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A Desert Review: Neo-Noir Debut Can Only Coast on Vibes For So Long
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Anything weird, offbeat, or psychosexual seems to elicit the world “Lynchian” in descriptions, reviews, or marketing material. It’s become a shorthand and ultimately a reduction––more than of an influential filmmaker, a style that pushes against norms of narrative storytelling. Something...
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New to Streaming: Jia Zhangke, Nickel Boys, Sacramento, The Friend & More
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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Being Maria (Jessica Palud) Last Tango in Paris was both a breakout role and turning...
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Sally Trailer: Sundance Winner Captures the Life of Boundary-Breaking Astronaut
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Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Cristina Costantini’s Sally captures the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space, and the struggles she endured both in...
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Jeonju 2025 Review: THE DREAM, Gender Politics Take Center Stage in Dark Period Fable
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After tearing through the 1980s with a range of celebrated films such as People in the Slum, Whale Hunting and Deep Blue Night, all starring Ahn Sung-ki, director Bae Chang-ho kicked off the 1990s with The Dream--once again starring Ahn--a...
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THUNDERBOLTS* Review: Rumors of MCU’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
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Over less than two decades, Disney Studios has released 35 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), for an average of more than two films a year, redefining and dominating pop culture along the way.   And that’s not including...
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VENOM (No, Not That One) Slithers onto 4K UHD from Blue Underground
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Oliver Reed, Susan George, and Klaus Kinski star in director Piers Haggard's high-concept thriller, as a deadly mamba Interrupts a kidnapping. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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WHAT LIES BENEATH 4K Review: Zemeckis’ Hitchcock Homage Rules
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In the year 2000, Robert Zemeckis unleashed What Lies Beneath, his moody Alfred Hitchcock homage. Previously, Zemeckis had directed big budget Hollywood fare such as Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone, Forrest Gump, Death Becomes Her, Contact, and Who...
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A DESERT Review: Chasing Ghosts, Finding Nightmares
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Sarah Lind and Kai Lennox star in director Joshua Erkman's thriller. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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BONJOUR TRISTESSE: The Discreet Ennui of the Bourgeoisie
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At one point a person 'official' becomes an adult has been mulled over by cultures for millennia; some make it around 13 or 14 years, others once a person's body has 'matured'; many societies now put a legal definition on...
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SNEAKERS Tiptoes Onto 4K UHD, and Remains an All-Time Great Comic Caper
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Plus more new 4K UHD releases! [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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