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Tigers Are Not Afraid is an excellent piece of genre cinema that is, at times, as beautiful as it is horrific, presenting a new and wholly unique perspective of how pervasive the drug cartels are in Mexico and specifically how they can affect all those surrounding them.
The 15th edition of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is gearing up to kick off in Maine, and today the full slate of films has been announced. Featuring a treasure trove of the biggest documentaries on the festival circuit
A new clip has been released for Halina Reijn‘s upcoming drama Instinct, which stars Carice van Houten as a psychologist treating a new patient, played by Marwan Kenzari, with a history of violent sexual assault.
Instinct will be making its North American
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced two new Galas films and 16 Special Presentations to be added to the already massive lineup, with highlights including Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead‘s SYNCHRONIC, Quentin Dupieux’s Deerskin, and Hirokazu Kore-eda‘s The Truth (La
In addition to the wonderful Midnight Madness lineup, the folks at the Toronto International Film Festival have also revealed the lineups for their Documentary and Discovery programs. Chiara Malta‘s Simple Women was picked as the Discovery opening night film and
The Toronto International Film Festival is coming up, and today the full lineup of my favorite program, Midnight Madness, has been announced. Ten features make up this years set of genre titles with Jeff Barnaby‘s Blood Quantum chosen as the opening
The Toronto International Film Festival is quickly approaching and today they have announced the lineup for their Platform competition, which is comprised of ten features from around the world.
The 44th edition of Tiff runs from September 5 – 15, take
The main slate for the year’s New York Film Festival has been announced, with 29 features including Bong Joon-ho‘s Parasite, Kelly Reichardt‘s First Cow, and Pedro Almodóvar‘s Pain and Glory among others. Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman, Noah Baumbach‘s Marriage Story, and
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With a narrative that feels uncomfortably ripped from the headlines, The Journalist reinforces the need for a critical and independent media through the tense lens of a bureaucratic thriller.
As this year’s New York Film Festival approaches, it was announced today that Edward Norton‘s Motherless Brooklyn has been selected as the closing night film. Norton stars as a detective in this ’50s-set noir that also stars Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe,
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The Divine Fury is an entertaining, yet slight action-horror film that, while containing a few thunderous moments, doesn’t quite stick the landing or embrace its great concept.
Austin’s Fantastic Fest is gearing up for its fifteenth season and today the first wave of films has been revealed. A few highlights include Takashi Miike‘s First Love, Taika Waititi‘s Jojo Rabbit, and Jeremy Gardner & Christian Stella‘s Something Else among many
5.5
The rise of Japanese chess enthusiast Shoji Segawa into the cutthroat professional world makes for some predictable yet crowd-pleasing fare.
The 57th New York Film Festival will be kicking off September 27th through October 13th, and today they announced the opening night film will be the world premiere of Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman. Based on the novel by Charles Brandt, the
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Drifting through radical tonal shifts with ease, Melancholic is a quirky tale of murder and a quarter-life crisis that confidently hails a fresh directing talent.
2.5
An exercise in baiting and switching, Jesus promises a quirky faith parable but delivers a sterile and derivative coming-of-age tale.
