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RATS! Review: Uproariously Funny Cringe Comedy
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Raphael (Luke Wilcox) is a a typical 2007 teenage dirtbag who gets wrangles into working as an informant for a local lunatic cop in directors Carl Fry and Maxwell Nalevansky’s uproariously funny cringe comedy, Rats! When Rafi is picked up for...
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Nicolas Cage Hits a Breaking Point in First Trailer for The Surfer
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After one of the most successful films of his career with last year’s Longlegs, Nicolas Cage returns this year with The Surfer, a beach-set psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium, Nocebo). Following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival last...
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HAVOC Teaser: Tom Hardy Stars in Gareth Huw Evans’ Latest Action Epic
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After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through the criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son, unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city. [Read the whole post...
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Tom Hardy is Back in Action in First Trailer for Gareth Evans’ Havoc
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After beginning production way back in 2021, The Raid director Gareth Evans’ action thriller Havoc will finally see the light of day. Led by Tom Hardy in his first straight-up action movie since Mad Max: Fury Road, Netflix has now...
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Berlinale 2025 Interview: THE LONGING Director Toshizo Fujiwara Talks Social Realism, Mentorship, and Learning From Each Other
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Toshizo Fujiwara is leaning forward in his Zoom window as I speak, listening intently and smiling in recognition. We’re discussing the warmth that he demonstrates towards people in his filmmaking, and the more that he shares, the more the rhythms...
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Slamdance Review: Stolen Kingdom is a Light but Entertaining Look at Disney Obsessives
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Depending on who you ask, the cultural domination of the Walt Disney Company can be a wonderful thing or an inescapable nightmare. From Marvel to Pixar, 20th Century Studios to Lucasfilm, and theme parks from Orlando to Tokyo with cruise...
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Berlinale Review: Two Times João Liberada Explores the Limits of Representation
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Amongst the debut features populating Berlinale’s new section called Perspectives, none presented so admirably fresh take on fiction and political histories as Two Times João Liberada. The Portuguese hidden gem is directed by Paula Tomás Marques, who has made a...
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‘The Klezmer Project’ Review: A Heady Journey of Preservation Through Bessarabia
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Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann’s film is a genuine work of ethnomusicology. The post ‘The Klezmer Project’ Review: A Heady Journey of Preservation Through Bessarabia appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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A Salute to the Movies That Got Overlooked During Oscar Season
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Academy voters didn’t show these great films any love. We’re not going to make the same mistake.
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The Puppet Master Was Right: “Ghost in the Shell” at 30
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A look at the masterful anime three decades after it changed the form.
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