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Netflix Dutifully Unpacks Memorable Cases in Overdone Homicide: New York
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“On the island of Manhattan there are two detective squads dedicated to homicides: Manhattan North and Manhattan South. They investigate the most brutal and difficult murders.” You can almost hear the classic “Law & Order” boom-boom sound at the end...
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Becoming Other: Another Look at Under the Skin
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“Under the Skin” revolves around an unnamed alien creature played by Scarlett Johannsson roaming around the streets of Glasgow in Scotland observing, mimicking, and devouring human beings. For the sake of comprehension, this analysis will refer to this character as...
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Screen Anarchists On DUNE: PART TWO
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Back when we created our ScreenAnarchy top-10 list of 2021, I lamented the fact that I didn't rally our troops to make a group review for Denis Villeneuve's Dune. Because even though the film topped the leaderboard that year, opinions...
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Femme Review: A Stylish, Subversive Queer Revenge Thriller
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It’s near-impossible to make a revenge narrative that doesn’t serve as a commentary on clichéd gender roles. Male-centered vengeance stories, even at their most knowingly ludicrous, typically focus on wounded men aiming to reassert the dominance stripped of them; female-centered...
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ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH: Trailer And Poster Reveal From XYZ Films
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A young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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BOY KILLS WORLD: Bill Skarsgård & Co. in Official Poster And Character Posters
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If he hasn't already, Bill Skarsgård will find himself in an interesting position in movie fans' hearts this spring and summer. First up, he's got Moritz Mohr's action flick, Boy Kills World, which looks bonkers as heck. That's coming to cinemas...
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Limbo | Review
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Desert Fury: Sen Gets Bleak in the Heat of a Cold Case Mystery Despite it being the title of innumerable films from around the world, Limbo happens to feel like the most felicitous description for Indigenous Australian filmmaker Ivan Sen’s...
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April on the Criterion Channel Includes Bertrand Bonello, Jean Eustache, William Friedkin & More
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April’s an uncommonly strong auteurist month for the Criterion Channel, who will highlight a number of directors––many of whom aren’t often grouped together. Just after we screened House of Tolerance at the Roxy Cinema, Criterion are showing it and Nocturama...
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REBEL MOON – PART TWO: THE SCARGIVER: Action-First Official Trailer Out Now
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A lot of you were not fans of the first part of Rebel Moon, Zach Snyder's sci-fi action epic and Star Wars adjacent. I'll admit that I've not gone back to it since watching it the weekend it dropped on...
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WAKHRI
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(For its 31st edition, the SXSW Film & TV Festival hosted nine days of screenings from March 8-16, 2024. Check out Chris Reed’s Wakhri movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In 2016 in Pakistan, social-media star...
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