25d

DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: saw this with a hardcore Springsteen fan and beforehand he worried this wouldn’t provide any new insights. Sadly, that’s very much the case. Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong are terrific but the film is a frustratingly literal kind of biopic

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 26

HOUSE OF DYNAMITE: Kathryn Bigelow crafts an exercise in relentless tension that’s more immersive than insightful. But goddamn does it set you on the edge. Rebecca Ferguson was the standout performance for me, really sells the stoic despair in the face of certain doom

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 25

BLUE MOON: Oh yeah, this is the kind of talky showmanship that I love from Linklater. A chamber piece with never an empty moment thanks to a tremendous Ethan Hawke, who walks the delicate line between buffoonish and tragic

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 24

SCARLET: I didn’t realize how much of this was going to be HAMLET. I’m trying not to judge too much by my love for his earlier works but Mamoru Hosoda is moving towards a kind of maximalism I just haven’t been vibing with. Lots of breathtaking moments tho

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 24

NOUVELLE VAGUE: I’m of two minds on this one! It only really came alive for me when Linklater was in his hangout movie bag, which bumped up against the fawning reverence he has for the era. Wish it was as a fraction as bold as the movies it was homaging

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 24

THE MASTERMIND: Josh O’Connor has never been more pathetic, or more magnetic, than in Kelly Reichardt’s lovely, subdued heist movie-turned-drifter odyssey. A throwback to meandering ‘70s neo-noirs in a really satisfying way

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 19

SIRAT: quite literally blown away by this one. A desert-set odyssey that unfolds into one of the tensest set pieces this year. Some real devastating turns. The collective stomach drop when my audience realized where it was going…

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 19

THE SECRET AGENT: Wagner Moura is terrific in an electrifying political thriller that defies its genre trappings. Much warmer and full of life than you might expect. Liked this one a lot!

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · Sep 19

LATE FAME: Too lightweight a New York art drama to give much thought to. Greta is fabulous and Willem never phones it in but, to borrow a term from Gen Zers, it’s just unserious

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