This clever Japanese zombie film is a spirited attempt to blow up and reinvigorate the genre.
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Film Review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice”
Linda Ronstadt was every young female singer’s aspirational goddess: if you could nail “You’re No Good” or “Blue Bayou” in the car or the shower, you had practiced a lot.
Film Review: “Satanic Panic” — A Silly, Fun, Trashy Horror Vibe
Satanic Panic is a crazy ride, managing along the way to poke fun at the lifestyles of the rich and bored, reminding us that decadence among the upper classes is very scary indeed.
Film Review: “Love, Antosha” — A Poignant Tribute to Actor Anton Yelchin
This tender documentary makes an airtight case that cinema has lost a very special person.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Gwen” is Moody, Moving Folk Horror
William McGregor has crafted a remarkable debut feature, a notable addition to the burgeoning crop of indie folk horror offerings.
Film Review: “The Nightingale” — The Horrors of Imperialism
The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cruelty.
Film Review: “The Nightingale” — Song of the Powerless
The Nightingale delivers an indelible vision of inhumanity perpetuated by colonialism and white privilege.
Film Review: “Them That Follow” — Of Serpents and Sects
feels both cautionary and elegiac; it is obviously relevant in these times of extremism and the rise of small town tyrannies.
Film Review: “After the Wedding” — An American Telenovela
After the Wedding never finds its emotional rhythm; melodramatic confrontations about betrayals and past choices lurch clunkily along.
Film Remembrance: D. A. Pennebaker — Documentarian Extraordinaire
D. A. Pennebaker was inventive, dogged, and had the ability to win people’s trust.
