NIGHTSTREAM 2020: ’BLOODY HELL’ Crosses Australian Horror and ‘Iron Man’ to Excellent Effect
A film review of 'Bloody Hell' directed by Alister Grierson and staring Ben O'Toole as part of our Nighthawk 2020 Film Festival coverage.
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NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Haunting ’32 MALASAÑA STREET’ Delivers Effective Spanish Frights
A film review of '32 Malasaña Street' directed by Albert Pintó and starring Begoña Vargas as part of our Nightstream 2020 coverage.
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NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Atmospheric Horror Game Adaptation ’DETENTION’ Left Me Cold
John Hsu’s Detention gives a horror movie makeover to Taiwan’s darkest moment in history. Taking place during the country’s period known as the “White Terror”, a 38-year period of martial law where 140,000 alleged “political dissidents” were jailed and countless others executed by the state, Detention attempts to mix dark fantastical elements in with real-world...
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NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Rancid ‘HUNTED’ A Sadistic Episode of Pointless Cruelty and Unchecked Misogyny
A film review of 'Hunted' written and directed by Vincent Paronnaud and starring Lucie Debay and Christian Broncha as part of our Nighthawk 2020 Film Festival coverage.
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Trailer for Sundance Immigrant Horror ‘HIS HOUSE’ Fears Racism, Ghosts
The first trailer for Remi Weekes' 'His House' drops before its Netflix debut.
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Brilliantly Offbeat ‘KAJILLIONAIRE’ A Singular Work of Weirdo Wonder
Miranda July’s oddball opus ‘Kajillionaire’ uses quirk to speak to the distancing of humanity from itself, creating a weirdly tender and wholly otherworldly dramedy that’s lit up by great performances.
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‘ANTEBELLUM’ Connects the Dots Between Black Past and Present
Much last this year’s ‘The Hunt’, ‘Antebellum’ is sure to spark controversy and shock viewers into taking a stance, one way or another. And though it may turn some away…
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A Family Plagued by Ambition Suffers Silently In Brooding Drama ’THE NEST’
This well-acted follow-up feature from Sean Durkin is a ruminant deconstruction of ambition at the cost of a family’s emotional well-being. ‘The Nest’s measured pace and subtle themes may leave…
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X-Men Franchise Dies A Final Death With Disposable Super-Teen Flick ‘THE NEW MUTANTS’
'The New Mutants' is a classic case of wasted potential, Josh Boone's vision of a darker horror-genre superhero movie not fulfilled so much as it is merely suggested. The cast…
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Blockbusting Bore ‘TENET’ Revels In Nolan’s Worst Instincts
‘Tenet’ sees director Christopher Nolan completely bend the knee to technical showmanship and entirely ignore the bread and butter of what makes films engaging: character. Though the mostly-practical VFX achievements…