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Horrific Inquiry: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
Horrific Inquiry: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)

Where Michael Myers was the boogie man of the late 1970s, Freddie Krueger was for the 80s.

New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is one of the most moving and vulnerable documentaries I have had the opportunity to see.

New York Film Festival 2022: IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?
New York Film Festival 2022: IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?

It speaks volumes when a filmmaker can reach its audience, inspiring them to speak out more, and Is That Black Enough For You?!? does just that.

London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985
London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985

The London Film Festival is back for another year and our first despatch covers a military coup and, just maybe, one of the great scenes I’ve ever seen.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022 THE FABELMANS: Cinema Can Make You And Break You

The Fabelmans is Spielberg’s reflection of the legacy of his family on his craft.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, HOLY SPIDER, CAT DADDIES & FOLLOW HER

In our first report from the 2022 Heartland International FilmFestival we give you a taste of the festival!

NYFF 2022: TÁR
New York Film Festival 2022: TÁR

From pensive and meditative to egotistically powerful, Todd Field’s Tár is a film for the senses.

TO LESLIE: The Humanity In Addiction
TO LESLIE: The Humanity In Addiction

While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, To Leslie is anchored by an incredible performance from Andrea Riseborough and confident direction of Michael Morris.

NYFF 2022: ALL THAT BREATHES
New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THAT BREATHES

All That Breathes captures the noble effort to save the Black Kites, transforming from a humanitarian venture to a broad-scale look.

THE MUNSTERS: Rob Zombie Returns To Spook Audiences This Halloween
THE MUNSTERS: Rob Zombie Returns To Spook Audiences This Halloween

Rob Zombie’s The Munsters is endearing, and even if you never grew up on the series, the film retains a ghoulishly wholesome energy.

HELLRAISER: A Gorgeously Gooey Entry
HELLRAISER: A Gorgeously Gooey Entry

Director David Bruckner blends the bombast of Hellraiser into today’s horror mode of choice for Hulu’s 2022 reboot of the franchise.

SIDNEY: A Moving Tribute Putting A Groundbreaking Actor Up To The Mirror
SIDNEY: A Moving Tribute Putting A Groundbreaking Actor Up To The Mirror

For Sidney Poitier novices and acolytes alike, I think there’s much to be appreciated about this timely homage

Horrific Inquiry: CAT PEOPLE (1942)
Horrific Inquiry: CAT PEOPLE (1942)

Ahead of its time, Cat People may have a slow start, but it is rich in cinematic history and horrific craftsmanship.

BLONDE: Biopic Of The Male Gaze
BLONDE: Biopic Of The Male Gaze

Blonde has and will continue to infuriate audiences, yet is a film that can be studied for not only the continued dominating male gaze, but for the need of women to tell women’s stories.

Horrific Inquiry: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)
Horrific Inquiry: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)

Nothing seemed more fitting for the fall equinox than Fritz Kiersch’s adaptation of Stephen King’s classic Children of the Corn.