Riley discusses how he views boosting as inherent to capitalism.
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Jude’s “variation on” Octave Mirbeau’s novel is an exuberant hodgepodge of genre modes.
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There isn’t much room in Brennand’s film for contradiction or ambiguity.
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The film feels like a circus act, a well-dressed elephant on a unicycle juggling a dozen balls.
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“Primal” is a good word to describe the characters from these feature directorial debuts.
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In the Grey has a jaunty spirit that cuts against the dour grain of many modern action films.
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This Screenlife heist flick is an unlikely study of Gen Z nostalgia.
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Barker discusses the careful balance of comedy and horror across his sophomore feature.
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The film’s big set pieces are as chilling in their effect as they are confident in their execution.
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Adapted from her 2018 play, Harris’s film is a bloody revenge thriller told like a campfire tale.
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