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ChiFilm Fest’s 60th Anniversary Cinema Soirée
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It was a celebration that, in some sense, had been sixty years in the making. It was also necessary. It’s been a rough year for festivals: the Berlinale witnessed deep political divides around its response to Gaza, Toronto International Film...
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ALIEN: ROMULUS: New Trailer And a Poster That Goes For The Throat
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Back in the day I was with my parents and brother in one of our local malls and we were thinking about going to see a movie. This was when James Cameron's Aliens was playing and I kid you not,...
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THE DEVIL’S BATH Trailer: The ‘Goodnight Mommy’ Filmmakers Are Back with a Harrowing 18th Century Tale
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Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala know how to get under your skin with their harrowing tales. Their newest film goes back in time to evoke that same sense of dread. The Devil’s Bath follows a woman in...
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THE DEVIL’S BATH: Trailer And Poster Debut For Austrian Psychodrama
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In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped...
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THE DEVIL’S BATH: Trailer And Poster Debut For Austrian Psychodrama
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In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped...
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The Devil’s Bath Trailer: Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge Directors Return with Harrowing Tale
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Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala are back with another harrowing tale, but this time hewing closer to real life than providing a genre twist. The Devil’s Bath, which premiered at Berlinale earlier this year, follows...
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Tribeca 2024 Preview: Raise the Curtain, See These Movies
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Get ready, New York, for a bounty of indie and international bangers. Arising from the ashes of the 2001 terrorist attack on New York City, the Tribeca Festival has long established itself on the annual calendar as a home for...
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The Acolyte Sends Star Wars Into a Galaxy Far, Far In the Past
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Like the Jedi and the Sith, the "Star Wars" universe of late has felt like a dueling dyad of creative directions for the franchise—each battling for supremacy on the now-fertile ground of Disney+. Some entries, like "Ahsoka" and the later seasons...
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Short Films in Focus: The Year of Staring at Noses
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This should be obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: Go watch the movie first. Scroll down, watch it, then scroll back up and read the review and Q&A. Part of the joy of doing this piece every month is the...
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HANDLING THE UNDEAD Interview: Director Thea Hvistendahl
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The dramatic horror film Handling The Undead goes into a wider release this coming Friday. We had the opportunity to speak with the director and co-writer, Norwegian filmmaker Thea Hvistendahl about their debut feature film.    We talk about themes...
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