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Project Hail Mary Is the E.T. of a New Generation (Review)
In a cinematic landscape mostly plagued by cynicism and IP fatigue, Project Hail Mary arrives not a second too soon.
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GFF 2026 Review: Primavera Doesn't Play for the Praise
In the age of information and marketing material proliferation, it is quite rare to go into a film completely blind, and yet this was my experience with the Italian film Primavera, which was a huge factor in how I received it. Primavera had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto
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GFF 2026 Review: We Need To Talk About Nino
"We need to talk" is one of the most frightening sentences in the English language, but what makes it so? The anticipation, the dreadful wait, and the scenarios running through one’s mind. This is what watching Nino felt like. Pauline Loquès drops her audience into that exact
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Wuthering Heights and "Apolitical" Art at Berlinale (Ft. Farah Sadek) | Sophisticulture (FULL EPISODE)
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The President's Cake, or; The First Time I Learned About Death and Watching It Again
In a powerful review, Farah grapples with the beauty and the pain of the film within a rich context.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
"Despite my usual sequel fatigue, I could not wait for The Bone Temple. I’m relieved to report that it not only justifies its existence but also beautifully concludes the story of its predecessor."
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[ENG/ARB] Khartoum - Interview with Directors Rawia AlHag, Phil Cox, and lead subject, Khadmallah
When it premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to resounding applause, the filmmakers knew that the audience were craving that sincerity. The film resists grand explanations, opting for stories that you wouldn’t see in the headlines.
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Nobody 2: Nobody Packs a Punch like Bob Odenkirk
A family vacation, generational violence, and being in way over your head (again) - "a great conclusion to a summer full of great action blockbusters."