When it premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, director Christian Tafdrup was nervous that viewers wouldn’t find his first horror film, Speak No Evil to be scary. But he soon discovered that it was quite the opposite. Speak No…
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‘The Territory’ review: A fascinating exploration of the people at the frontlines in the fight for the future of the Amazon rainforest
By the end of 2021, the Brazilian Amazon rainforest experienced its highest rate of deforestation in 15 years. Recent data suggests that there are signs of a loss of resilience in more than 75% of the forest. If nothing is…
6 of the most exciting films playing at this year’s Fantasia Festival
Running from July 14 until August 3, the Fantasia Festival has, over the years, become one of the more celebrated film festivals for its commitment to genre-bending features and a dedication to highlighting stories and filmmakers who may often exist…
The 60 best LGBTQ+ films of the 21st Century so far
While Queer films have been in existence for the entirety of cinema (here’s a great article about some of the earliest examples at the Nerdist), there’s certainly been a notable—or perhaps, simply more highlighted—boom in LGBTQ+ storytelling in the 21st…
‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ review: The latest from Cooper Raiff is refreshingly in step with its weird masculinity
Cooper Raiff’s sophomore feature film, Cha Cha Real Smooth, is more or less an extended epilogue of his wonderfully, comfortably contained debut, S#!%house. If that coming-of-age film was about the awkward, sensitive kid in all of us trying to adjust…
‘Crimes of the Future’ review: Dear David, love Cronenberg
Evolution — the process of undergoing natural changes in a life form’s characteristics across several generations. Once a Darwinian theory, now a scientific explanation for the reason the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex has a family photo with Tweety bird. But Darwin’s…
‘This is Going to Hurt’ series premiere review: The medical dramedy sheds light on a broken system
In 2016, junior doctors in England took part in a general strike as a result of a contract dispute with the National Health Service (NHS). While the physicians felt that their contractual agreement would force them to work longer hours…