#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Slaxx’, ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘Detention’, ‘Bleed With Me’

#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Slaxx’, ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘Detention’, ‘Bleed With Me’

“#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Slaxx’, ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘Detention’, ‘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 covering Fantasia for…

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#The Personal History of David Copperfield Review: Charles Dickens Classic Gets a Wildly Imaginative Update

#The Personal History of David Copperfield Review: Charles Dickens Classic Gets a Wildly Imaginative Update

“#The Personal History of David Copperfield Review: Charles Dickens Classic Gets a Wildly Imaginative Update” The Personal History of David Copperfield is a bold and wildly imaginative interpretation of the classic Charles Dickens novel. Scottish director/co-writer Armando Iannucci keeps the Victorian era setting but uses a diverse, multiracial cast. Dev Patel, a renowned British actor…

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#‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip is a Surreal Masterwork

#‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip is a Surreal Masterwork

“#‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip is a Surreal Masterwork” “I’m thinking of ending things.” So thinks a young woman (Jessie Buckley) as she sets off for a road trip with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to meet Jake’s parents. The young couple has been dating for about six weeks,…

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#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘The Oak Room’, ’12 Hour Shift’, ‘Climate of the Hunter’, ‘Class Action Park’, ‘Dinner in America’

#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘The Oak Room’, ’12 Hour Shift’, ‘Climate of the Hunter’, ‘Class Action Park’, ‘Dinner in America’

“#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘The Oak Room’, ’12 Hour Shift’, ‘Climate of the Hunter’, ‘Class Action Park’, ‘Dinner in America’” 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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#‘Peninsula’ Review: The Apocalyptic ‘Train to Busan’ Follow-Up Goes Off the Rails

#‘Peninsula’ Review: The Apocalyptic ‘Train to Busan’ Follow-Up Goes Off the Rails

“#‘Peninsula’ Review: The Apocalyptic ‘Train to Busan’ Follow-Up Goes Off the Rails” From the offset, Peninsula director Yeon Sang-ho insisted that the follow-up to his 2016 zombie sensation Train to Busan was not a sequel. After all, how could you replicate the claustrophobic thriller that was Train to Busan — a miracle concoction of emotionally-driven,…

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#‘Monster SeaFood Wars’ is a Wild Kaiju Comedy That Delivers the Delicious Goods [Fantasia Film Festival]

#‘Monster SeaFood Wars’ is a Wild Kaiju Comedy That Delivers the Delicious Goods [Fantasia Film Festival]

“#‘Monster SeaFood Wars’ is a Wild Kaiju Comedy That Delivers the Delicious Goods [Fantasia Film Festival]” Minoru Kawasaki, the connoisseur behind such Japanese absurdism as The Calamari Wrestler and Executive Koala, is resurrecting Kaiju cinema with his new culinary invention called “Monster Gourmet.” Monster SeaFood Wars dares to dream of a world where skyscraper-tall mollusks…

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#‘Tesla’ Review: Ethan Hawke Shines in This Magnetic, Unconventional Biopic

#‘Tesla’ Review: Ethan Hawke Shines in This Magnetic, Unconventional Biopic

“#‘Tesla’ Review: Ethan Hawke Shines in This Magnetic, Unconventional Biopic” The word ‘Tesla’ is mostly associated with Elon Musk’s company these days, but it was named after a famous scientist who was way ahead of his time. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was an inventor, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist who conjured theories of text messages…

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#Sputnik Review: The Summer’s Best Creature Feature

#Sputnik Review: The Summer’s Best Creature Feature

“#Sputnik Review: The Summer’s Best Creature Feature” Sputnik is a Russian sci-fi thriller that has wowed global audiences. A smarter than expected script takes the Alien premise in a completely different direction. Dark, moody, and superbly acted, Sputnik drips with palpable tension. The characters true motives aren’t clear until the blood starts spurting. More twists…

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