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Apartment 7A: Subletting A Classic, No Remodeling Allowed
APARTMENT 7A: Subletting A Classic, No Remodeling Allowed

While Apartment 7A far exceeds the 1978 sequel and the 2014 remake of Rosemary’s Baby, it neither lives up to the suspense or the politics of the original.

New York Film Festival 2024: ANORA
New York Film Festival 2024: ANORA

If you somehow need more proof that artificial intelligence cannot rival the humanity needed to create great art, all you need to do is watch Anora.

TUESDAY: We Need More Original Films Like This
TUESDAY: We Need More Original Films Like This

Tuesday was a beautiful and moving film, if you haven’t seen it, you need to and you need to tell five friends to do the same.

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.