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Hope – first-look review | Little White Lies

For all of the rip-roaring set pieces in Na Hong-jin’s creature feature Hope, there’s a scene at the halfway point that encapsulates…

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Colony – first-look review | Little White Lies

In the post-Romero era of zombie horror filmmaking, there are only a handful of titles that truly stand out, and one…

1 month ago

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – first-look…

Early into Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Sundance-anointed filmmaker Kris (Hannah Einbinder) explains to erstwhile scream…

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Kokuho review – a kabuki star is born

Within a short time of being introduced to the budding kabuki performer at the centre of Lee Sang-il’s hit Japanese film…

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The magnificent range of Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Cynthia bawls, Hortense holds herself together, at first over the phone and then in person. The camera holds mother and…

1 month ago

The Piano Teacher and The Limits of Desire

Romy keeps fantasising about Samuel, and it’s implied that BDSM now plays some role in her marriage. But, as in…

2 months ago

I’ve Seen All I Need To See review – grief in a…

Memory flickers like an old television left on too late. Images blur, and voices get lost under the crackle of…

2 months ago

Hey Nostradamus: Conner O’Malley’s American Dream

O’Malley’s videos feature the wild plot twists and whiplash juxtapositions of a short-attention-span culture; watching them can be as abrasive as…

2 months ago

Rose of Nevada | Mother Mary | Vox Lux (2018)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada and David Lowery’s Mother Mary. For Film…

2 months ago

Michael review – legacy management 101

Forget all the bad stuff you ever knew about Michael Jackson. Wipe it from your mind. If you happen to…

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