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Everything Everywhere All at Once

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Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez

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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes – Interview with Director Junta Yamaguchi

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is a 2021 comedy science-fiction film that follows a cafe owner who discovers that a TV in his cafe displays... READ MORE

2.5

The Sasaya family has to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long, and heartbreaking, so the two Sasaya children turn the grieving process into an exuberant and unpredictable farewell party.

3.0

Tiong Bahru Social Club

Thirty years old and recently fired, Ah Bee joins the Tiong Bahru Social Club — a data-driven project to create the happiest neighborhood in the world.

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Exploring the Hyper-Violence and Societal Manipulation of Gamer

While glazed over with gratuitous amounts of gore, brutality, and overt sexuality, the 2009 science fiction film Gamer’s surface-level thrills house a time capsule—a message from the past that is even more relevant now than it was over ten years ago when the movie was released.

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On Time & Cinema – Jeanne Dielman & Shoah

Music cinema has a tempo, which is commonly known as pacing. In my opinion, pacing relates to the aspects of writing and the narrative fluid... READ MORE

Fear of the Woods: The Witch & It Comes at Night

Through all of our advancements within society, we still can’t shake fearing the unknown. That dark corner of the room that makes our ... READ MORE

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3.0

South of Heaven

After serving 12 years for armed robbery, Jimmy (Jason Sudeikis) is released from prison and intends to give his childhood love Amy (Evangeline Lilly) — now dying from cancer — the best year of her life.

2.0

Red Notice

Two infamous art thieves and one framed cop try to uncover the three ancient eggs gifted to Cleopatra.

4.0

Eternals

Taking place after the life-changing events of Avengers: Endgame, Eternals focuses on a group of immortal alien beings who have shaped humanity and lived on Earth for a thousand years.

2.0

Knocking

A woman leaves the psychiatric ward after a nervous breakdown, only to start hearing mysterious knocking sounds in her apartment.

2.0

Lucky

A mysterious and threatening figure follows the protagonist May and attacks her night after night inside her home.

4.5

Dune

Directed by the remarkably talented Denis Villeneuve — best known for his other outstanding movies such as Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival.

4.5

Titane

The thrilling and emotional journey of a mentally disturbed woman sexually attracted to cars.

1.0

Witch Hunt

Occurs in an alternate modern-day timeline where Witchcraft is real and illegal in the United States.

0.5

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Prisoners of the Ghostland takes a neo-noir style approach to the Asian-American western/epic.

2.5

Wonderful Paradise

3.0

The Power

Set in 1974 Britain as the country prepares for electrical blackouts — Val, the new trainee nurse must work the night shift in an empty building.

2.5

Midnight in the Switchgrass

An FBI agent and Florida detective team up to catch a serial killer.

3.0

No Man of God

Using real transcripts, the film details the bizarre bond between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI profiler Bill Hagmaier during Bundy's years of incarceration leading up to his execution.

4.5

The Suicide Squad

A group of convicts is forced to go on a deadly mission in exchange for reduced prison sentences.

3.0

Tiong Bahru Social Club

Thirty years old and recently fired, Ah Bee joins the Tiong Bahru Social Club — a data-driven project to create the happiest neighborhood in the world.