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Horrific Inquiry: JACK FROST (1997)
Horrific Inquiry: JACK FROST (1997)

Its absurdity may run its course, but proves not every aspect of Jack Frost needs to be put on ice. 

LADY CHATTERLY’S LOVER: A Pensively Romantic Adaptation
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER: A Pensively Romantic Adaptation

Lady Chatterley’s Lover will surprise audiences with how much investment in its characters it is able to achieve.

THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER: The Ghosts of Our Memories
THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER: The Ghosts of Our Memories

Is The Eternal Daughter a scary movie in the traditional sense? No, but it will send shivers down your spine and into your soul.

A GAZA WEEKEND: Finding Bliss Through Troubled Times
A GAZA WEEKEND: Finding Bliss Through Troubled Times

A Gaza Weekend is a timely parable that extends an open invitation to empathise with the “other”.

THE KILLING TREE: Not Too Jolly Christmas Horror Comedy
THE KILLING TREE: Not Too Jolly Christmas Horror Comedy

The Killing Tree had the potential to be an over-the-top Holiday horror classic, but the practical effects moments are overshadowed by bad CGI.

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN: A Heartbreaking And Hilarious Existential Masterpiece
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN: A Heartbreaking And Hilarious Existential Masterpiece

The Banshees of Inisherin is one of Martin McDonagh’s greatest and most assured efforts as a filmmaker yet.

London Film Festival 2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
London Film Festival 2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Featuring incredible performances all-around, and some of the best writing you’re going to see this year, The Banshees of Inisherin not one to miss.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKING, SHE SAID, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: WOMEN TALKING, SHE SAID, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN & GOOD NIGHT OPPY

In our last report from the 2022 Heartland International Film Festival, Emily Wheeler reviews four more films!

London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And Value Of Blunt Catharsis
London Film Festival 2022: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS And The Value Of Blunt Catharsis

On some level, it feels like a cinematic equivalent of the anti-establishment political cartoons that were once so pervasive in cultural discourse.

New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING
New York Film Festival 2022: WILL-O’-THE-WISP & ONE FINE MORNING

This dispatch features two great films involving passionate love affairs — but, apart from that, they could not be more radically different.

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.

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.

CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY: What It Feels Like For A Girl
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY: What It Feels Like For A Girl

A giddy glimpse at medieval girlhood that isn’t without substantial emotional weight, it is a fun film that the entire family can enjoy.

Toronto International Film Festival 2022: EMPIRE OF LIGHT: Portrait Of A Theater By The Coast
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: EMPIRE OF LIGHT: Portrait Of A Theater By The Coast

With a lack of dramatization in the story, Empire of Light only has its fantastic performances and technical components to keep it afloat.

CAUSEWAY Trailer
Toronto International Film Festival 2022: CAUSEWAY & AFTERSUN

While both Causeway and Aftersun are first time features by a promising young filmmaker steeped in examining our past sorrows, both do so in different ways.