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[Fantasia Review] Crimson Whale

A product of the Korean Academy of Film Arts' Advanced Program, writer/director Park Hye-mi's Crimson Whale is a fascinating little sci-fi adventure. The hand-d...

[Fantasia Review] Ludo

Called the national game of India by some, Pacisi has evolved throughout the centuries into multiple iterations. One of the most popular versions patented in En...

[Review] Lila & Eve

A movie isn't necessarily ruined because its so-called twist is easily deciphered, especially when the reveal is less for shock value than depicting the psychol...

[Karlovy Vary Review] The Summer of Sangaile

Comparisons between Alanté Kavaïté’s The Summer of Sangaile – the Lithuanian writer-director’s first feature since her 2006 debut Fissures – and Abdellatif Kech...

[Review] Ardor

If you combine Blue Ruin’s lack of a clearly discernible story and exercise in genre with Jauja’s teases of magical realism and self-consciously mythic narrativ...

[Review] Mr. Holmes

The mere mention of BBC Films conjures gentle images of passive Sunday-afternoon TV movies with some nice acting, nice costumes, and a nice score, all resulting...

[Review] She’s Funny That Way

The contemporary is overrated; sometimes, we have to look back in order to move forward; the new is always found in the old. These are some of the obvious mantr...

[Karlovy Vary Review] Bob and the Trees

Following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Diego Ongaro’s Bob and the Trees was featured in the main competition at Karlovy V...