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PONNIYIN SELVAN: PART I: A Fun And Brisk Epic
PONNIYIN SELVAN: PART I: A Fun And Brisk Epic

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I is fun and brisk, setting a higher standard for Indian literary adaptations.

Horrific Inquiry: PILGRIM (2018)
Horrific Inquiry: PILGRIM (2018)

A horrific holiday horror, Pilgrim has all the trimmings – both the good and the bad.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022: SUMMONERS
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022: SUMMONERS

Summoners, a new film by Terence Krey that premiered in October at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, is a tale of two witches reuniting.

A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY: Difficult to Watch, Impossible to Forget
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY: Difficult To Watch, Impossible To Forget

A Friend of the Family features some of the best performances and filmmaking on television this year, but it’s also a relentless nightmare to take in.

Away From The Hype: SHOWGIRLS (1995)
Away From The Hype: SHOWGIRLS (1995)

On this Away from the Hype, we look at the racy 1995 film: Showgirls.

MY NEIGHBOUR ADOLF: Uneven And Tonally Unsure
MY NEIGHBOUR ADOLF: Uneven And Tonally Unsure

My Neighbour Adolf had within its DNA the potential for something good, but alas an inability to strike a consistent tone means the talents of its stars.

DREAM LIFE: A Quebecois Classic Ripe For Rediscovery
DREAM LIFE: A Quebecois Classic Ripe For Rediscovery

For the last few decades, Dansereau has been toting Dream Life around to women’s studies classes in order for it to be seen.

THE PATIENT: An Intimate Push And Pull Of Psychopathy
THE PATIENT: An Intimate Push And Pull Of Psychopathy

This is a series that really elevates in its dialogue and writing, but is sold by amazing  performances from Domhnall Gleeson and Steve Carell.

Staff Inquiry: Top Tens of 2022
DECISION TO LEAVE: Caught In A Bad Romance

An impeccably crafted puzzle box of a film, Decision to Leave cements Park Chan-wook’s place in cinema as our modern master of suspense.

Horrific Inquiry: THE BIRDS (1963)
Horrific Inquiry: THE BIRDS (1963)

While the visuals and horror may not have stood the test of time, The Birds proves there is still more to be taken away watch after watch.

HILMA: An Ordinary Film About An Extraordinary Woman
HILMA: An Ordinary Film About An Extraordinary Woman

Despite the prestige of those involved in the project, Hilma is far too ordinary a film to do justice to such an extraordinary subject.

Do Your Homework: James Gray's LITTLE ODESSA
Do Your Homework: James Gray’s LITTLE ODESSA

Little Odessa is not only a sobering look at a first generation Brooklyn family, but is also the best gangster film you’ve never heard of.  

Away from the Hype: THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK
Away from the Hype: THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK

Without Gandolfini, without any sort of revelation, we’re left with a movie that sort of resembles The Sopranos but feels more like a cheap knock off.

New York Film Festival 2022: THE NOVELIST’S FILM & WALK UP
New York Film Festival 2022: THE NOVELIST’S FILM & WALK UP

Lee Jutton is back with two more films from this year’s New York Film Festival, with reviews of The Novelist’s Film and Walk Up!

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: VENUS, SISU & VIKING
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: VENUS, SISU & VIKING

In our latest report from the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Faisal Al-Jadir reviews Venus, Sisu and Viking!