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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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‘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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‘The Girl in the Snow’ Film Review: A Witch Hunt in Rural 1800s France from Louise Hémon

In her first full-length feature, Louise Hémon presents L’engloutie (The Girl in the Snow). A selection in the Quinzaine des Cineastes of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Hémon designs a vibey film. She narrates the story of Aimée (Galatea Bellugi), a volunteer teacher from an unspecified big French city. She …

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‘Esta Isla’ Review: A Coming-of-Age Film About Love, Crime, and Belonging

In their debut feature film, Esta Isla (This Island), Lorraine Jones Molina and Christian Carretero narrate a story about love and crime. Bebo (Zion Ortiz) is a working-class young man who lives on an island in Puerto Rico. He fishes in the sea with his brother Charlie (Xavier Morales). They …

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‘Tow’ Film Review: A Compelling Enough Drama from Stephanie Laing and Rose Byrne

The veteran indie director Stephanie Laing (Irreplaceable You and Family Squares) teams up with Rose Byrne to present Tow. The film tells the true story of Amanda Ogle (Byrne), a woman who left her child, Avery (Elsie Fisher), to find a better life condition as a veterinary technician. However, she …

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‘The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard’ Review: Jessica Reynolds Brings Freshness to an Otherwise Middling Film

Director David Verbeek presents his latest film, The Wolf, the Fox, and the Leopard, at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Divided into chapters, the film narrates the story of a girl (Jessica Reynolds) who lives in the woods as a wolf. She behaves, eats, and walks like a wolf. Suddenly, …

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‘Honeyjoon’ Film Review: Lillian T. Mehrel on Mothers and Daughters

In her debut feature premiering at this year’s Tribeca, Lillian T. Mehrel narrates about the relationship between a mother and daughter in Honeyjoon. In the film, June (Ayden Mayeri) and Lela (Amira Casar) travel to Açores in Portugal to celebrate the first anniversary of the family patriarch’s death. In their …

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‘Inside’ Film Review: Charles Williams’ Debut Feature

Australian director Charles Williams presents his debut feature: Inside. Williams won the short film Palme d’Or in 2018 at Cannes for All These Creatures and soon became a potential talent for the future. Six years later, the director narrates the story of a young man, Mel (Vincent Miller), who is …

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‘The Travel Companion’ Film Review: Travis Wood and Alex Mallis’ Achingly Moving Debut Feature

After working on their respective short films and co-directing the documentary short Dollar Pizza Documentary, Brooklyn-based filmmakers Travis Wood and Alex Mallis are upping the ante as their debut feature The Travel Companion is having its world premiere in the US Narrative Competition section of the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. …

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