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One True Loves – Interview with Film Director Andy Fickman

Based on the novel by NY Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid, One True Loves follows Emma and Jesse, a couple whose idyllic life... READ MORE

Interview with 'Joyland' Director Saim Sadiq

Joyland – Interview with Film Writer/Director Saim Sadiq

Joyland was the official Pakistani entry for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards and has won awards like the Un Cert... READ MORE

Paint - Interview with Director Brit McAdams

Paint – Interview with Writer/Director Brit McAdams

Director Brit McAdams is the man behind the film Paint. A story about Vermont’s number one public access television persona, Carl Nargle.... READ MORE

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Do Live Action Disney Remakes Measure Up to the Classic Animations?

It’s a tale as old as time—not just of Beauty and the Beast, but the whole global enterprise Disney has created to further monetize their na... READ MORE

Michael Mann as an Auteur [Essay]

Since his big-screen debut in 1981, Michael Mann has grown to be one of the most interesting writers/directors working in Hollywood. After c... READ MORE

Wanted: Unbiased Movie Ratings with People in Mind

The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) seems to show a particular bias towards sex rather than violence, especially when consideri... READ MORE

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The Apology

The Apology follows a recovering alcoholic whose daughter went missing twenty years ago. As she preps for her family's Christmas get-together, her ex-brother-in-law shows up with a massive secret.

1.5

The Visitor

A psychological horror about a man who mysteriously discovers an old portrait in the attic of someone who looks just like him.

2.5

Spin Me Round

A woman wins an all-expenses-paid trip to a company's institute outside of Florence.

3.0

Glorious

A man running from a failed relationship, as he becomes trapped at a rest stop with a mysterious entity hidden in the bathroom stall.

3.0

Resurrection

One long pulling of a string until the tension snaps it in half, Resurrection wants to expel as much dread from its audience as possible before spilling the beans.

3.0

Paradise Highway

Paradise Highway tackles human trafficking with a thriller's edge, and the results are mixed.

4.0

Hypochondriac

Depicts the downward spiral of a young potter battling childhood trauma.

3.5

Mad God

Phil Tippett's Mad God is a testament to the power of effort.

3.5

Every year that a Gaspar Noé project is released, you can almost guarantee that it will create a discussion about the masochistic pleasures of being disturbed through art. Lux Æterna is one such film.

4.0

Lightyear

The origin story for the iconic character Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story franchise.

1.5

See You Then

See You Then is about two women, one trans and one cis, who reunite after a ten-year absence.

2.5

Dual

Scifi-thriller follows a woman who purchases a clone and has to prepare to engage in a government-sanctioned televised deathmatch against her clone.

3.5

Nitram

Explores the events leading up to the Port Arthur tragedy to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.

4.5

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The A24 film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — best known for their feature directorial debut, Swiss Army Man.