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SXSW 2025 Review: THE TRUE BEAUTY OF BEING BITTEN BY A TICK, Sinister Chill Vibes All Around
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Yvonne (Zoë Chao) needs to get out of the city and she needs to do it fast. A tragic accident has brought down on her the kind of crushing trauma response that can only be resolved by removing herself from...
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SXSW 2025 Review: THE ASTRONAUT, Kate Mara Returns From Space, But Perhaps Not Alone
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An astronaut returns from her maiden voyage into space only to discover that something seems to have followed her back, and its intentions are unclear in writer/director Jess Varley’s The Astronaut. Captain Sam Walker (Kate Mara) has dreamed of being...
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Berlinale 2025 Review: WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU, Subtle Shifts and Social Barriers in Hong Sangsoo’s Latest
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Hong Sangsoo's latest film continues his exploration of fleeting social encounters, using his signature minimalism to dissect class, artistic ambition, and underlying tensions within intimate spaces. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2025 Review: SATISFACTION, Sunny Skies Belie a Gathering Storm
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Emma Laird stars in Alex Burunova's deeply-affecting drama. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2025 Review: OTHER SIDE, Compassion Until The End
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Brooklyn-based documentarians Carter Oakley and Heather Hogan have made a career of focusing on end-of-life issues. As individuals, they themselves have witnessed the process with loved ones and through Hogan’s work as a death doula. The reality is that sometimes...
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SXSW 2025 Review: THE STUDIO, So You Want to Make a Movie?
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg helm the Apple TV+ series, starring Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Katherine Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and more stars than live in Hollywood. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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SXSW 2025 Review: ONE MORE SHOT, Emily Browning vs. Time Traveling Tequila
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Emily Browning and Ashley Zukerman star in a bright and sassy comedy with more on its mind than time loops. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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THE RULE OF JENNY PEN Review: Lithgow And Rush Star in Impressive Horror Thriller
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Judge Stefan Mortensen is a brutally impartial judge who suffers a stroke while holding court. Now confined to a rest home, he is determined to regain his mobility, functionality and leave. He is not interested in making friends while he...
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Boston Underground Film Festival To Feature THE SURFER and Restoration of RE-ANIMATOR
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New England Friends! That most wonderful time of the year is approaching for the fantastic Boston Underground Film Festival. Having attended twice, I can attest not only to the quality and diversity of the programming, but the amazing staff and...
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Berlinale 2025 Review: DREAMS (SEX LOVE), Shapeshifting Coming-of-Age Examines Desire Across Three Generations
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Dag Johan Haugerud examines the fluid boundaries between love, desire, and memory in a film where language shapes both personal discovery and intergenerational reflection. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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