Alex Saveliev

Malignant

By Alex Saveliev | September 2021

Say what you will about James Wan’s latest demented cinematic horror trip, Malignant, but run-of-the-mill it’s not. Harrowing and bland, ridiculous and terrifying,…

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Say what you will about James Wan's latest demented cinematic horror trip, Malignant, but run-of-the-mill it's not. Harrowing and bland, ridiculous and...

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Ostensibly a war film, director Oliver Hermanus's Moffie reveals itself to be an examination of sexual identity, bigotry, and coming-of-age. As...

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Safy Nebbou's searing drama Who You Think I Am explores the phenomenon of catfishing from a wildly original perspective: that of a middle-aged female...

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Writer-director Evgueni Mlodik's ultra-low-budget The Silver Moonlight combines so many genres and so earnestly reaches for the stars that one can't help...

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As far as ultra-lo-fi, DIY productions go, you could do worse than co-writer/director Eddie Augustin's horror thriller Hostage. You could also do a lot...

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NEW TO VOD! People either love or hate truffles. There's no middle ground. You don't just shrug off truffles like, say, brussel sprouts or granola bars....

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LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Holy fucking shit. Brace yourselves. Rob Jabbaz’s brutal, breathless Taiwanese horror splatter fest The Sadness is...

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LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! "There are no meanings," a character proclaims in Valentina De Amicis and Riccardo Spinotti's abstract...

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Emma Dante's heartfelt The Macaluso Sisters traces the lives of four female siblings after the tragic loss of the fifth one. Clearly a deeply personal...

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LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Giant manta rays boast the largest brains of any fish studied so far. They use that power to distinguish between...

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