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THE WINTER LAKE: A Grim, Well-Acted Irish Thriller
THE WINTER LAKE: A Grim, Well-Acted Irish Thriller

While underdeveloped and sluggish in approach, Phil Sheerin’s The Winter Lake is a sedate, rustic thriller examining familial complexities.

CHAOS WALKING: Talk Less, Do More
CHAOS WALKING: Talk Less, Do More

As an action film, Chaos Walking works, it’s a fun popcorn flick, but It’s a pity most of these characters can’t stop talking.

COME TRUE: Atmospheric Dream-Centric Horror With An Underwhelming Ending
COME TRUE: Atmospheric Dream-Centric Horror With An Underwhelming Ending

Come True is a visually stunning and beautifully directed film, but its twisty plot sometimes goes too far.

BERLINALE 2021: MEMORY BOX
BERLINALE 2021: MEMORY BOX

While on the outside it seems like Memory Box tells a familiar story, it’s an introspective, affecting, and visually inventive film.

THE SINNERS: A Deadly Debut
THE SINNERS: A Deadly Debut

Though bloated at times, The Sinners is a deeply layered and nuanced film that finds as much strength in what is not discussed as in what is.

PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN: A Film About Order Vs. Chaos
PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN: A Film About Order Vs. Chaos

PG: Psycho Goreman may become a cult film favorite with its quotable lines, an imaginative cast of fantastical characters, and irreverent attitude.

Horrific Inquiry: MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981)
Horrific Inquiry: MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981)

Far from the best horror film, and far from the best slasher, there is something classically endearing about My Bloody Valentine.

PIECES OF A WOMAN: Nurturing Life & Facing Death
PIECES OF A WOMAN: Nurturing Life & Facing Death

Pieces of A Woman is remarkable – it’s either the final great film of 2020 or the first masterwork of 2021.

The Miseducation Of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Legitimate Gay Icon
The Miseducation Of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Legitimate Gay Icon

The story of Rudolph is a celebration of the outcasts, yes, but what makes it gay?

WHITE LIE: A Good, Not Great Melodrama
WHITE LIE: A Good, Not Great Melodrama

Suffice it to say, this is not a terrible film, but White Lie comes off as an underbaked drama with a paper-thin conclusion.

CRASH Criterion Review: Love In The Dying Moments Of The Twentieth Century
CRASH Criterion Review: Love In The Dying Moments Of The Twentieth Century

Celebrating its Blu-Ray, courtesy of Criterion, Crash remains one of Cronenberg’s most fascinating and daring cinematic provocations to date.

FATMAN: A Noel-istic Misfire
FATMAN: A Noel-istic Misfire

Fatman is an exhausting, vile, depressingly boring movie which might have been kinda funny as a skit or short.

Monster Fest 2020: POSSESSOR
Monster Fest 2020: POSSESSOR

As part of Melbourne’s annual Monster Fest, we got a look at one of the films in the lineup: Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor.

HAPPIEST SEASON: Learning to Love Yourself This Holiday
HAPPIEST SEASON: Learning To Love Yourself This Holiday

Happiest Season is a holiday film that transcends a one size fits all, welcoming everyone home for the holidays.

The Twentieth Century: Canadian History as a Heady Playpen OR The Delirious Debut of Matthew Rankin
The Twentieth Century: Canadian History as a Heady Playpen OR The Delirious Debut of Matthew Rankin

The Twentieth Century proves that contemporary cinema still has an appetite for sweeping portions of unparalleled imagination and humor.