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Review: <i>The Lighthouse</i>

Review: The Lighthouse

Oct 18th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
You'd be forgiven for thinking The Lighthouse is a comedy when the first two things that happen are Robert Pattinson bumping his head and swearing and Willem Dafoe farting. But while those and a handful of other humorous moments and outlandish events do make this a nutty affair, the sophomore...
Review: <i>Tell Me Who I Am</i>

Review: Tell Me Who I Am

Oct 18th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
Tell Me Who I Am (on Netflix) belongs to the category of documentaries that are better enjoyed the less you know ahead of time. Netflix is a great home for these, as the 24/7 availability and near-zero cost make it easy to give it a look when a friend texts you saying, "You HAVE to watch this!"...
Review: <i>Jojo Rabbit</i>

Review: Jojo Rabbit

Oct 18th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
The attention-grabbing pitch for Jojo Rabbit — a little German boy near the end of World War II has an imaginary friend, and it’s Hitler — is ultimately secondary in importance to the film’s more serious, sentimental themes. That the film, adapted and directed by Taiki Waititi from...
REVIEW: <i>In the Shadow of the Moon</i>

REVIEW: In the Shadow of the Moon

Oct 15th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
In the Shadow of the Moon (on Netflix) is a reasonably OK science-fiction police procedural that begins with a flash-forward to 2024, where Philadelphia is in ashy ruins and the U.S. flag has been reconfigured to have five big stars instead of 50 little ones. With this indication that The Future...
NYFF Report: Reality vs Fiction

NYFF Report: Reality vs Fiction

Oct 3rd, 2019 Bill Bria
Film is a strange medium. It requires creating images and moments that must have the semblance of reality but which are totally fictional. At least, that’s the conceit — more often than not, a little (or more) truth bleeds into the material, consciously or otherwise, and the lines between...
NYFF Report: Crime & Consequences

NYFF Report: Crime & Consequences

Sep 30th, 2019 Bill Bria
Crime films deal with criminals in a variety of ways, but there is a temptation (often indulged) to treat the criminal as an “other,” as “the bad guy,” allowing for a good deal of distance between the characters and the spectators. This happens so frequently that when a crime film comes...
Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Saint Maud</i>

Fantastic Fest Review: Saint Maud

Sep 27th, 2019 Virginia Yapp
Thorns and nails pressing into raw flesh, limbs twisting and contorting beyond the limits of nature, flames not-so-gently lapping at bare skin — religious fervor (especially that of the Catholic variety) has always made an alluring backdrop for body horror, and for good reason. As films like The...
Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Deerskin</i>

Fantastic Fest Review: Deerskin

Sep 27th, 2019 Virginia Yapp
I suppose there are multiple ways to go about having a good old-fashioned masculine midlife crisis — it just depends on your level of commitment. You know the obvious ones, of course: things like plunking down your life savings for a shiny red sports car, trading in your age-appropriate partner...
Fantastic Fest Review: <i>4x4</i>

Fantastic Fest Review: 4x4

Sep 27th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
A fully loaded SUV, parked on a Buenos Aires street, is the setting for 4x4, a Saw-inspired take on income inequality from Argentine director Mariano Cohn. A petty thief named Ciro (Peter Lanzani) breaks into the car to steal the stereo, only to find himself trapped when the owner (Dady Brieva) --...
REVIEW: <i>The Death of Dick Long</i>

REVIEW: The Death of Dick Long

Sep 26th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
Set in Alabama and focused on two idiots who panic after making a mistake, The Death of Dick Long laughs at its characters' follies but ultimately shows the kind of affection for them and their habitat that can only come from someone who grew up there. Director Daniel Scheinert (who co-made Swiss...
Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Dolemite Is My Name</i>

Fantastic Fest Review: Dolemite Is My Name

Sep 25th, 2019 Scott Weinberg
Hollywood biopics generally focus on the biggest and most renowned figures in the realms of entertainment. Everyone knows and loves Ray Charles, Elton John, and Tina Turner, so it only makes sense to tell their personal stories in a biography-style movie. But what of the artists who aren't...
REVIEW: <i>The Golden Glove</i>

REVIEW: The Golden Glove

Sep 25th, 2019 Eric D. Snider
The Golden Glove is the remarkably unpleasant true story of a German serial killer in the 1970s, told with matter-of-fact, steely-eyed brutality by Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin. Jonas Dassler is uglied up real good to play Fritz Honda, a hunched, oily psycho with a wispy mustache lingering...
Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Color out of Space</i>

Fantastic Fest Review: Color out of Space

Sep 24th, 2019 Scott Weinberg
(Screened at Fantastic Fest; release TBA.) We all have our own personal biases when it comes to movies. For example, I am instantly curious to see any H.P. Lovecraft adaptation -- partially because lots of his short stories and damn good but mostly because the man's work is notoriously difficult...
Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Guns Akimbo</i>

Fantastic Fest Review: Guns Akimbo

Sep 22nd, 2019 Scott Weinberg
(Screened at Fantastic Fest; theatrical release TBA.) One simply cannot deny that the former Harry Potter, aka Mr. Daniel Radcliffe, has done a fine job of choosing unique, offbeat, and even downright weird scripts in recent years. Between Horns, Kill Your Darlings, and Swiss Army Man, it's...
TIFF Report: Satire! Get It While It's Hot!

TIFF Report: Satire! Get It While It's Hot!

Sep 18th, 2019 Audrey Fox
Given the current sociopolitical climate and general state of the world, satire seems like a tall order. How can you comically exaggerate people and situations when everything that happens already feels like it’s already been exaggerated for comedic effect? But for that very reason, satire can...
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