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Infested Review: A Sturdy Creature Feature That Undervalues Its Human Characters
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The film is less interested in its human specimens and more in slotting in genre trappings. The post <em>Infested</em> Review: A Sturdy Creature Feature That Undervalues Its Human Characters appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Terrestrial Verses Review: A Stinging, If Repetitive, Depiction of Totalitarian Oppression
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As Terrestrial Verses proceeds, it captures a steady hum of societal discontent. The post <em>Terrestrial Verses</em> Review: A Stinging, If Repetitive, Depiction of Totalitarian Oppression appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Boy Kills World Review: A Jacked-Up Parade of Soulless Ultraviolence
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If you’re looking for flash and snark, Boy Kills World has them in spades. The post <em>Boy Kills World</em> Review: A Jacked-Up Parade of Soulless Ultraviolence appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Ebertfest Film Festival Over the Years
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In honor of Ebertfest's 25th anniversary this year, we have compiled excerpts from some of the most memorable screenings at our film festival over the years. Click on each bolded title and you will be directed to the full article. And...
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Calgary Underground 2024: HUMANE Review, The Family That Slays Together Stays Together
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Apocalypses in Canadian cinema tend to occur in slow motion, and have a subversive touch of quiet absurdity. The two undisputed classics of the genre are Don McKellar’s Last Night, and Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool. Caitlin Cronenberg aims for that lofty...
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San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2024: Finding Clara Bow, Swashbuckling Restorations, & More
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For its 27th edition, the festival presented 20 features and six short films over five days. The post San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2024: Finding Clara Bow, Swashbuckling Restorations, & More appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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A Conversation with David & Nathan Zellner (SASQUATCH SUNSET)
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David and Nathan Zellner have been making films together since they were children. David and Nathan have been apart of the indie film world for quite some time, however, it was 2014’s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter that really put them...
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A Conversation with David & Nathan Zellner (SASQUATCH SUNSET)
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David and Nathan Zellner have been making films together since they were children. David and Nathan have been apart of the indie film world for quite some time, however, it was 2014’s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter that really put them...
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Cabin Pressure: Keanu Reeves First Passenger to Board “The Entertainment System Is Down”
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Following in the footsteps of Woody Harrelson, Keanu Reeves is the next actor in line for a special kind of miserablism reserved for air travellers in Ruben Östlund’s The Entertainment System Is Down. The project which was set to shoot...
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Pressing the Mute Button: Maysaloun Hamoud to Direct Taxi Driver-esque “Beretta”
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A project that has been on our radar since it was an invited spec at Sundance’s January Screenwriters Lab back in 2015, Beretta has found a director in Maysaloun Hamoud. Written by Qatari-American artist, writer and filmmaker Sophia al-Maria, Variety...
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