‘Eternal Playground’ Wrestles Tragedy and Joy — Tribeca 2024
Tragedy unites us in a way that maybe it shouldn’t. When you’ve lost someone, it forces you to take stock of what’s left. Those who have passed are...
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Poster and Trailer for IFC Thriller ‘The Origin of Evil’
When Stéphane (Laure Calamy; Call My Agent!) gets in touch with wealthy Serge (Jacques Weber), announcing that she is his long-abandoned daughter,...
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Italian Thriller ‘The Guest Room’ Offers a Unique Twist on the Home Invasion
We open on a woman standing in front of a full-length window in what is obviously a wedding dress. Cut to a closeup of her face, mascara running,...
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‘Old People’ Is a Brilliant Preventative Horror About How We Treat Our Elderly
“Honor the old. For they are great in number, and one day you will all be like them.” Forget preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Instead, we should...
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Strangers Are the Ultimate Danger in New Shudder Release ‘Speak No Evil’
Most horror films are scary in the moment, but they don’t really linger. We’re not going to actually go to sleep and be murdered in our dreams by...
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‘Good Madam’ Unmasks the Generational Trauma of Domestic Workers
“It’s not that Mama doesn’t like this house — this house doesn’t like Mama.” Horror films are capable of emphasizing grim realities through a...
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Tribeca 2022: ‘Woman On The Roof’ Is A Raw Look At Depression
After doing her laundry in her apartment building, an older woman walks down a stark hallway. She stops as she comes to the ladder that leads onto...
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Tribeca 2022: ‘Pink Moon’ Offers A Moving And Honest Perspective On Mortality
We’re cued in by the booming track, Shot Down by The Sonics, which sets an upbeat tone that deludes us into the film we’re about to see. Floor van...
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