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RED ROOMS: Half Sick Of Shadows Online
RED ROOMS: Half Sick Of Shadows Online

Red Rooms is hypnotic, eerie, enticing, and undeniably repulsive, a procedural with the stifling rhythms of an addiction story or a dream.

The Penguin Trailer 1
THE PENGUIN TRAILER 1

Following the events of “The Batman,” Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot is a gangster aiming to rise to the top of the criminal underworld in “The Penguin.”

TRAP: A Concert You'll Want To Bail
TRAP: A Concert You’ll Want To Bail

Trap is a movie seemingly gift-wrapped for greatness that eventually crumbles under its own logic.

THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie
THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie

The Instigators evokes the Boston movies of yore like a Dunkin’ drinkin’ Ghost of Christmas Past.

New York Asian Film Festival 2024: PATTAYA HEAT, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN &BRUSH OF THE GOD
New York Asian Film Festival 2024: PATTAYA HEAT, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN & BRUSH OF THE GOD

From this year’s New York Asian Film Festival we take a look at Pattaya Heat, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In & Brush of the God!

LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny
LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny

Overall, Longlegs is well-directed, artistically apt, and really, really suspenseful.

THE BIKERIDERS: An Inspired, Understated Look at Early Bike Culture
THE BIKERIDERS: An Inspired, Understated Look at Early Bike Culture

The Bikeriders is a memorable addition to Jeff Nichols’ ouvre.

LIMBO: Out In The Open With Nowhere To Turn
LIMBO: Out In The Open With Nowhere To Turn

Limbo is a fish-out-of-water tale in a barren Outback town.

"I Try To Find The Humanity That I Still Have Hope We All Have": Interview with Karl R. Hearne and Dale Dickey for The G
Glasgow Film Festival 2024: THE G

While occasionally veering into an overly complicated and opaque narrative structure, The G is a fun genre thriller with an incredible performance.

Horrific Inquiry: FUNNY GAMES (2007)

Horror films have trained us to expect the final girl, but Funny Games does not acknowledge this hope and desire for survival.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: PONYBOI, HANDLING THE UNDEAD & GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
Sundance Film Festival 2024: PONYBOI, HANDLING THE UNDEAD & GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

With this report of the Sundance Film Festival, I delve into a world of crime, of the dead returning to life, and a true coming-of-age story.

THE CRIME IS MINE: Friendship, Feminism And The French
THE CRIME IS MINE: Friendship, Feminism And The French

While The Crime is Mine doesn’t reach the lofty heights of the classic comedies that influenced it, it’s all too easy to enjoy such a screwball vision.

Let's Face It: THE NICE GUYS Deserves More Love & Attention
Let’s Face It: THE NICE GUYS Deserves More Love & Attention

Despite positive feedback from the press, The Nice Guys went overlooked by the public, sadly tanking at the box office. It’s time to fix that problem.

THE STRANGLER: An Underseen French Giallo Emerges from the Shadows
THE STRANGLER: An Underseen French Giallo Emerges from the Shadows

“The Strangler” is a strange, seductive film that paved the way for many to follow, yet never received a U.S. theatrical release…until now.

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: A Masterful Epic About A Tragic Period In American History
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: A Masterful Epic About A Tragic Period In American History

Killers of the Flower Moon is both a faithful adaptation and a masterful epic from Martin Scorsese. It is authentic, respectful, and informative, exuding the talents of those both in front of and behind the screen.