Nuremberg
"We are able to do away with domestic tyranny only when we make all men answerable to the law, so that it can never happen again."
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Sisu: Road to Revenge
Sisu has had a strange life. Made by the same team that gave us Rare Exports, it landed fairly quietly at TIFF 2022. Its reception was warm enough, however, to be picked up for distribution. And although its US release didn't light the box office on fire, it
Hamnet
While the 21st century has been marked by impressive auteurs getting sucked up by a Hollywood obsessed with franchises, never to return to their prior form, this year has already provided a few counterpoints. Although Chloé Zhao was probably always more likely to emerge than most, given just how much
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With Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins burst onto the scene. It may have been his fourth movie, but it represented a stark evolution of his style into something more technically precise, more tonally playful, while still staring into the darkness. That shift, combined with Neon's brilliant marketing and audience
The Running Man
"Bloodlust Is our birthright. Set it free!"
Die My Love
"Babies are hard. I feel like we don't talk about that enough." "It's all people ever talk about."
IFFBoston Fall Focus 2025 Wrap-Up
The most frustrating element of the codification of "awards season" is that it unbalances the rest of the movie release calendar. The first half of the year usually sees a couple splashy releases, such as Challengers, Sinners, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. But the bulk of the
Dream Eater
The first movie from Eli Roth's new production studio, The Horror Section, was Jimmy and Stiggs, a jaw dropping descent into goopy, neon madness. It was a perfect midnight movie that nonetheless played the multiplex. That was all it took to convince me that seeking out the studio&
Bugonia
"All we've lost. All that's been done to us. We're setting that right again."
New Hampshire Film Festival 2025 Wrap-Up
My time at my favorite film festival was somewhat different this year, partially due to their scheduling, and partially due to my own choices. While my previous three years attending NHFF has always included its share of buzzy titles and works from big name filmmakers, part of what I always
Black Phone 2
"You and me know, Finny, that fear is just the beginning."
Good Boy
Have you ever wondered what it's like to experience a creepy house as a dog?
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Tron: Ares
"Maybe what emerges from the unknown isn’t so scary. What if [AI's] major malfunction is just benevolence?"
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Roofman
"How many McDonald's robberies would it take to afford a mid-size family home in the suburbs? Turns out, 45."
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Anemone
"Romans make Romans."
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The Smashing Machine
"Winning is the most incredible feeling in the world."
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One Battle After Another
"Every revolution begins fighting demons. The motherfuckers just end up fighting themselves."
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
"You can drive yourself crazy trying to be happy. Be content first."
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The Baltimorons
"Well, I guess that makes me the Ghost of Christmas Present. Cliff Cashen, still really really thrilled to be here, gang. Thank you."
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Rabbit Trap
Judging purely by scale, Rabbit Trap could have been made during the depths of the COVID pandemic. Set on an isolated Welsh hillside that gives way to a dense and disorienting forest pushes thoughts of the wider world out of your mind. The cast consists of just four people, one
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Lurker
"What's the difference between love and obsession? I can never tell them apart."
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The Long Walk
"Where else would you be given such an opportunity?! Nowhere else, that's the answer!"
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Honey Don't!
"We are not macaroni!"
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Relay
Between the complications inherent in releasing movies during the COVID pandemic, lending his voice to animated features, and the limited theatrical runs enjoyed by most streaming studio fare, Relay marks Riz Ahmed's return to the screen in a starring role. So it's quite bold that for