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CLUB ZERO: A Satisfying Serving Of Satire
CLUB ZERO: A Satisfying Serving Of Satire

Club Zero is often disturbing and always engaging, but it’s certainly not for everyone.

Horrific Inquiry: FUNNY GAMES (2007)

Horror films have trained us to expect the final girl, but Funny Games does not acknowledge this hope and desire for survival.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: ETERNAL YOU
Sundance Film Festival 2024: ETERNAL YOU

An effective and vitally relevant piece of cinema, Eternal You is both a display of hope and caution that we all need to hear.

New York Film Festival 2023: LA CHIMERA & ABOUT DRY GRASSES

From New York Film Festival, Lee Jutton reviews La Chimera and About Dry Grasses!

Fantastic Fest 2023: BARK
Fantastic Fest 2023: BARK

Bark plays on the maddening isolation and sense of despair when all hope seems lost and escape impossible.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: PERFECT DAYS & LES INDÉSIRABLES
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: PERFECT DAYS & LES INDÉSIRABLES

While Perfect Days is minimalistic and quiet, almost to a fault, Les Indésirables is a bombastic cinematic experience.

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER: Dracula On Cruise Control
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER: Dracula On Cruise Control

The Last Voyage of the Demeter turns in a light Dracula voyage too bound by its stock itinerary to sail into more adventurous waters.

AFIRE: Cruel Summer
AFIRE: Cruel Summer

Fueled by brilliant performances and Petzold’s typically masterful storytelling, Afire will continue to smolder in the depths of your mind.

HUMAN FLOWER OF FLESH: Breathe Me In "The Travail of the Water"
HUMAN FLOWER OF FLESH: Breathe Me In “The Travail of the Water”

Human Flowers of Flesh is just as enticing for anyone who has or hasn’t seen Beau Travail.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING

Making a good double feature, Payton McCarty-Simas reviews He Went That Way and Dead Girls Dancing!

Away From The Hype: THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI
Away From The Hype: THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI

While not as gory or jumpy as a modern horror movie, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is definitely a horror movie.

PADRE PIO: The Passion According To Abel Ferrara
PADRE PIO: The Passion According To Abel Ferrara

Padre Pio leans into its politics and historical fealty; the spiritual aspects are heady, abstract, and dense.

SCARLET: Once Upon A Dream
SCARLET: Once Upon A Dream

A timeless coming-of-age tale told beautifully by Marcello and his collaborators, Scarlet is a cinematic treat for the eyes, the ears, and the heart.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: OMEN
Cannes Film Festival 2023: OMEN

Omen is an undeniably beautiful film that is a prime showcase for Baloji’s talents as a visual storyteller.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Cannes Film Festival 2023: THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Jonathan Glazer has made a film like no other with The Zone of Interest, one that festers in the mind like a disease.