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Mediterrane 2024 Review: MEETING WITH POL POT Unmasks Khmer Rouge Genocidal Utopia
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Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh offers a haunting exploration of the Khmer Rouge regime through the eyes of three French journalists and the utopia gone wrong. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Includes Val Lewton and Harmony Korine on 4K
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Likely that Gummo‘s most often been seen on a DVD passed among friends like cinematic contraband. Though I doubt that legacy will ever quite die (maybe now it’s MKV files), that history makes all the more notable a 4K upgrade...
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Anora Trailer: Mikey Madison is a Revelation in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or Winner
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In one of the most pleasant surprises of the year, Sean Baker picked up the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his latest feature Anora, marking the first American film to do so since Terrence Malick’s The Tree...
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Anime Summer 2024: DAHLIA IN BLOOM: CRAFTING A FRESH START WITH MAGICAL TOOLS, Turning Heartbreak Into Brilliance
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How will Dahlia turn heartbreak into brilliance in a world where magic is a part of everyday life? The new series is now streaming on Crunchyroll. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Touch Review: A Lovely Romantic Drama About Finding One’s Past in the Present
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Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur is a rare sort these days. Here is a director who has built a successful, decades-long career making solid, genre-heavy programmers (see Contraband, 2 Guns, Adrift, Beast) while often returning to Iceland to put in solid...
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The Convert
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In his latest movie “The Convert,” director and co-writer Lee Tamahori returns home to New Zealand for a look at a fraught chapter in the country’s history. Bringing his action movie bonafides from the James Bond entry "Die Another Day"...
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‘No Fear, No Die’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Legacy of French-African Colonialism
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Claire Denis’s sophomore feature is a clear-eyed portrait of a world of violence and exploitation. The post ‘No Fear, No Die’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Legacy of French-African Colonialism appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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A Force For Good: Richard Simmons (1948-2024)
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I don’t remember a time in my life where I wasn’t aware of who Richard Simmons was. As a child of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the flamboyant fitness guru, who seemed to be an endless fount of energy and joy,...
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‘Crossing’ Review: A Tender Intergenerational Journey About Atonement and Acceptance
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Crossing is nobly intent on showing trans people as worthy of dignity, safety, and love. The post ‘Crossing’ Review: A Tender Intergenerational Journey About Atonement and Acceptance appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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There Will be No Questions: The Parallax View, the Ultimate Conpisracy Thriller, Turns 50
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[Ominous announcer voice:]  "This is a video about the 1974 motion picture 'The Parallax View,' featuring a discussion of the film by Matt Zoller Seitz and 'Mr. Robot' creator Sam Esmail, edited by Nelson Carvajal. This video analyzes the entire movie, its script, editing...
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