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Direct Action Review: A Rousing, Immersive Study of Communal Living
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Direct Action opens in theaters on April 11. There’s a stretch of land in northwestern France that’s spent the past six decades fighting prospects of total annihilation....
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‘The Amateur’ Review: A Relaxed and Pleasurable Throwback to the Spy Pulp of Yesteryear
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The Amateur is exciting for the way that it sustains its corkscrew tension. The post ‘The Amateur’ Review: A Relaxed and Pleasurable Throwback to the Spy Pulp of Yesteryear appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Ponyboi Trailer: River Gallo is On the Run From Dylan O’Brien
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After premiering at last year’s edition of Sundance Film Festival, Esteban Arango’s Ponyboi will finally be coming to theaters this summer. Led by River Gallo (who also wrote the screenplay), Dylan O’Brien (who had a major year at this year’s...
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Short Films in Focus: Incident
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A dive into the Oscar-nominated short, as well as the virtues and limitations of found footage.
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Johnnie To Confirms Two New Features and Offers Update on Election 3
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The film world was set alight when learning Johnnie To and Tony Leung would reteam for a Japan-shot gangster feature. (That collection of words sort of speaks for itself, so I won’t elaborate upon our excitement.) It overshadowed semi-recent news...
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CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD: Official Poster And More Images For Slasher
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The really big push to get everyone's attention directed at Eli Craig's Gen Z slasher, Clown in a Cornfield, continues.   The official poster and a new, largely uninteresting key set of characters in the movie have been sent out...
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The Genre Film Lab Announces 2025 Films & Teams
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It is that time of year when The Genre Film Lab, an accelerator program for women and gender diverse genre filmmakers here in Canada, announces the teams selected for this program. The program is led once again by Vanessa Meyer, who...
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Michael Sarnoski to Adapt ‘Death Stranding’ for A24 and Kojima Productions
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Sarnoski is a good choice to address what many see as the monotonal pitch of the game. The post Michael Sarnoski to Adapt ‘Death Stranding’ for A24 and Kojima Productions appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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A Conversation with Alain Guiraudie (MISERICORDIA)
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The less you know, the better. A young man travels from Toulouse to his (fictional) hometown of Saint-Martial to attend the funeral of his former boss, a fondly appreciated baker in the neighbourhood. His widow invites the estranged man to...
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