Shudder
The Sadness is an especially brutal film about societal collapse and how public health crises like COVID-19 amplify whatever savage impulses lie dormant within us.
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Martyrs Lane doesn’t unfold like a typical ghost story; it’s more of a mystery seen through a child’s eyes.
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Violation utilizes extreme violence not to revel in a revenge fantasy but to deconstruct the genre’s militantly feminist appeal — “kill your rapist” — as a self-destructive endeavor offering no catharsis whatsoever.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief bursts of criticism.
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It’s entertainment genius to turn our new normal into something topical and terrifying.
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La Llorona’s deepest horrors flow from real history, from the atrocities inflicted by powerful men and the institutions established to ensure they get away with it.
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Music Commentary: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest versus French Quarter Fest