Author: Derrick Murray

Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian, writer, and co-host for The Jack of All Nerds Show.

Love him or hate him, Wes Anderson has managed to maintain his own auteurist vision his entire career. Never once has left his quirky, absurdist yet deeply personal and introspective post to attempt to direct a Marvel movie or big studio action film. No. Wes knows what Wes does best, and while that can lead to a sense of overindulgence at times, the integrity of his work and uniqueness of being able to tell the stories he wants to tell in the ways he wants to tell them is unmatched in filmmaking, particularly for this long and this often into…

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“The Creator” is a craft film, one that excels in its visuals, landscapes, cinematography and even sound design to create a unique and boundary pushing sci-fi entry. But sadly there’s little else to hold onto once the visuals fade, and what’s left is a collection of unrealized ideas and scrambled ambitions that collide in a mush of theme-less storytelling.

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It’s been a long, long journey of film these last 10 days. Averaging 4 to 5 films a day can take its toll on you, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to not having to sit in a theater for a little while and sleep in my own my bed for once. But the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) experience has been one of a kind, a sort of dream come true for myself as a film lover and film critic. Sure, living in a hotel room for almost two weeks and living off of…

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