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The Female Gaze At Japan Society: Dreaming of the Meridian Arc, Uncovers A Hoax In Japanese History

Japan Society’s programmes are always in step with the times. A survey of the growing prominence and visibility of women in film, has given birth to the latest ACA Cinema Project series The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from JAPAN CUTS and Beyond focusing on the essential roles that women play from behind the camera in…

DOC NYC Opening Night Film Review – ‘Maya and the Wave’ Spotlights an Ambitious and Accomplished Surfer

All sports have their ardent fans, and one of the most intense and impressive arenas is that of surfing. What many do as a relaxing activity on the beach is something entirely different for the professional athletes who take on monumental waves and welcome the presence of nearby storms that might create ideal conditions for…

Review: Grieving with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

While the first Black Panther was an overwhelming success, the MCU didn’t need a film to turn the tide of its fortunes then. The series up to that point and directly after was the cream of the crop for the comic/action film fans. In recent times though, while still the jewel of the crown, the…

Film Review: The Estate Features Toni Collette and Anna Faris Excelling as Strong-willed Female Comedic Protagonists

Bringing their own unique personalities and sensibilities to difficult situations can infuse an all encompassing sense of comfort and ease into even the most diverse group of people. The seemingly diverse cousins of the upcoming ensemble comedy, The Estate, come to realize they’re all willing to sacrifice their senses of morality to try to garner…

Film Review – ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ is a Far-Out Parody that Pays Tribute to Its Unique Subject

Biographies are a popular genre of film and television, with many movies and series made every year about both well-known and obscure figures from history. One frequent criticism of biopics is that they don’t accurately portray their subjects, contorting what actually happened for cinematic effectiveness and to tell a neater or more compelling story. When…

Causeway, An Indie Picture That Values Subtext And Intimism

Critically acclaimed theatre director Lila Neugebauer brings together on the big screen Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry in the film Causeway. This psychological drama written by Elizabeth Sanders, Luke Goebel, and Ottessa Moshfegh, follows the friendship and recovery of two individuals affected by trauma. The film, to be released on Apple TV+, had its…

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Review: The film Affirms There’s No Holy War or Crusade Would Justifies Such Mass Destruction

The classic war novel, “All Quiet in Western Front,” by Erich Maria Remarque, was one of the most impressive literary works of the 20th century. It was serialized in Berlin’s Fossische Zeitung from November to December 1928 and then, in January 1929, was published as a complete book. Based on his own traumatizing experiences as…

Film Review – Denmark’s Oscar Submission ‘Holy Spider’ is a Tense and Effective Thriller about Violent Fanaticism 

It should be an agreed-upon concept that murder is not acceptable under any circumstance. Self-defense is a legal argument often used that should, in its truthful application, connote that the act of killing someone to prevent being killed negates its definition as murder. But there are those who believe that they serve a higher purpose,…

Film Review – ‘Wendell and Wild’ is Another Dark, Strange Stop-Motion Journey from Henry Selick

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RRR, The Hyperbolic Tollywood Action Movie Has Phantasmagorical Appeal

This breathtaking blockbuster from South Asia is inspired by real Indian revolutionaries, although it takes abounding artistic license to convey a bombastically spectacularised hyperbole.  RRR — that stands for “Rise, Roar, Revolt” — was produced in Tollywood, the part of Indian cinema that caters to the Telugu language. This is the main language used in…

The Good Nurse, A Hitchcockian Medical Thriller That Brings Down The American Healthcare System

The most prolific serial killer in recorded history was a health worker. Charles Cullen confessed to having caused the death of forty patients during his career as a nurse in New Jersey. Investigations made it clear that the victims were more, and experts estimated that Cullen may ultimately have been responsible for four hundred deaths….