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LOST GIRLS, THE FROZEN GROUND & The Depiction Of The Less Dead
LOST GIRLS, THE FROZEN GROUND & The Depiction Of The Less Dead

What Lost Girls and The Frozen Ground share is the decision to depict a true crime involving one of the minorities most affected by serial killing: sex workers.

LOST GIRLS: A Necessary, But Rocky Telling
LOST GIRLS: A Necessary, But Rocky Telling

Lost Girls is a grim picture that delivers a story that should be known, and for the performances alone, there is reason to check it out.

CAM: The Digital Self Strikes Back
CAM: The Digital Self Strikes Back

Cam may not be the full blooded horror its festival hype suggests, but it’s an involving glance at an online world through an unnerving lens.

Fantastic Fest Report 3: APOSTLE & CAM
Fantastic Fest Report 3: APOSTLE & CAM

Gareth Evans delivers another gem with Apostle, and the Blumhouse-produced Cam is a satisfying watch despite its weak payoff.

THE APOLOGY: An Emotional, Gut-Wrenching Glimpse Into The Atrocities of War
THE APOLOGY: An Emotional, Gut-Wrenching Glimpse Into The Atrocities of War

The documentary The Apology tells the story of three Asian women whose lives have been turned upside down by the trauma of sexual slavery.

LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE: A Threefold Deconstruction Of Love
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE: A Threefold Deconstruction Of Love

Abbas Kiarostami’s Like Someone In Love creatively shows how the concept of love changes from person to person.

ONLY GOD FORGIVES: Different Does Not Equal Bad

Only God Forgives is a movie not for the faint of heart. It’s highly violent and highlights that violence as if it is a virtue. This movie wasn’t received by the critics nor by the public favorably, but I’d like to vouch for this movie.