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'Blonde' Review: Ana De Armas Portrays Marilyn Monroe Unpredictably In Daring Psychological Drama
Director-writer Andrew Dominik's Blonde is an adaptation of a fiction novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates in that vein, recounting v
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Sep 27, 2022


'Bad Sisters' Season 1 Review: Five Sisters Try To Survive A Villainous Man In Apple TV+ Dark Comedy
How has this middle-aged man died while his wife Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) is mourning beside him? As it turns out, plenty of people have a mo
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Sep 26, 2022


'Triangle Of Sadness' Review: Luxury Cruise Goes Horribly Wrong In Ruben Östlund's Shameless Satire
Okay, I think now we're ready to sail the stormy waters of Triangle Of Sadness (same title used in Sweden) a satirical comedy helmed by Rube
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Sep 23, 2022


HIFF 2022: 'Godland', 'Plan 75' | Religion & Colonialism, Dystopian Programs | Capsule Reviews
Director-writer Hlynur Pálmason returns with psychological drama Godland (Volaða land in Icelandic, Vanskabte land in Danish) which examines
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Sep 22, 2022


Quick Reviews: 'My Sailor, My Love', 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' | Late Connections, Murder Games
Now, this could just be a coincidence when it comes to My Sailor, My Love (known as Rakkaani merikapteeni in Finland as well), a poignant dr
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Sep 20, 2022


'Athena' Review: Parisian Neighbourhood Witnesses Urban Warfare In Romain Gavras' Furious Tragedy
That is due to the intensity of director Romain Gavras' modern war tragedy Athena (same title in French), also co-written by him alongside L
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Sep 18, 2022


Quick Reviews: 'Beast', 'Where The Crawdads Sing' | Idris Elba, Killer Lion, Daisy Edgar-Jones
Of course, that might come with its own challenges when that animal inspires the title Beast, as is the case in this man-versus-nature survi
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Sep 4, 2022


Quick Reviews: 'Official Competition', 'Memory Of Water' | Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Dystopia
We're discussing directing duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat's Official Competition (Competencia oficial in Spanish), which they also co-wr
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Sep 1, 2022


'Men' Review: Jessie Buckley On A Horribly Traumatising Getaway In Alex Garland's Folk Thriller
Chances are that your date night won't have a happy ending if you've decided to see writer-director Alex Garland's latest output Men togethe
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Aug 23, 2022


'The Sandman' Season 1 Review: Netflix Fantasy Drama Adaptation Controls Your Dreams
Emo is back again, baby! That would be referring to Tom Sturridge's portrayal of Dream, also known as Morpheus in the new fantasy series The
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Aug 16, 2022
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