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We Summon the Darkness Review: Satanic Panic Reaches a Fever Pitch

A rash of 1980s-era satanic ritual killings puts Pastor John Henry Butler (Johnny Knoxville) front and center in rural America's consciousn...

SXSW Review: The Dilemma of Desire Celebrates Pleasure and Liberation

SXSW Review: Make Up is a Cold, Haunting Coming Out Thriller

Slay the Dragon Review: Inside the Fight to Preserve Democracy

The Other Lamb Review: A Stomach-Churning, Brilliant Cult Drama

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100 Most-Anticipated Films of 2020

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SXSW Review: The Dilemma of Desire Celebrates Pleasure and Liberation

SXSW Review: Make Up is a Cold, Haunting Coming Out Thriller

The Other Lamb Review: A Stomach-Churning, Brilliant Cult Drama

SXSW Review: The Donut King is a Lively and Moving Look at a Little-Known L.A. Legend

First Trailer for Train to Busan: Peninsula Introduces a Zombie-Filled World

For anyone going outside for a quick walk to get some fresh air in-between the days of isolation, it can feel like you are in some sort of strange zombie movie...

SXSW Review: Make Up is a Cold, Haunting Coming Out Thriller

A haunting slow-burn thriller turned coming out story, Make Up is an atmospheric and somewhat provocative tale of Ruth (Molly Windsor), a young woman brought i...

Frederick Wiseman Reveals His Next Film is About Boston City Hall

In a time of such chaos, one may find a semblance of solace in the clear-eyed, truth-telling films of Frederick Wiseman. The 90-year-old documentary master rec...

11 Films to See in April

Well, a lot has happened since our last monthly preview. The complete shutdown of film exhibition as we know it due to curb the spread of coronavirus resulted ...

Slay the Dragon Review: Inside the Fight to Preserve Democracy

It's been depressing to watch America fall so far since I have been able to vote. Every passing year has seen the issues grow partisan to the point of renderin...

Edgar Wright to Direct Sci-Fi Adaptation Set My Heart to Five

Following up the major financial success that was Baby Driver, earning over $225 million on a mid-$30 million budget, yes, talk of a sequel has been discussed ...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 390 – The Way Back, The Whistlers, The Hunt & More

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham mix things up a bit and offer a grab bag...

To the Stars Trailer: Martha Stephens’ Acclaimed Sundance Drama Gets Colorized

In these strange times, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised at anything. However, I was caught off guard upon seeing the first trailer for one of my favorite f...

Henry Golding Returns to Ho Chi Minh City in First Trailer for Hong Khaou’s Monsoon

One of our favorites on the festival circuit last year, playing at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and more, was Monsoon, a...

The Other Lamb Review: A Stomach-Churning, Brilliant Cult Drama

There’s a scene in Małgorzata Szumowska’s dark, stomach-churning, brilliant drama The Other Lamb that perfectly encapsulates the life-on-the-outside longing of...

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