Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts – A Heroic Journey that Questions the Concept of the Heroic Journey
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, the latest film from Indonesian director Mouly Surya, is a surreal and existential Western.
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The Breakthroughs Film Festival Showcases New Storytelling Perspectives
The 7th annual Breakthroughs Film Festival is set to take place in Toronto at the Royal Cinema on June 15th and 16th, highlighting emerging female filmmakers from around the world.
‘Heartworn Highways’ Revisited
If you liked the 1976 outlaw country music documentary Heartworn Highways, it is now available on home video, along with a new companion doc called Heartworn Highways Revisited.
Prime in the Dustbin: ‘The Heart is a Rebel’ (1958)
We take a gander at The Heart is a Rebel, a family drama from Billy Graham Ministries, and ponder the conundrum of reviewing faith-based films in a post-modern world.
“It’s In You.” Izzy Lee’s ‘My Monster’ (2018)
Izzy Lee’s latest short film My Monster is just one more example of the filmmaker’s mastery of diverse types of storytelling.
Prime in the Dustbin: ‘The Devonsville Terror’ (1983)
While The Devonsville Terror may look like another cheap video nasty from the 1980s, this movie has a lot to say about atrocious male attitudes towards women.
‘Hunting Lands’ Provides Drama and Rewards Patience
Writer/director Zack Wilcox’s film Hunting Lands is a slow-burn character drama, full of tension, with few words spoken.
Prime in the Dustbin: ‘Spontaneous Combustion’ (1990)
Spontaneous Combustion may not be the best Tobe Hooper film, but it feels like the one that most accurately bears his thumbprint.
“God Works Between the Lines:” The Alienist, ‘Castle in the Sky’
Although there has been talk of The Alienist embarking upon a second season, “Castle in the Sky” feels a lot like the show is saying goodbye for good.
“There Are Certain Things a Man Cannot Control”: The Alienist, ‘Psychopathia Sexualis’
This episode of ‘The Alienist’ includes both triumph and tragedy as the investigative team gets dangerously close to identifying the serial killer.
5 A.M. GAMING: Running with ‘Mulaka’
Mulaka is a third-person hack-and-slash adventure with somewhat underdeveloped platforming elements that borrows its storyline and in-game locale from northern Mexico’s indigenous Tarahumara
Facing The Past to Fight for the Future on Season 2 of ‘Jessica Jones’
There is perhaps no more relatable character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Jessica Jones. Expectations for the second season of Netflix’s series have been high. Thankfully, it does not disappoint.