#‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie and Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into a Miniseries [TIFF 2020]

#‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie and Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into a Miniseries [TIFF 2020]

“#‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie and Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into a Miniseries [TIFF 2020]” If a mysterious, suicidal girl invites you to her mysterious, secluded town, it’s probably wise to say “Thanks, but no thanks.” Sadly, that doesn’t occur to Jude Law in The Third Day. Law plays Sam, a grief-stricken…

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#‘One Night in Miami’ Review: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut is a Knockout Loaded with Superb Performances [TIFF 2020]

#‘One Night in Miami’ Review: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut is a Knockout Loaded with Superb Performances [TIFF 2020]

“#‘One Night in Miami’ Review: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut is a Knockout Loaded with Superb Performances [TIFF 2020]” Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke all check into a motel room. It’s almost hard to imagine such legends sharing the same space, but of course, they…

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#‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Review: Spike Lee Turns This Stage Show Into a Cinematic Celebration [TIFF 2020]

#‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Review: Spike Lee Turns This Stage Show Into a Cinematic Celebration [TIFF 2020]

“#‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ Review: Spike Lee Turns This Stage Show Into a Cinematic Celebration [TIFF 2020]” “Thanks for leaving your house,” David Byrne tells the audience at the start of David Byrne’s American Utopia. He couldn’t have realized it at the time, but the statement is surreal now. This is the opening night film of…

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#‘One Night in Miami’: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut Garners Strong Praise, Releases First Clip

#‘One Night in Miami’: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut Garners Strong Praise, Releases First Clip

“#‘One Night in Miami’: Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut Garners Strong Praise, Releases First Clip” Regina King‘s feature directorial debut One Night in Miami had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this week, and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, with many ready to toss King’s hat into the awards season ring. The film,…

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#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘#ShakespeareSh*tstorm’, ‘The Block Island Sound’, ‘For the Sake of Vicious’

#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘#ShakespeareSh*tstorm’, ‘The Block Island Sound’, ‘For the Sake of Vicious’

“#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘#ShakespeareSh*tstorm’, ‘The Block Island Sound’, ‘For the Sake of Vicious’” Usually, the genre-heavy Fantasia International Film Festival is held annually in Montreal, but with things the way they are this year (terrible), the festival has gone virtual. This year, Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato are covering Fantasia for /Film, firing off…

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#‘The Dark and the Wicked’ Review: The Director of ‘The Strangers’ Delivers a Killer New Horror Movie [Fantasia Film Festival]

#‘The Dark and the Wicked’ Review: The Director of ‘The Strangers’ Delivers a Killer New Horror Movie [Fantasia Film Festival]

“#‘The Dark and the Wicked’ Review: The Director of ‘The Strangers’ Delivers a Killer New Horror Movie [Fantasia Film Festival]” A farmhouse shadowed in the late sun. Wiregrass strangling the perimeter. Homemade wind chimes rustling in the thin whistling air. A flock of still, silent sheep suddenly jump and kick as if startled by an imaginary…

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#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Come True’, ‘The Dark and the Wicked’, ‘Hail To The Deadites’, ‘Fried Barry’, ‘Bleed With Me’

“#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Come True’, ‘The Dark and the Wicked’, ‘Hail To The Deadites’, ‘Fried Barry’, ‘Bleed With Me’” Usually, the genre-heavy Fantasia International Film Festival is held annually in Montreal, but with things the way they are this year (terrible), the festival has gone virtual. This year, Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato are…

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