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Section G · Movie Reviews 49 entries 25 August 2026

Movie Reviews

Jonathan Empson writes 'mercifully short reviews', the best of which we republish here on The Story Department.

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  1. Get Out Is An Instant-Classic [Five Reasons – And Spoilers]

    Get Out was initially written to be a Rosemary's Baby type dark psychological horror, yet some people seem to call it…

    6 min
  2. Mini Review – Mystery Road

    Mystery Road Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Jay (Aaron Pedersen – who else?) is an Aboriginal cop who returns…

    1 min
  3. Mini Review – Paranoia

    Paranoia Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Adam (Liam Hemsworth) is a junior brain at tech company Wyatt Corporation. He…

    1 min
  4. Mini Review – The Rocket

    The Rocket Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson  Ahlo is an only twin (as Peter Cook would have it), his…

    2 min
  5. Mini Review – Kick-Ass 2

    Kick-Ass 2 Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Dave/Kick-Ass, the superhero with no actual superpowers, is bored with life now…

    1 min
  6. Mini Review – Frances Ha

    Frances Ha Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Frances (Greta Gerwig, also the co-writer) shares a New York apartment and…

    2 min