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‘Halloween Kills’ …And Kills And Kills, But Sadly Does Not Slay [Venice Review]

September 8, 2021 4:00 pm

Of all the evenings for the Haddonfield Department of Plausible Human Behavior to close early, it's deeply unfortunate that October 31, 2018 had to be one of them. For 'twas on that very night that the events ...

‘Lady And The Tramp’ Trailer: Monte, The Cute Rescue Dog, Stars As The Tramp For Disney+ [D23]

Reid Ramsey

August 23, 2019 8:02 pm

News, Trailers

Just as live-action Disney remakes ran the risk of becoming extremely stale in the wake of "The Lion King," the ‘"Lady and the Tramp" remake for Disney+ picked up steam. It became apparent that adorable rescue ...

‘Them That Follow’: Serpents & Sins Dance Toward A Reckoning [Review]

Asher Luberto

August 2, 2019 3:55 pm

News, Reviews

What’s the cliched, glib version of a cult set in the Appalachian Mountains? If it’s crazy preachers, brainwashed followers, sinister rituals, and snakes, you’ve come to the right place: all those familiar ches...

‘Them That Follow’ Trailer: Olivia Colman, Kaitlyn Dever & Jane Campion’s Daughter Alice Englert All Have Their Sins

Rodrigo Perez

June 6, 2019 10:09 am

News, Trailers

While it didn’t make a gigantic splash at Sundance earlier this year, and perhaps part of that is because we missed it), one of the films we couldn't fit in and are still deeply intrigued about is the Appalachi...

‘The Land Of Steady Habits’: Ben Mendelsohn Comes Of Age For Nicole Holofcener [TIFF Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 13, 2018 4:34 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

The sad, regretful notion of taking things for granted has dual applications in writer/director Nicole Holofcener’s latest humane comedic drama, the sharp, lovely, and wistful “The Land Of Steady Habits.” It’s ...

‘Our House’ Is Beholden To Horror Clichés But Sadly Lacks Any Real Scares [Fantasia Review]

Bradley Warren

August 1, 2018 3:34 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Anthony Scott Burns’ latest film “Our House” certainly took the scenic route from concept to screen. The Canadian horror movie—making its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in advance of...

‘Brain On Fire’ Trailer: Medical Drama Based On Best-Selling Memoir Is Finally Being Released By Netflix

Charles Barfield

June 13, 2018 10:33 am

News

It feels like forever ago since we saw "Brain on Fire" at the Toronto International Film Festival. In fact, the film premiered back in 2016 at the festival. So now, almost two years later, Netflix is about to r...

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‘Lean On Pete’ Trailer: Andrew Haigh’s Heartbreaking Horse Story

Kevin Jagernauth

December 7, 2017 9:00 am

News, Trailers

As we've learned from Andrew Haigh, director of “45 Years” and "Weekend," he knows how to make tough but tender dramas. And once again, he'll be beautifully breaking our hearts with "Lean On Pete," and the fir...

‘Brain On Fire’ Starring Chloe Grace Moretz Is Disappointingly More Conventional Than Daring [TIFF Review]

Kenji Fujishima

September 15, 2016 5:10 pm

Reviews

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Perhaps it was inevitable that “Brain On Fire” — writer/director Gerard Barrett’s adaptation of Susannah Cahalan’s memoir of her month being hospitalized with the rare autoimmune disease anti-NMDA receptor ence...

Chloe Moretz Steps In For Dakota Fanning In Mental Illness Drama ‘Brain On Fire’

Kevin Jagernauth

June 26, 2015 3:52 pm

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Chloe Moretz Steps In For Dakota Fanning In Mental Illness Drama 'Brain On Fire'

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