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TIFF Review: Mile End Kicks Follows a Canadian Music Critic Finding Herself
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There’s a reason Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill speaks to Grace Pine (Barbie Ferreira). It’s the same reason her pitch endears a publisher to cut her an advance and contract to publish a 33 1/3 book on the subject: the...
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THE CONJURING: LAST RITES Review: Series and Franchise Send-Off Delivers Familiar Frights and Fears
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Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return as demon fighters Ed and Lorraine Warren; Michael Chaves directed. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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‘Exit 8’ Review: Kawamura Genki’s Eerie Adaptation of Walking Simulator Video Game
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The film mines unnerving tension from the absurdity of its main character’s confinement. The post ‘Exit 8’ Review: Kawamura Genki’s Eerie Adaptation of Walking Simulator Video Game appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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TIFF Review: Exit 8 is a Videogame Adaptation Heavy on Allegory
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Adapting a video game like 2023’s indie-horror hit The Exit 8 comes with a challenge. Unlike other adaptations, this has no real plot or story to work with––just a high-concept hook. A first-person walking simulator, The Exit 8 places you...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Yi Yi, When the Levees Broke, Dune on 70mm, Four Nights of a Dreamer & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterEdward Yang’s Yi Yi begins screening in a new 4K restoration; Shinji Sōmai’s The Friends  (watch our trailer debut) and In the Mood for Love and In the Mood for Love 2001...
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‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: Jafar Panahi’s Incendiary Thriller About a Quest for Revenge
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Panahi’s film is a reflection of his currently fractious relationship with his homeland. The post ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: Jafar Panahi’s Incendiary Thriller About a Quest for Revenge appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Venice Review: Amanda Seyfried Gives Her Finest Performance In Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee
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In The Testament of Ann Lee, Amanda Seyfried gives the finest performance of her career. The actress shakes, rattles, and moans through a selection of 18th-century hymns that have been updated by Daniel Blumberg, the composer who shouted out London’s...
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TWINLESS Review: The Big Lie Subverts Expectations
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James Sweeney, Dylan O'Brien, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, and Tasha Smith star. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Aching, Multifaceted Ode to the Pull of Memory
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There’s a low-key warmth to Romvari’s painstaking portrait of quotidian family life. The post ‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Aching, Multifaceted Ode to the Pull of Memory appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Posterized September 2025: Happyend, The Baltimorons, Twinless & More
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There’s a bit of everything this month, from the new Paul Thomas Anderson to a final final chapter to Downton Abbey to Ed and Lorraine Warren’s last ride. Add a couple debuts straight from this week’s Toronto International Film Festival...
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