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STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSXSW 2021: ‘WITCH HUNT’ Explores a World Where Witches Are Real and Illegal
‘Witch Hunt’ struggles to execute an allegorical deathblow to real-life systemic prejudice but manages to remain a worthwhile watch for those who want their…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSXSW 2021: ‘HERE BEFORE’ A Tricky Psychological Thriller That Just Might Awaken the Undead
Andrea Riseborough mic drops another outstanding performance in Stacey Gregg’s remarkably unnerving ‘Here Before’, an Irish domestic psychological thriller about a mother convinced that her…
STREAMING · KANOPYSXSW 2021: Floral Horror ‘GAIA’ a Nightmarish Reckoning with Nature
Making its mark on the eco-horror field, Gaia forgoes deep character development to focus on larger themes of man vs. nature, all underscored by…
STREAMING · KANOPYSXSW 2021: ALS Activism Documentary ‘NOT GOING QUIETLY’ a Devastating, Inspirational Call to Arms
A masterful character study and politically activated documentary about ALS-stricken activist Ady Barkan, 'Not Going Quietly' is a powerful and overwhelmingly emotional story of…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSXSW 2021: ‘THE END OF US’ a Pandemic Breakup Movie With Just Enough Heart
Henry Loevner and Steve Kanter’s ‘The End of Us’ effectively stages a mumblecore breakup movie in the maw of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNELHumanist Spy Thriller ‘THE COURIER’ Is On a Mission to Move You
A stirring dramatic thriller with a career-best onscreen turn from Benedict Cumberbatch, 'The Courier' explores the events of the Cold War through ground-level heroism,…
STREAMING · AMC+Nightmares ‘COME TRUE’ in Genuinely Scary Sleepwalk Through the Subconscious
Sustained tension and an entirely creepy visual palette make 'Come True', a dreamy horror-hybrid about sleep paralysis, a heady haunter. Anthony Scott Burns announces…
STREAMING · DISNEY+‘RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON’ Is Disney Dominance on Autopilot
Disney Animation Studios one-ups their craftsmanship in the Asian-set adventure 'Raya and the Last Dragon', a beautiful-to-look-at effort that feels decidedly borrowed from establishment…
STREAMING · APPLE TV+Sprawling Opioid Drama ‘CHERRY’ a Sometimes Entertaining Jumbled Mess
At two and a half hours, ‘Cherry’ attempts to tackle war values, PTSD, drug addiction, teen romance, and crime but the decently-entertaining character study…
STREAMING · NETFLIXGod Save the Elderly Because Rosamund Pike is Here to Swallow Them Whole in Wicked ‘I CARE A LOT’
Rosamund Pike leads a deliciously contemptible cast of characters in J Blakeson’s dark-satire-cum-crime-thriller 'I Care a Lot'. Though the film suffers the sin of having its…
STREAMING · HULUSundance 2021: ‘SUMMER OF SOUL (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)’ Finally Televises the Revolution…And It Rules
Questlove creates a toe-tapping and revolutionary documentary that’ll have audiences foaming at the mouth for more. The lineup of talent is simply insane, the…
STREAMING · NETFLIXSundance 2021: Stunning Performances Make ‘MASS’ A Sorrowful Reflection On The Aftermath of Violence
In many ways, Mass feels like it could have been a play - and a very good one at that - but there is…
STREAMING · KANOPYSundance 2021: Oral Histories and Prison Hierarchies Make Up ‘NIGHT OF THE KINGS’
‘Night of the Kings’ challenges what a film can be, using African traditions of oral storytelling to create an often spellbinding - if not…
STREAMING · KANOPYSundance 2021: Porn Industry Is More Business, Less ‘PLEASURE’ In Phenomenal Star Is Born Cum-Up
A stunningly provocative exploration of the peaks and valleys of the porn industry led by a wowing performance from newcomer Sofia Kappel, ‘Pleasure’ uses…
STREAMING · PEACOCKSundance 2021: Robin Wright Proves Herself in Wyoming-Set ‘LAND’
Taking full advantage of its awe-striking setting, ‘Land’ explores a woman’s path to recovery after unspeakable tragedy and is held up by delicate direction…
STREAMING · NETFLIXSundance 2021: Twisty Holocaust Survivor Doc MISHA AND THE WOLVES’ Is Not What It Appears To Be
This globe-trotting caper is a tale that’s stranger than fiction, perhaps because it just might be, and director Sam Hobkinson manages to weave the…
STREAMING · KANOPYSundance 2021: You Simply Cannot Unplug From Chilling Documentary ‘A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX’
As fascinating, thought-provoking, and well-researched a documentary as ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ is, it also proves to be utterly terrifying in both its…
STREAMING · MUBISundance 2021: Stalker Thriller ‘SUPERIOR’ An Identity-Driven Throwback to the 80s
Erin Vassilopoulos’ ‘Superior’ is a moody psychological drama that suffers a middling script while leaning on effective, evocative aesthetics and too-subtle character development.
STREAMING · NETFLIXSundance 2021: A Hijacker Can’t Hack It In Polish ‘PRIME TIME’
Jakub Piątek's attempt to unravel the modern obsession with broadcasting our private lives through the lens of Y2K features a solid performance from Bartosz…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Sundance 2021: ISIS Sex Slave Doc ‘SABAYA’ Uncovers Hell on Earth
Though one may be left wanting more footage and more character after watching the horrifying 'Sabaya', there is no denying the raw power of…
STREAMING · NETFLIXSundance 2021: ‘IN THE EARTH’ Combines Axe Slashers and Lovecraftian Horror With Hallucinogenic Style
Ben Wheatley's return to horror uses the backdrop of a global pandemic to spin a folksy yarn about woodland killers and pagan worship that…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSundance 2021: Two Emotionally Wounded BFFs Are Going to Kill Themselves ‘ON THE COUNT OF THREE’
A jet black comedy-drama with serious issues on its mind, ‘On the Count of Three’ finds morbid humor and grave sentiment in a pair…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSundance 2021: ‘MOTHER SCHMUCKERS’ A Depraved, Cringe, Bad-Taste Comedy With Echoes of ‘It’s Always Sunny’
This ultra-low-budget Belgian comedy is a tasteless gas that regularly makes light of that which is most likely to offend. Writers, directors, and stars Harpo…
STREAMING · AMC+Sundance 2021: #Adulting is Sinister and Weird in Bizarro Fable ‘JOHN AND THE HOLE’
Led by an unsettling central turn from Charlie Shotwell, ‘John and the Hole’ is a mysterious, jet black anti-coming-of-age fable about the loss of…
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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