Sam Niles

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‘Alien: Romulus’ Perfectly Synthesizes ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’

Alien: Romulus checks all the boxes that are expected from lega-sequels, but co-writer/director Fede Alvarez understands that part of the franchise’s effectiveness is the...

Longlegs Review: An Anxiety-Riddled, Masterful Horror Film

If you’re looking for a spooky night out, Longlegs will scratch that itch. This procedural thriller with a paranormal twist wears its Silence Of...

Sundance Film Festival Review: Love Machina

Love Machina – had it been an hour shorter – could have been a compelling exploration of Martine and Bina Rothblatt, two lovers who...

Sundance Film Festival: Every Little Thing

A documentary about rehabilitating hummingbirds proving to be a poignant reflection on life and death might sound unexpected, but it will make perfect sense...

Venice Film Festival Review: Hit Man

We’re introduced to Gary Johnson (played by co-writer Glen Powell) as a pleasant, pleasurable psychology professor. Not knowing anything about the true story going...

Venice Film Festival Review: The Beast (La Bête)

Co-writer-director Bertrand Bonnello was "freely inspired" by Henry James’s The Beast In The Jungle for his script for The Beast. Its protagonist believes that...

Venice Film Festival Review: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, which takes place almost entirely within a courtroom, has almost no score, but the cast makes up the soundscape. They...

Venice Film Festival Review: The Killer

Like James Wan with Malignant or Michael Bay with Ambulance, David Fincher makes the movie he’s wanted to make his entire career with The...

Venice Film Festival: Aggro Dr1ft

Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft is a wholly unique experience. The entirely infrared tale of an assassin is visceral, crass, repetitive. Sometimes it feels like...

Venice Film Festival Review: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

If The Vourdalak utilized childlike puppetry to supplement its darker, fable-like nature, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person embraces its childish elements for their...

Venice Film Festival Review: The Vourdalak

Adapted by co-writer Hadrien Bouvier and director Adrien Beau (who also performs as the Vourdalak)  from Aleksei Tolstoy’s story, The Vourdalak follows an obnoxious...

Venice Film Festival Review: City of Wind (SÈR SÈR SALHI)

  Coming of age stories are a dime a dozen. Coming of age stories about a teenager at odds with their essential cultural role in...

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