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Reviews: The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw)

January 5, 2024

In The Missing, Eric, an animator who has no mouth has a crush on Carlo. He’s asked by his mom to go check on his uncle. Eric goes, only to find his uncle dead.

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264: James Bond Draft

December 19, 2023

After watching all 25 Bond films, it was time to make our ultimate spy movie. 10 different categories were selected to create our own Fantasy Bond Film.

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Reviews: Godzilla Minus One

December 18, 2023

Godzilla has always been a franchise straddling a line of spectacle with commentary. Being able to hold both is what allows Godzilla Minus One to have that universal appeal. 

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Reviews: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

December 15, 2023

In Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, we’re treated to a slice of life that shows a group of women laying bare their innermost thoughts and feelings while sharing a sauna.

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Reviews: Monster

December 14, 2023

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, Monster, is an exploration of this idea of how to interpret what is communicated to you.

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263: Make/Remake The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer

December 12, 2023

Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. This time we are looking at 1953’s ⁠The Wages of Fear⁠ and ⁠1977’s Sorcerer⁠.

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Reviews: Napoleon

December 7, 2023

Director Ridley Scott gives us another historical epic in all its grandeur. He’s back in the saddle with Joaquin Phoenix in the title role of Napoleon.

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Reviews: Total Trust

December 6, 2023

Total Trust, follows two human rights lawyers in China as well as a journalist, and their families as they face the struggles of its oppressive ‘party’ system.

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262: A24 Retrospective – Barely Lethal

December 5, 2023

We are looking at the 2015 A24 film ⁠Barely Lethal⁠. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld as a teenaged secret agent who runs away to be a regular high schooler.

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Reviews: DOCNYC Diary

December 4, 2023

The DOCNYC film festival recently wrapped up and we have reviews for five of the films that screened including Beyond Utopia, 20 Days in Mariupol and more.

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