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SXSW 2021: EXECUTIVE ORDER Review

Sometimes nuance and subtext are the strongest methods in reaching an audience, allowing them to organically discover the meaning behind specific themes and attributes of a film. Other times, using a proverbial sledgehammer to bash the viewer over the dome is the

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Criterion Announces June 2021 Releases

Criterion has announced their lineup for June 2021, which includes new releases of Martin Bell‘s Streetwise and Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell, Masaki Kobayashi’s The Human Condition, Dee ReesPariah, Samuel Fuller’s Pickup on South Street, Visions of Eight,

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Action Comedy THE PAPER TIGERS Gets a Trailer

One of the surprise highlights for me from last year’s Fantasia Festival was Tran Quoc Bao‘s The Paper Tigers, a funny and surprisingly touching action comedy about three aging martial arts prodigies who set out to find their master’s killer.

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SXSW 2021: THE SPINE OF NIGHT Gets a Teaser Trailer

Yellow Veil Pictures has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming animated dark fantasy film The Spine of Night, which is set to premiere at SXSW Online beginning next week.

The film, which is hand-rotoscoped, is written and directed by Philip

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SXSW 2021: GAIA Teaser Trailer

Ahead of its premiere at this year’s SXSW, a new teaser trailer has been released for the trippy looking horror film Gaia, which involves a park ranger who discovers a man and his son living in the forest, but also something much

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Podcast: 400 – COMING 2 AMERICA

This week, on our 400th episode(!), Adam and Kevin take a look at the much anticipated sequel, Coming 2 America, streaming now on Amazon Prime. Other titles discussed include Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, A Ghost Waits, Monster Hunter, Wrong Turn, and Lucky.

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Cinequest 2021: DRIVE ALL NIGHT Trailer

A new trailer has been posted for Drive All Night, which is set to premiere virtually at this year’s Cinequest Film Festival. The film is directed by Peter Hsieh and stars Yutaka Takeuchi and Sarah Dumont.

Cinequest runs online from March 20

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SXSW 2021: Megan Park’s THE FALLOUT Gets a Teaser

A new teaser trailer has been released for the coming of age drama The Fallout, written and directed by Megan Park. The film stars Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Niles Fitch, Will Ropp, Lumi Pollack, John Ortiz, Julie Bowen, and Shailene Woodley and

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Podcast: 399 – Slamdance 2021

This week, Adam and Kevin wrap up their experience at Slamdance 2021 with reviews of A Black Rift Begins to Yawn, Taipei Suicide Story, and The Sleeping Negro. Other titles discussed include Tom & Jerry, Rumi and His Roses, Opera, A Family That Steals Dogs, Trammel, Shook, and Why Don't You Just Die!.

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PLAYING WITH POWER: THE NINTENDO STORY Gets a Trailer

Crackle has released the trailer for their upcoming 5-part documentary series on the history of Nintendo titled Playing With Power: The Nintendo Story, which will be premiering for free on its streaming platform March 1st.

The series is directed by Jeremy Snead

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SHIVA BABY Starring Rachel Sennott Gets a Trailer

Utopia has released the trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy Shiva Baby, written and directed by Emma Seligman and starring Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Diana Agron, Danny Deferrari, Polly Draper, and Fred Melamed.

This coming of age story follows a young woman