SOUND OF VIOLENCE channels trauma artistic inspiration [review]
SOUND OF VIOLENCE follows a young woman who experiences ecstatic moments of synesthesia through violent acts, which she begins channeling into her music.
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THE SPARKS BROTHERS – Hot Docs 2021 review
Edgar Wright takes on the idiosyncratic pop duo Sparks in The Sparks Brothers, a thorough and often hilarious new documentary.
WRATH OF MAN review: Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham reunite for a grim heist thriller
Director Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham try to recapture their SNATCH energy in WRATH OF MAN, a grim new heist thriller.
NEWS OF THE WORLD 4K UHD review: Tom Hanks leads a visually-stunning homage to classic Westerns
Director Paul Greengrass reunites with his Captain Phillips star Tom Hanks for this moving and stylish Western. Rad our review of the new 4K Ultra HD disc here.
Don’t Peek SXSW 2021 review: This Animal Crossing horror short will scare you off your Nintendo Switch
Don’t Peek screened as part of the 2021 online SXSW Film Festival. You can find all of our coverage from this year’s edition here. If you spent the better part [Read more...]
JAKOB’S WIFE puts a welcome feminist spin on classic horror tropes [SXSW 2021 review]
Barbara Crampton stars as a repressed wife who undergoes a bloody transformation in the darkly comic JAKOB’S WIFE. Read our review here.
Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil is a harrowing look at her addiction, sexual trauma, and recovery [SXSW 2021 review]
The harrowing 4-part YouTube doc detailing the pop singer’s near-fatal overdose, sexual trauma, mental health issues, and eating disorders. Read our review of the SXSW premiere here.
Raya and the Last Dragon review: Disney’s latest is a visually dazzling adventure
Raya and the Last Dragon brings the Disney focus to Southeast Asian cultures and traditions in a refreshing way.
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry Apple TV+ doc is an intimate look at the teen superstar’s stratospheric rise
The documentary follows Eilish through the writing, recording, and tour for her smash debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
SATOR filmmaker Jordan Graham on the indie horror film’s eerie and mind-blowing real-life inspiration
7-years in the making, the atmospheric and disturbing indie horror film SATOR is out now on video-on-demand.