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THE RUSSIAN BRIDE Review
Stuck somewhere between a gothic Hammer-horror throwback and trashy revenge-sploitation, The Russian Bride has trouble fully committing to a style or a story.
Posted by: Blake Crane
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5.5
Cinepocalypse 2018: THE COP BABY Review
The Copy Baby is the type of movie that has the potential to lean heavily toward either a sardonic cult hit or a tepid waste of an opportunity, and unfortunately it falls into the latter category. No doubt some will have fun with its PG-13 take on what is typically designed as a family film, but with its eye-rolling conclusion.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
7.5
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE Criterion Blu-Ray Review
As the Eric Hynes essay in the Criterion booklet astutely points out, it’s best to consider Moore’s films as a kind of dynamic presentation, mixing traditional storytelling techniques and operatic hellraising with the kind of infuriating horrors that can only come from simply discussing aspects of real life as they stand.
Posted by: Ken Bakely
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Cinepocalypse 2018: EMPATHY, INC. Review
Our world is in desperate need of more empathy, but the commoditized version presented in the thought-provoking Empathy, Inc. probably isn’t the way go, even if it were possible.
Posted by: Blake Crane
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THE ADDICTION Blu-ray Review
With an incredible performance from Taylor and a solid cameo by Christopher Walken, this is one of Ferrara’s best and is worth a look, especially because there’s a new director-approved Blu-ray available from Arrow Video.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
7.5
VIGIL Blu-ray Review
Its striking visuals alone make this film worthy of a look, depicting the stark, muddy New Zealand countryside with style and grace.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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Cinepocalypse 2018: THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY Review
The boxy aspect ratio with rounded corners, 16mm sheen that makes each frame look like a historic photograph, and believable issues with sound – like occasionally muffled dialogue – also act as pleasing counterbalances to the typical found-footage tricks.
Posted by: Blake Crane
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Cinepocalypse 2018: SATAN’S SLAVES Review
Like its influences, Satan’s Slaves uses strong characters, an emphasis on mood and a few alarming jolts of violence to earn an uneasiness that lingers.
Posted by: Blake Crane
7.5
Cinepocalypse 2018: THE DOMESTICS Review
The Domestics creates an interesting, totally whacked-out environment that recalls many doomsday movies (including Doomsday), but the realized universe and setting of agrarian Wisconsin are original enough, with the marriage drama and political subtext peppering in some flavor along the way.
Posted by: Blake Crane
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THE ICARUS LINE MUST DIE Review
Like most No Wave films, it is not necessarily what is on screen that will make you invested but the all-too-clear production details lingering just beneath the poor dramatizations that elevate the film to something more than its means.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
7.5
Human Rights Watch 2018: THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS Review
Instead of an impersonal chronicle, Simon Lereng Wilmont brings an intimate, stirring portrayal of life during wartime in The Distant Barking of Dogs, a film that focuses on the life of a 10-year-old boy living on Ukraine’s front lines.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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Human Rights Watch 2018: ANOTE’S ARK Review
While still entertaining and visually arresting due to its exotic locale, Anote’s Ark is an uneven film that feels more like two short films cobbled together than one cohesive documentary experience.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
5.5
PRESSING ON: THE LETTERPRESS FILM Review
Sadly Pressing On isn't so much interested in the technology's history or mechanics as much as the people who have propped up the letterpress community as this all-important subculture, nor does it translate as well as it thinks it does.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
7.5
Human Rights Watch 2018: WOMEN OF VENEZUELAN CHAOS Review
Powerful, heart-wrenching and vitally important, Margarita Cadenas’ timely documentary Women of Venezuelan Chaos provides an intimate look at the atrocities occurring right now in Venezuela, despite their oppressive government continuously trying to cover it up.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
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THE INCREDIBLES 2 Review
Incredibles 2 belongs to that upper echelon with the best of Pixar’s output because you can feel the patience and care the production brought in the final product.
Posted by: Mynt Marsellus
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OCEAN’S 8 Review
As a longtime fan and frequent re-watcher of Soderbergh’s trilogy, this new installment is a welcome addition to the rotation and is certainly worth the price of admission for fans of the franchise.
Posted by: Mynt Marsellus
