Alex Saveliev

Sunlight

By Alex Saveliev | July 2025

Nina Conti’s Sunlight takes the “furry” phenomenon to a whole new level. Its central protagonist, in an attempt to split her traumatized…

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Nina Conti’s Sunlight takes the “furry” phenomenon to a whole new level. Its central protagonist, in an attempt to split her traumatized personality,...

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Before filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos carved out a place in the annals of cinema with absurdist, existential dark comedies like The Lobster, The Favourite, and...

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Guy Nattiv has a gift for conveying urgent, sociopolitical messages via brilliant, no-holds-barred filmmaking. I loved his searing white supremacy drama...

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Writer-director Evan Ari Kelman's impressively cast, handsomely shot, and piercingly scored crime drama Barron's Cove should have been a winner. Instead,...

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Qasim Basir substantiates his status as “one to watch” with the new drama To Live and Die and Live, which he wrote, directed, produced, and shot. This...

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It sure seems like Björn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta spent an inordinate amount of time studying Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. Their drama Salvable...

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If I received a dollar for every religious horror flick that's been released since William Friedkin's The Exorcist, I would be… Well, let's face it, I...

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NOW IN THEATERS! Now here's an absolute knockout. Writer-director Elijah Bynum's sophomore feature Magazine Dreams may be one of the most enthralling...

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If you’re craving an old-fashioned, inspirational, small-scale story “like they don’t make ‘em anymore,” look no further than Terry Loane’s The...

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PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Halfdan Ullman Tøndel’s Armand is a true oddity: a deadly serious chamber drama with elements so...

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