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KINDS OF KINDNESS: Three Short Films In A Trench Coat
KINDS OF KINDNESS: Three Short Films In A Trench Coat

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness is smart and funny, uncomfortable, moving, and confusing. It is also beautiful.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: HERETIC, PRESENCE & HOLD YOUR BREATH
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: HERETIC, PRESENCE & HOLD YOUR BREATH

The Toronto International Film Festival brought quite the number of horror films this year. Kevin L. Lee reviews Heretic, Presence and Hold Your Breath.

THE CROW: An Exercise In Why
THE CROW: An Exercise In Why

The Crow struggles to connect with audiences due to its lack of compelling character development and chemistry.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE SUBSTANCE & THE LAST SHOWGIRL
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE SUBSTANCE & THE LAST SHOWGIRL

Both The Substance and The Last Showgirl evaluate mortality by leaning on their respective stars’ relationship with celebrity in real life.

Horrific Inquiry: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART II

For this Horrific Inquiry we take a look back at Friday the 13th, Part II!

SUBSERVIENCE: M3gan Fox

While Subservience knows how to deploy its star, it still can’t fully live up to the promise of this meta-premise or her talents as a performer.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: ON SWIFT HORSES & WITHOUT BLOOD
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: ON SWIFT HORSES & WITHOUT BLOOD

Both TIFF films yearn to be more than what they actually are, but alas, gets stranded in a middle ground of mediocrity.

Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA & EDEN
Toronto International Film Festival 2024: THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA & EDEN

For his first report from Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kwong looks at two films based on true events.

LOOK INTO MY EYES: The Healing Power Of Connection
LOOK INTO MY EYES: The Healing Power Of Connection

Look Into My Eyes, the new documentary, looks at another way many people seek connection: appointments with psychic mediums.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2024: KNEECAP, BABES, TEACHES OF PEACHES, SASQUATCH SUNSET & WAKE UP
Melbourne International Film Festival 2024: KNEECAP, BABES, TEACHES OF PEACHES, SASQUATCH SUNSET & WAKE UP

The Melbourne International Film Festival is in its 72nd year with a program of global features, shorts, documentaries, VR experiences, and classic movies.

I’LL BE RIGHT THERE: If Parenthood Were A Modern Indie
I’LL BE RIGHT THERE: If Parenthood Were A Modern Indie

I’ll Be Right There showcases family drama and how, within that drama, there can be something to laugh and feel good about.

THE BECOMERS: What's Weirder, Aliens Or 2020?
THE BECOMERS: What’s Weirder, Aliens Or 2020?

The Becomers politely reminds us that being a human is fundamentally weird–– and yes,  being a human in 2020 was especially weird.

Alien: Romulus: Not Quite Stellar
ALIEN: ROMULUS: Not Quite Stellar

Ever as before, once “Romulus” gets underway, they encounter Facehuggers, Xenomorphs, and their mission devolves into a fight for survival.

SUNNY: Apple's Promising Kyoto-Set Dark Comedy Brings Mixed Feelings
SUNNY: Apple’s Promising Kyoto-Set Dark Comedy Brings Mixed Feelings

Sunny had a striking opportunity to tackle a growing reality, but it only gets part of the way there before reverting to genre mechanisms.

THE CONVERSATION: Coppola's Eavesdropping Thriller Still Full of Bravura at 50
THE CONVERSATION: Coppola’s Eavesdropping Thriller Still Full of Bravura at 50

Rialto Pictures is distributing a 4K restoration of The Conversation in honor of the 50th anniversary of its original theatrical release.