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‘How Dark My Love’ Film Review: Into the Bizarre Mind of Joe Coleman

Nearly a decade ago, American alternative artist and provocateur Joe Coleman painted a door-sized, hyper-detailed self-portrait titled “Doorway to Joe,” which reflects his personal lore, uninhibited fantasies and fetishes, and penchant for the divine and the profane. Later, he figured that the project called for a seven-foot companion portrait of …

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‘The Old Guard 2’ Movie Review: Setup Instead of Depth in a Stumbling Sequel

Following up on a surprisingly entertaining origin story, The Old Guard 2 attempts to expand the universe created by Greg Rucka (writer of the original The Old Guard comic and film) and once again directed for the screen – this time under the hand of Victoria Mahoney (Yelling to the …

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’28 Weeks Later’ Film Review: A Fun Action Thriller That’s All Bark and No Bite

28 Days Later helped revive the zombie subgenre. Not only did it provide audiences with an effective horror feature, but it also delivered something more substantial. It delved into asking emotionally taxing questions without clear answers. Considered more of a human drama by director Danny Boyle, it made the finished …

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’28 Days Later’ Film Review: A Scary And Thought-Provoking Horror Classic

In both film and television, Zombies have become an iconic part of the entertainment culture. Ever since 1968’s Night of the Living Dead, zombies have carved a niche for themselves. The tension, gore, and general terror of those stories have resonated with audiences. Recent examples, such as The Walking Dead …

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‘Superman (1978)’ Review: A Dated, But Perfect Encapsulation Of The Iconic Character

Before James Gunn’s Superman releases in a few days , this review felt relevant. That film hopes to revolutionize the superhero genre when it’s desperately needed. As a hero, Superman has always proven to be an enigma. His powers and abilities make him such a serious opponent; it’s hard to …

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‘The Mastermind’ Review: A Brilliant Anti-Heist Film

The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt’s quietly hypnotic film about a worryingly inept thief, is almost about everything else except the heist our anti-hero spends the first half-hour planning. The loose structure unravels just as quickly as the plan itself, and the longer we spend adrift with James (Josh O’Connor), it becomes …

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‘Air Force One’ Review: An Epic-Scope Action Movie from Wolfgang Petersen

German master crafter of epic-scope action films, Wolfgang Petersen, famous for his Academy-Award nominated 1982 World War II Das Boot, later in his life became a name in Hollywood for when you needed an author to sculpt a large-scale action film. Petersen ranges from the classic heartbreaking family movie The …

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‘Wolfwalkers’ Movie Review: A Animated Tale of Irish culture, Colonialism, and Coming-of-Age

Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been one of the most fascinating workshops for the medium since their 2009 feature debut, The Secret of Kells. Wolfwalkers by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart is only their fifth feature since Kells. Nearly every work of theirs went on to get an Academy …

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‘Deaf President Now!’ Documentary Review: Chronicles of A Monumental Student Movement at Gallaudet

In Deaf President Now!, Nyle DiMarco and Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim join forces to tell a milestone in the education of the deaf community. In 1988, at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C, the first and only deaf people’s university in the world, students gathered to protest. The board of …

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‘We Are Pat’ Film Review: Tribeca Alum Rowan Haber Reframes A ‘90s Cult Figure

Nearly six minutes into We Are Pat, a hybrid documentary from Tribeca alum Rowan Haber, our gaze fixates on a graphic in pink and blue gradient featuring a photograph of the director’s toddler self—naked, sporting a cute red eyewear, and waving their hand—juxtaposed with a larger photograph of Pat, the …

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