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Nightbitch | 2024 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review
by admin|8 months ago|Ioncinema
All About My Mother: Amy Adams Goes to the Dogs In Marielle Heller’s Barking Mad Dramedy “Motherhood is fucking brutal,” Amy Adams’ unnamed Mother seethes in Nightbitch. Marielle Heller’s adaptation of Rachel Yodel’s novel is a fiery challenge of society’s...
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TATA
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Chris Reed’s Tata movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Abusive parenting cuts deep, leaving serious wounds that may never heal....
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Review: Suzuki Seijun’s Yakuza Action Movie ‘Tattooed Life’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
An overlooked curio from Suzuki’s mid-’60s hot streak receives an excellent transfer. The post Review: Suzuki Seijun’s Yakuza Action Movie ‘Tattooed Life’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story Is Haunted by the Familiar
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
The unoriginality of the story eventually calls out the POV conceit as a one-note gimmick. The post ‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost Story Is Haunted by the Familiar appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Trailer For Vasan Bala’s JIGRA Is Here, And It Looks Stunning. In Theaters October 11th
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Over the weekend, one of our most anticipated films of the year dropped an absolutely incredible trailer. TIFF Midnight Madness award winner, Vasan Bala (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota / The Man Who Feels No Pain) returns to the big...
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Hard Truths | 2024 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review
by admin|8 months ago|Ioncinema
Take A Chance On Love: Mike Leigh Delivers A Late Career Powerhouse You can’t help but wonder if Mike Leigh is making a sly joke by naming Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s ferociously angry, deeply bitter, anxiety-ridden, and devastatingly depressed character Pansy Deacon....
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: Rage Against Iran’s Theocratic Authoritarian Regime
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
Often blunt and unwieldy, Mohamed Rasolouf's film is nevertheless impactful. The post ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: Rage Against Iran’s Theocratic Authoritarian Regime appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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MISTRESS DISPELLER
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s Mistress Dispeller movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Elizabeth Lo, the Hong Kong-born filmmaker behind the...
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THE BRUTALIST
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Matt Delman’s The Brutalist movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The third feature from director Brady Corbet,...
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‘Universal Language’ Review: A Riff on Iranian Cinema, and Reckoning with Canadian Identity
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
Universal Language is aiming beyond mere satire or culture-clash playfulness. The post ‘Universal Language’ Review: A Riff on Iranian Cinema, and Reckoning with Canadian Identity appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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