Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s harrowing new drama makes their previous chillers, Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge, look like episodes of Mister Rogers’ …
Genre Films
Explore films that leverage — and problematize — the definitions of a given genre, from horror films to the Western.
Love Lies Bleeding is a slick, cheeky thriller about lesbian codependency
Unlike the harrowingly exquisite Saint Maud, Rose Glass’s second feature film, Love Lies Bleeding, is just as likely to make you giggle as it is to make you …
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Fantasia Film Review: Stéphan Castang’s Vincent Must Die
Alex Heeney reviews Stéphan Castang's film Vincent Must Die works like a zombie film, where anybody could become a zombie at a moment’s notice — and not the …
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Stellar Film Review: It’s the end of the world and the Indigenous leads feel fine
Alex Heeney reviews Darlene Naponse's new film Stellar at TIFF, about two Indigenous strangers meeting at a bar on the night the world may be ending.In Darlene …
Cannes Review: Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is a devastatingly unsentimental triumph
Chie Hayakawa's Plan 75 is a plea for empathy amidst broken systems that leave the most vulnerable and elderly. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard …
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Fresh Review: A blunt, entertaining horror film about dating
An excellent Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in Fresh, a horror film about a woman plunged into a terrifying situation after dating a charming older stranger.Read all …
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