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2121

By Bradley Gibson | October 2025

2121 is a dystopian science fiction film from Turkish director/co-writer Serpil Altin. People have fled underground after the surface has been rendered…

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2121 is a dystopian science fiction film from Turkish director/co-writer Serpil Altin. People have fled underground after the surface has been rendered...

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Way back in the 70s and 80s, filmmakers in Turkey took it upon themselves to remake Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters—without permission and on a...

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What did I just see? T. Fikret Uçak's 1973 film 3 Dev Adam is the story of the Turkish Captain America. Having just seen Captain America: Brave New World,...

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! All you bong rippers out there, prepare for a lung full of fun with the Turkish stoner mystery The Girl Who Was...

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When ex-Superman actor Dean Cain called DC’s decision to introduce a bisexual Superman “bandwagoning” and considered fighting for “rights of gay...

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The trope of teens having sex in horror films has a twinge of reality in Serhat Karaaslan's short film, The Criminals (Les Criminels). A...

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I cried so much I gave my dogs a serious case of the worries. I cried so much I had to go get treatment for dehydration. I cried so much I think I want to...

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In Cenk Erturk’s impressive debut feature, Noah Land, we are shown something that isn’t often revealed in most American cinema—male vulnerability....

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Istanbul's Grand Bazaar has been around for hundreds of years, and it remains one of the most dynamic and populous centers of commerce in the entire world....

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