#Female Wrestlers Fight Back – /Film

#Female Wrestlers Fight Back – /Film

“#Female Wrestlers Fight Back – /Film” Ciudad Juárez is notorious for its violence, especially against women. In the first four months of 2020, 987 women and young girls were murdered in Mexico. Of those deaths, 308 were categorized as femicide. Directors Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim shine light on this deadly issue through a sympathetic…

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#A Delightful Debut – /Film

#A Delightful Debut – /Film

“#A Delightful Debut – /Film” “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” Bong Joon Ho’s incredible Golden Globes speech caused a stir in 2020, and yet for many, his words fell on deaf ears. Despite director Bong’s Parasite going on to win Best…

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#Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Review – /Film

#Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Review – /Film

“#Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Review – /Film” Folk horror conjures up many images, both old and new. Pagan rituals, witches, and sprawling landscapes all set the stage for stories that tend to get passed down from generation to generation whether through word of mouth, literature, or film. Director Kier-La Janisse crafts a comprehensive collection…

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#A Supernatural Motherhood Mystery – /Film

#A Supernatural Motherhood Mystery – /Film

“#A Supernatural Motherhood Mystery – /Film” Grief is fickle. Over time, it fluctuates in severity and painful memories can be summoned by anything from a song to revisiting a certain location. An omnipresent shadow of pain, grief is always lingering close by in one form or another. Writer/director Stacey Gregg explores mourning through a mother’s…

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#Mother Nature Bites Back – /Film

#Mother Nature Bites Back – /Film

“#Mother Nature Bites Back – /Film” Why do international filmmakers seem to more frequently turn horror lenses on environmental subjects while domestic creators care more about boogeymen and slashers? If Jaco Bouwer‘s Gaia wasn’t proof enough, what about its SXSW Midnighter counterpart, Lee Haven Jones’ The Feast? The Welsh thriller penned by Roger Williams merges…

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#The Fallout is an Ode to a Paralyzed Generation

#The Fallout is an Ode to a Paralyzed Generation

“#The Fallout is an Ode to a Paralyzed Generation” TikTok dances. Elaborate orders at Starbucks. Violent, traumatizing school-shootings. These are just a few examples of things that are a part of everyday life for Gen Z. Megan Park’s patient and profoundly compassionate directorial debut, The Fallout, focuses on this generation, whose day-to-day lives inherently inhabit…

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