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.
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An exercise in baiting and switching, Jesus promises a quirky faith parable but delivers a sterile and derivative coming-of-age tale.
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Erica 38 may be based on a true story, but that doesn’t stop it from being flaccid and tedious.
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Like an insane descent into the dreary streets of Tokyo’s gang-ruled underground, Shinya Tsukamoto’s Bullet Ballet is a landmark entry in Japan’s punk-film movement.
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Weighed down by a poorly handled mystery plot, Red Snow is an airless exploration of repressed trauma and past guilt that is just too dour to follow.
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Door Lock is a well shot and at times fiercely creepy thriller that almost acts as a companion piece to Sleep Tight, and while I wouldn’t say it reaches the same heights as the original, it deviates enough from the source material to feel like its own story.
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The premise alone for Extra Ordinary, a film about a timid driving instructor whose ability to communicate with the dead puts her in a position to save the life of a teenager who is about to be sacrificed by a one-hit-wonder musician in order to resurrect his career, should be enough to warrant the price of admission.
As Montreal’s Fantasia Festival enters its third week, the award winners for this year’s edition have been announced, with Lee Su-Jin‘s Idol winning Best Film.
Take a look below for the full list of winners and click here to check
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And Your Bird Can Sing is a subtle meditation on bacchanal self-destruction that mines unspoken moments for unexpected impact.
The first set of selections for the Gala and Special Presentation programs for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival have been announced, which include 29 world premieres, 6 international premieres, 13 North American premieres, and 8 Canadian premieres.
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As a chilling portrait of a city in turmoil and a boisterous tribute to its struggling residents, The Kamagasaki Cauldron War is the comedy for the proletariat told with invigorating realism.
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The Wretched is a surprising delight, which doesn’t skimp on some great creature effects and fun, sometimes shocking moments that make this a memorable endeavor that I can easily recommend giving a look.
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Atmospheric and unsettling, 8 utilizes moody visuals and excellent sound design to deliver a satisfying folk-horror story that, while inconsistent, is well worth a look.
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While the concept is sound, the film does little to breathe new life into the time-loop mechanic and instead opts to simply curse the most uninteresting person possible.
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Those who are fans of Tukel’s previous efforts will find themselves in familiar territory here and will likely enjoy what they see.
