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The Scene That Clint Eastwood Cut to Make Unforgiven a Classic
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The end of "Unforgiven" sat a bit oddly with me after my first viewing, even though I loved the film overall and consider it to be Clint Eastwood's second-best work as a director, after "The Outlaw Josey Wales." It took me a...
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Panic Fest 2024 Review: OFF RAMP Celebrates Found Juggalo Family As Only Juggalos Can
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Off Ramp is never subtle. Within the first five minutes, when Trey (Jon Oswald) is released from prison and says a heartfelt goodbye to correctional officer and fellow Juggalo (devoted fan of Insane Clown Posse) Faith (Laura Cayouette), the film...
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ABIGAIL Trailer: Don’t Let the Tutu Fool You
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Ballet might seem like a delicate art, something elegant and high class, rarefied and sweet. But if you've ever seen a ballet dancer's feet, or know some of the stories behind the well-known ballets (Swan Lake, anyone), you'd know that...
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MAXXXINE Trailer: Latest Chapter in Ti West’s World of ‘X’ Comes to Tinsel Town on July 5th
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In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. [Read the whole post...
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HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS (Domakinstvo za Pocetnici) Review: Nobody Is Ever Home Alone in Modern Family Dramedy
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In a house somewhere at the outskirts of North Macedonia’s capital Skopje lives social worker Dora (Anamaria Marinca from 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) with her partner Sauda (Alina Serban from Gypsy Queen), Sauda’s two daughters, their gay friend...
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MAXXXINE Trailer: Mia Goth and Ti West Conclude the ‘X’ Trilogy in Hollywood
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“You’re a f***ing movie star.” Mia Goth’s Maxine is back to fulfill her dreams of fame in the seedy underbelly of 1980s Hollywood. Writer-director Ti West’s MaXXXine is set to conclude his X slasher trilogy following 2022’s X and Pearl,...
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Ape Shall Not Kill Ape: A Look at the Entire Apes Franchise
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Few movies caught the imagination of my generation like the original “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and its follow-ups. Back in the day, each one of them felt like a huge event. something uniquely odd, creepy, and downright scary (just...
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ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH Review: The Power of Song Will Devour You
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Folk horror is often associated with a particular location, or perhaps a physical object that can be held in hands, something concretely tangible. But, especially in an age when the folkiness of this horror, the true human darkness from which...
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Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture
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There’s little precedent for what George MacKay does in The Beast, a multilingual production that required the English star to learn French for extended sequences. It’s one thing if this were a buttoned-up, altogether bland drama that is never seen...
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David Lynch Seeks Funding for Animated Feature Snootworld After Netflix Rejects Pitch
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Deep in the morass of unmade David Lynch films––among the better-known likes Ronnie Rocket, One Saliva Bubble, Antelope Don’t Run No More, and Dune Messiah––is Snootworld, an animated, family-friendly project his ex-wife Peggy Reavey once claimed would be “David’s Harry...
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