All work and no play makes Stanley a space boy What’s your favorite conspiracy theory? Maybe you’re partial to the suspicion that Nicolas Cage and…
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The trailer for Monos is accompanied by a quote describing it as “at the scale of Apocalypse Now.” Like the 1979 anti-war movie, Monos feels…
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Fists and heads fly in the opening to First Love, which intercuts an underground boxing match with a gruesome beheading. Set during an almost permanent…
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RAW FROM THE SAW – Film Review: The Farewell
by Thomas Lawson November 2, 2019In Changchun, China, a wedding is happening. Nai Nai, the family’s diligent and kind-hearted matriarch, is organizing a luxurious banquet. Friends and relatives are flying…
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RAW FROM THE SAW – Film Review: The Nightingale
by Thomas Lawson November 2, 2019“I’m not England. I’m Ireland,” insists Clare, sitting exhausted beside a smoldering fire in the middle of a Tasmanian forest. She’s talking to Billy, a…
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Unsuspecting genius A sword-wielding hitman who follows the Samurai code. A happily-married bus driver and poet. A depressed vampire musician. A nameless, cryptic criminal. A…
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A typewriter sits among beige paper on an oak desk. A metal fan whispers a low breeze around the hotel room decorated with peeling paint…
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