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Venice Film Festival Review: The Killer

Sam Niles - September 27, 2023

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

Sam Niles - September 21, 2023

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

Sam Niles - September 18, 2023

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

Sam Niles - September 15, 2023

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)

Sam Niles - September 13, 2023

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

Venice Film Festival Review: Life Is Not A Competition But I’m Winning

Sam Niles - September 12, 2023

If history is written by the victors, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the game? Life Is Not...

Venice Film Festival Review: Oceans are the Real Continents

Sam Niles - September 11, 2023

The black-and-white Oceans Are The Real Continents is subtly intoxicating. Its opening is an evolution of motion, starting with a shot of Alex (Alexander...

Venice Film Festival Review: El Conde

Sam Niles - September 11, 2023

You might expect a movie portraying Augusto Pinochet (Jaime Vadell) as a vampire to follow the same narrative beats as a biopic, just with...

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Puts a Fun Twist on the Dracula Story

Sam Niles - August 15, 2023

Reportedly, co-writer Bragi Schut Jr. sought to write an Alien-style horror film on a space station, but after seeing the model for The Demeter...

‘Happiness for Beginners’ is a Pleasant, Low-Conflict Rom-Com

Sam Niles - August 7, 2023

Happiness For Beginners involves a recently divorced Helen (Ellie Kemper) embarking on a days long hike to discover herself. She unexpectedly sees Jake (Luke...