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Explore films that leverage — and problematize — the definitions of a given genre, from horror films to the Western.
Chie Hayakawa's Plan 75 is a plea for empathy amidst broken systems that leave the most vulnerable and elderly Regard sidebar at Cannes 2022. Stay updated on …
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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 …
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Margaux Hartmann and The Lodger are both films about middle-aged grieving widows: one who gets a new lease on life, and one who's stuck in the …
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Hany Abu-Assad directs Huda's Salon, a thriller that posits: “It’s easier to occupy a society that is already repressing itself.” Click here to find all of …
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Host director Rob Savage returns with DASHCAM, a new pandemic horror film, featuring a main character as evil as the creatures attacking her. Click here to …
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In Jenna Cato Bass's horror film, a Black family's domestic servitude to a white family is the stuff of nightmares. Click here to find all of our TIFF 2021 …
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