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The Absence of Eden

The Absence of Eden

In a divided border town, a Mexican woman escaping violence and an ICE agent find themselves drawn together. The Absence of Eden is unflinching in its portrayal of human trafficking and the exploitation of undocumented people — as well as the different reactions from those in charge of keeping order. In his feature debut, writer/director […]

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The Beast

The Beast

The Beast might as well be referred to as a slow twisting knife into the side of our existence, sharpened to a point by Bertrand Bonello and wielded with surgical precision so as not to nick any vital organs — we’re alive, but definitely hurting. Indeed, placing itself at a time when humanity is its

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damaged

Damaged

In an absurd, mindless and macabre serial killer thriller set in Europe, Samuel L. Jackson leads a respectable cast off a cliff. Damaged stretches credibility from the beginning and then proceeds to drop IQ points with every frame that passes by. The American detective helping Scottish police catch a Satanic murderer plot seems simple but

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sting

Sting

With Sting, director Kiah Roache-Turner has created something more modest than his previous movies, although no less entertaining. The film combines a creature feature with a family drama to provide an outlet for Wētā Workshop’s practical effects; the gooey kills have some emotional heft behind them. This is more high-concept tinkering from the brains behind

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An American Bombing

An American Bombing

Twenty-nine years ago today, the United States suffered its worst act of domestic terrorism: Gulf War veteran Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. McVeigh and his ilk were motivated by a laundry list of real and imagined grievances they had been nursing for years. The story of the Oklahoma

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Under the Bridge

Under the Bridge

In 1997, there were no social media platforms. At that time, it had not yet established itself as a permanent fixture that influences us all whenever it feels like it – mostly kids for the worse – though meanness and cruelty have always been around. Set in the late \’90s, Hulu’s Under the Bridge brings

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Blood for Dust

Blood for Dust

According to Variety, director Rod Blackhurst and co-writer David Ebeltoft’s Blood for Dust is “Breaking Bad meets Fargo,” and they’re not wrong. Lead actor Scoot McNairy (True Detective, The Comey Rule) channels every great gritty neo-noir protagonist as Cliff, an average salesman who bites off more than he can chew while just trying to make

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Unsung Hero

Unsung Hero

In Unsung Hero, Joel Smallbone plays his own dad as he parents himself. He even wears his father’s real jacket from 30 years ago in the film. So, yeah: In your face, Hollywood multiverses! Smallbone-as-David is a jaw-dropping performance. The rest of the cast is pretty darn good, too. They’re an Australian family; if you

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Dead Boy Detectives

Dead Boy Detectives

Steve Yockey is very likely a person you like, even if you don’t know it. He has created many successful TV series. As the producer of Supernatural, he revived the popular ghostly show towards its end. He injected some sass and madness into two-season murder mystery comedy/drama The Flight Attendant as executive producer and showrunner

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Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World would beat you up and do it between laughs. This Hyperkinetic action flick takes every theme it can find and runs them into the ground with some clever direction, an A-list cast, and twists that completely warp the story during a balls-to-the-wall climax. Bill Skarsgård is an absolute animal in this one

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