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Femme

Femme

With Femme, Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping prove themselves as a directing duo to be reckoned with. In their neo-noir thriller about revenge that stars gay characters, the filmmakers (both of whom are making their feature directorial debuts) are going into uncharted territory and in doing so give hope for a bright future

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Red Rooms

Red Rooms

Become the story if you must, but be careful when doing so: in Dan Gilroy’s hit psychological thriller Nightcrawler, Jak e Gyllenhaal as the eponymous antihero of crime flick took the first part of this advice quite seriously. But perhaps not the latter. He went savage as end would a son, overshooting danger to be

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The Marvels

The Marvels

Comic books are art in a number of their forms. In comic theatre, specifically in superhero comics, the laughter caused is the most under appreciated and possibly of all, cease being entertained in the midst of the most tragic of events. Yes, Sad comic books, Serious comic books, Sombre comic books, and you get the

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DogMan

DogMan

There’s one way to experience DogMan, visionary Luc Besson’s new thriller. First, you should know Besson. He gave us The Fifth Element and Lucy, two movies that sit outside typical cinematic norms; they’re as edgy as they are dreamy. DogMan is similar in that regard. The most important thing to understand when going into the

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Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

The most expected Deadpool & Wolverine movie is coming up this week, thus bringing hope and joy to film buffs and MCU supporters worldwide. Deadpool & Wolverine is a continuation of Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). This flick encompasses the storyline of the superhero/anti-hero Deadpool into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a move

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Lousy Carter

Lousy Carter

What will you do if you are given a few days to live? Start making meth? Jump into a volcano? Drink yourself stupid? A new dry comedy from the director of Infinity Baby Bob Byington explores this idea with cringe-inducing hilarity. Byington, who once again partners with character actor David Krumholtz following their work on

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3 Body Problem

3 Body Problem

Netflix’s ambitious new 3 Body Problem sci-fi series might have started slow, but that doesn’t make it any less one of the streaming service’s most meaningful additions to its catalog of timeless original hit productions. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss took a huge risk by choosing to adapt Liu Cixin’s famously unadaptable book series Remembrance

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The Old Oak

The Old Oak

More than any other filmmaker in history, Ken Loach was a compassionate man. Compassion comes from the Latin word compati, which means “to suffer with” or “to suffer together” (passus gives us passion as in “the Passion of Christ”). Certainly his films showed much suffering but also they showed how much strength and unity can

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