Chilling ‘THE BOOGEYMAN’ Rekindles Fear of the Dark
One of the better (and more assertive) adaptations of Steven King, 'The Boogeyman' is a well-directed, well-acted slice of classic 'fear the dark' horror. It’s scary, it’ll make you jump,…
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SIFF ‘23: Danish Mindf*ck ‘SUPERPOSITION’ Freaked Me Right Out
Teit (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard) and Stine (Marie Bach Hansen) are storytellers who’ve left civilization to live off the land for a year – and podcast about the experience – in Superposition. The issue is that might not be the only Teit and Stine out there. This dense and well-constructed metaphysical thriller is designed to screw...
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‘FAST X’ Accelerates the Tired Franchise Into a Wall of Absurdity
'Fast X' floors the Fast & Furious franchise beyond the brink of absurdity, delivering a spectacle as deflated as a punctured tire despite its astronomical budget and star-studded cast. It…
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Kinky ‘Sanctuary’ an Intoxicating Two-Hander That Dominates Audience
'Sanctuary', a kinky dark romantic comedy, transcends its overtly sexually-charged trappings to become a provocative exploration of power, control, and trust. With an unforgettable performance from Margaret Qualley, it's a…
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SIFF ’23: ‘My Animal’ Unleashes Queer Love and Werewolf Angst
In My Animal, Jacqueline Castel deftly blends ’80s nostalgia and Giallo inspiration into a queer, modern fairy tale. This indie film take on high school werewolf erotica feels like a darker, more niche Stephanie Meyer creation, complete with issues of abuse and alcoholism, the tension of forbidden love, and, yes, werewolf angst. Bobbi Salvör Menuez...
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‘EVIL DEAD RISE’ Splatters the Screen, Breathing Fresh Blood into Lovingly Demented Franchise
'Evil Dead Rise' revitalizes the legendary franchise once more, drenching the screen in mountains of gore, campy black humor, and unabashed horror homage. While it may not hit the same…
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SIFF ‘23: Romantic Korean Drama ‘PAST LIVES’ Aches With the Power of Many Lifetimes
Some of the most romantic movies to ever exist (Before Sunset) don’t feature even a kiss. Enter Past Lives, Celine Song’s achingly romantic two-hander about a pair of entangled Korean childhood friends who must navigate their deep connection across 7,000 miles (she’s in New York, he’s in Korea) and 24 years as they drift into...
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SIFF ‘23: The Toxic Workplace is a Silent Killer in ‘NEXT SOHEE’
A contemplative and unique Korean thriller, Jung Ju-ri’s Next Sohee is artfully directed and performed with reserved grace. Sohee (Kim Si-Eun) is an “extern”, a student worker exploited for their labor, mandated to work a call center as a precondition for graduation. Ju-ri turns the office worker grind into a mental prison that chisels away...
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SIFF ’23: Gothic Thriller ‘MOTHER SUPERIOR’ A Tight Haunt
The occult dabblings of the Nazi party casts a dark pall over the estate of a witchy Baroness circa 1975 Austria in Marie Alice Wolfszahn’s Mother Superior. The atmospheric, feminist midnight movie tells the story of deep-cover nurse Sigrun (Isabella Händler) as she attempts to puzzle out the mysteries of her lineage, only to stumble...
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SIFF ‘23: Daddy-Daughter Dramedy ‘SCRAPPER’ a Delightful Diversion
Georgie (Lola Campbell) is a 12-going-on-30 type, living on her lonesome in her London flat following the death of her mum in Scrappers. When her estranged deadbeat dad (Harris Dickinson) hops the fence and re-enters her life one day, Georgie has to navigate her newfound feelings towards her out-of-the-woodwork parental figure in writer-director Charlotte Regan’s...