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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.

THIRTEEN LIVES: A Solid Adaptation of a Rescue that Captured Hearts
THIRTEEN LIVES: A Solid Adaptation of a Rescue that Captured Hearts

Mukdeeprom and Howard make Thirteen Lives an entertaining and emotional translation of a major news event that captured the world.

ROGUE AGENT: When Cat Becomes Mouse
ROGUE AGENT: When Cat Becomes Mouse

Rogue Agent isn’t your average spy movie⁠—mostly because the central character is not your average spy.

FLUX GOURMET: Performance Fart
FLUX GOURMET: Performance Fart

Flux Gourmet is a movie wholly dependent on making sound editing and cinematography do all the work and they can’t quite get there.

SHE WILL: Casts A So-So Spell
SHE WILL: Casts A So-So Spell

While it crafts compelling images, She Will doesn’t do enough to stand out from other recent films to use psychological horror to tell a tale of #MeToo.

BRIAN AND CHARLES: Charming Robo-bromance Has No Faulty Parts
BRIAN AND CHARLES: Charming Robo-bromance Has No Faulty Parts

Brian and Charles feel like such a British invention; however, its themes and its heart are universal and large.

LONG LIVE MY HAPPY HEAD: Scottish Brain Cancer Comic Doc Will Wreck You
LONG LIVE MY HAPPY HEAD: Scottish Brain Cancer Comic Doc Will Wreck You

“Long Live My Happy Head,” a new Scottish documentary directed by Austen McCowan and Will Hewitt, depicts Gordon Shaw’s art, life, and battle with cancer.

Horrific Inquiry: THE STEPFATHER (1987)
Horrific Inquiry: THE STEPFATHER (1987)

The Stepfather is not the knock-out it wants to be, yet there is a horror within its framework and excellent lead performance.

Tribeca Film Festival: GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
Tribeca Film Festival: GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE

In Sophie Hyde’s Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, the stigma surrounding sexuality and age are examined and pushed.

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE: The Beautiful & Revolting Human Form
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE: The Beautiful & Revolting Human Form

In Crimes of the Future, the horrors and beauty of the human anatomy, both inside and out, are a work of grotesque art and performance.

Horrific Inquiry: BURIED (2010)
Horrific Inquiry: BURIED (2010)

For this Horrific Inquiry, we take a look at the 2010 horror starring Ryan Reynolds: Buried.