Alex Saveliev

From the Vine

By Alex Saveliev | October 2020

In light of the recent tragedy that saw Italy in the death-grip of a pandemic, it’s certainly invigorating to see the country’s…

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In light of the recent tragedy that saw Italy in the death-grip of a pandemic, it’s certainly invigorating to see the country’s glory portrayed on...

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To say that Kathie Lee Gifford has had a versatile career would be a gross underestimation. Primarily known for her 15-year stint as a TV presenter...

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The central village in Thomas Robert Lee's slow-burn horror feature The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw is utterly isolated from the outside world. Think the...

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Welcome to hell. Bridget Smith's drug addiction drama Sno Babies is such a relentlessly grim, agonizing trip down the rabbit hole, it comes dangerously...

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In my review of the first season of Amazon Prime's The Boys, I praised the series for the multiple things it got right. The adaptation of Garth Ennis'...

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Gatsby fans, rejoice! After four film adaptations (of wildly varying quality) of F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved novel comes Gatsby in Connecticut: The...

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Shortcut is utterly devoid of originality or scares. Alessio Liguori's by-the-numbers horror-thriller does, indeed, take the easiest route by avoiding any...

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From the director of the 2008 "classic" The Hottie & the Nottie comes a probing, lyrical story of an inexperienced hiker's journey of redemption. No,...

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In the age of preprogrammed beats and inconsequential, identical pop tunes, it's refreshing to hear some "real" music – say, a group of indie rock...

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What a fragile thing a young mind is, so easily shaped by circumstance. If subjected to continuous pain and suffering, a child will either perish or become...

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