Matt Passantino, Author at CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture.

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Movie Review | ‘The Brutalist’

by Matt Passantino January 23, 2025February 25, 2025

The Academy Award-nominee for Best Picture features a 15-minute intermission and focuses on the American Dream.

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Movie Review | ‘Nosferatu’

by Matt Passantino December 25, 2024January 10, 2025

In the Robert Eggers remake, Lily-Rose Depp delivers the strongest performance of her young career.

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Movie Review | ‘Babygirl’

by Matt Passantino December 20, 2024January 8, 2025

Writer-director Halina Reijn’s latest film proves Nicole Kidman has no interest in slowing down.

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Movie Review | ‘Anora’

by Matt Passantino November 7, 2024June 12, 2025

Sean Baker’s latest film plays like an unlikely combination of “Pretty Woman” and “After Hours.”

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Movie Review | ‘We Live in Time’

by Matt Passantino October 17, 2024November 3, 2024

Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh deliver an authentic romance onscreen.

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Movie Review | ‘The Substance’

by Matt Passantino September 19, 2024November 9, 2024

Demi Moore stars in Coralie Fargeat’s feminist manifesto.

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Movie Review | ‘Skincare’

by Matt Passantino August 15, 2024October 1, 2024

Austin Peters’s “Skincare” plays like a movie designed for its star first and concerned about its story second. Co-written by Peters, Sam Freilich and Deering Regan, the film opens with a variation of those famous words seen many times before: This is a fictional story inspired by true events. That opening title card gives the […]

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Movie Review | ‘Ghostlight’

by Matt Passantino August 8, 2024September 28, 2024

“Ghostlight,” a film from duo Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, opens on a fascinating juxtaposition. As Dan (Keith Kupferer) is getting ready to leave for his job at a construction site, he’s staring out his bedroom window into his backyard. There’s a sullen look on his face as “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” from “Oklahoma!” […]