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Slamdance 2015: Body
A fun girls night turns convoluted and bewilderingly twisted in 'Body'.
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Pioneer
There are two movies playing out in the Norwegian film Pioneer. The first is a gritty procedural of...
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The Sleepwalker
A psychological drama of tension between two sisters.
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Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
A stylish farm-set, grim thriller around family and lovers.
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Nightcrawler
Nighttime vultures circling around the cynical, cruel world of newsworthy accidents and tragedies are depicted with delectably compelling...
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Before I Go to Sleep
Despite a promising start , Before I Go to Sleep is a film that is sadly let down...
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Automata
Sci-fi thriller Automata’s obvious parallel – so obvious that it has dominated press publicity — is with I,...
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Gone Girl
On the subject of David Fincher’s disturbing, fascinating Gone Girl, there are a handful of things of which I am...
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Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett On the Challenges and Opportunities Modern Audiences Present
The team of director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett made what was one of my favorite films of last year,...
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The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears
After decades of watching movies, I never thought I would discover a genre I had never heard of...
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TIFF 2014: Backcountry
Opening with the camera tracking towards an unseen but, based on the sound design, grisly sight, Backcountry immediately foreshadows...
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The Zero Theorem
Terry Gilliam is no stranger to absurd dystopian science-fiction films. His best work came early in his career...
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Fantasia 2014: The Drownsman
The Drownsman stars Michelle Mylett as Madison, a young woman we know absolutely nothing about. Madison’s best friend...
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A Most Wanted Man
A grey cloud follows every film featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman ever since his untimely death earlier this year...
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West End
The mob drama may be played out, but that doesn’t stop writer/director Joe Basile from taking a crack...