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Reviews: Chuck Chuck Baby from IFFO 2024

March 29, 2024

Set in Wales, Chuck Chuck Baby, tells the story of Helen, who lives with her ex-husband, his new girlfriend and their baby, as she tends to his dying mother.

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Reviews: Loch Ness: They Created a Monster from IFFO 2024

March 26, 2024

Final Rating: 3.5/5 “If you build it, they will come…” Few things capture our imagination like the possibility of discovery, in particular that of…

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Blog: A Collection of Oscar Nominated Reviews

March 9, 2024

This weekend is the 96th Oscars! This past year we published the most reviews ever, and to honour them, here is every review for…

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270: 2024 Oscar Draft

February 27, 2024

We are doing an Oscar Draft! Each person selects 5 movies that are nominated at this year’s Oscars and whoever gets the most awards, wins!

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Reviews: The Teachers’ Lounge

January 22, 2024

A school is subject to a series of thefts, and as the staff attempt to find the culprit, the utilization of tension as the uncomfortable situation that has arisen unfolds.

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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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Reviews: The Delinquents

November 2, 2023

When you work at a bank, it’s fraught with temptation knowing a lifetime of freedom lingers at your fingertips. This is essentially the premise of the argument that Morán, a bank employee in Buenos Aires puts forth in The Delinquents.

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257: Halloween at 45 Years

October 24, 2023

Back in 1978 John Carpenter made his third feature film, Halloween for only $300,000. It went on to be a massive box office hit and spanned a franchise that has released 13 films. The film came out 45 years ago on October 17th, 1978 so we celebrate the enduring legacy of the film.

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Reviews: Joan Baez I Am a Noise

October 19, 2023

This story is as much about Joan Baez’s legendary career as her own struggles with mental health issues, and the film weaves together old home movie footage from her childhood, and animates her teenage journals, which help enrich the narrative, ultimately painting a picture of a tortured soul.

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The Day The Earth Stood Still

245: Make/Remake The Day The Earth Stood Still

July 25, 2023

Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. We Look at 1951 and 2008’s The Day The Earth Stood Still.

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