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'Mami Wata' Review: An Age-Old Water Deity Delivers Tides of Change in This Captivating West African Folk Tale
Colton Peregoy 9/28/23 Colton Peregoy 9/28/23

'Mami Wata' Review: An Age-Old Water Deity Delivers Tides of Change in This Captivating West African Folk Tale

Nigerian writer/director C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi serves up a truly timeless and visionary perspective on the clashes between tradition and modernity with his latest feature, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is now hitting US theaters.

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‘The New Boy’ Review: An Aboriginal Orphan Contests Christianity in the Latest From One of Australia’s Greatest Filmmakers
Colton Peregoy 9/14/23 Colton Peregoy 9/14/23

‘The New Boy’ Review: An Aboriginal Orphan Contests Christianity in the Latest From One of Australia’s Greatest Filmmakers

Warwick Thornton follows up 2017’s Sweet Country with another exploration of Aboriginal experiences in Australia, this time focusing on a World War II-era Catholic monastery that receives an orphaned Aboriginal boy in the middle of the night.

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'The Settlers' Review: A Brutal Portrait of Chile's Not-So-Distant Colonial Past
Colton Peregoy 9/11/23 Colton Peregoy 9/11/23

'The Settlers' Review: A Brutal Portrait of Chile's Not-So-Distant Colonial Past

The Settlers is one of cinema's most searing explorations of colonial power in recent memory and a shining debut from Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez.

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'Seagrass' Review: Meredith Hama-Brown's Brilliant Feature Debut Spotlights the Growing Pains of a Family in Flux
Colton Peregoy 9/9/23 Colton Peregoy 9/9/23

'Seagrass' Review: Meredith Hama-Brown's Brilliant Feature Debut Spotlights the Growing Pains of a Family in Flux

A healing retreat takes unexpected turns for the central family in Seagrass, transforming into an exploration of self-identity through the lens of a tension-building family drama.

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'Passages' Review: 2023's Most Arousing On-Screen Exploration of Desire and Toxic Romance
Colton Peregoy 8/1/23 Colton Peregoy 8/1/23

'Passages' Review: 2023's Most Arousing On-Screen Exploration of Desire and Toxic Romance

Ira Sachs returns to top-form filmmaking with his latest work, exploring a sexy and chaotic love triangle between a dream team that includes Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

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‘Afire’ Review: Creative Crises Steadily Blaze in the Latest From Christian Petzold
Colton Peregoy 7/9/23 Colton Peregoy 7/9/23

‘Afire’ Review: Creative Crises Steadily Blaze in the Latest From Christian Petzold

Quietly sultry with a contemporary poignancy, Petzold makes one of his most intimate character studies yet.

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‘Godland’ Review: A Danish Priest Experiences a Crisis of Faith in Late-Colonial Iceland
Colton Peregoy 6/19/23 Colton Peregoy 6/19/23

‘Godland’ Review: A Danish Priest Experiences a Crisis of Faith in Late-Colonial Iceland

Hlynur Pálmason’s third feature finds the filmmaker excavating the nuanced history of faith and spirituality between Denmark and its Icelandic outposts of the late-19th century.

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‘Scarlet’ Review: A Serene, Romantic Tale of a Young Woman’s Dreams Coming True
Colton Peregoy 6/6/23 Colton Peregoy 6/6/23

‘Scarlet’ Review: A Serene, Romantic Tale of a Young Woman’s Dreams Coming True

Pietro Marcello’s latest work serves as an homage to bygone eras of handcrafted creativity, centering around the upbringing of a luminescent and brilliant young woman.

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‘The Zone of Interest’ Review: Jonathan Glazer's Latest Confronts the Ultimate Evils of Humanity
Colton Peregoy 5/30/23 Colton Peregoy 5/30/23

‘The Zone of Interest’ Review: Jonathan Glazer's Latest Confronts the Ultimate Evils of Humanity

Filmmaker Jonathan Glazer's latest is as technically innovative as it is viscerally disturbing, creating a vision of existential evil unlike any Holocaust movie ever seen.

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‘Aitamaako’Tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun’ Review: Logan Red Crow Is Determined to Become the World’s Best Female Bareback Relay Racer
Reviews Colton Peregoy 4/28/23 Reviews Colton Peregoy 4/28/23

‘Aitamaako’Tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun’ Review: Logan Red Crow Is Determined to Become the World’s Best Female Bareback Relay Racer

Against the beautiful backdrop of Blackfoot Territory, this documentary explores the deep connection between humans and horses, family and community, and tradition and modernity.

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‘Sisu’ Review: A Grisly Good Time if You're Into WWII-Set Nordic Westerns
Colton Peregoy 4/26/23 Colton Peregoy 4/26/23

‘Sisu’ Review: A Grisly Good Time if You're Into WWII-Set Nordic Westerns

The latest from Finnish writer/director Jalmari Helander, Sisu is a riotous viewing experience for any audience prepared for a movie about a man whose relentless will to live leads to a ton of outrageously comical Nazi deaths.

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‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ Review: A Slight, Yet Hilarious Addition to Quentin Dupiuex's Unusual Filmography
Reviews Colton Peregoy 3/30/23 Reviews Colton Peregoy 3/30/23

‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ Review: A Slight, Yet Hilarious Addition to Quentin Dupiuex's Unusual Filmography

With ‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ French director Quentin Dupieux adds another kooky work to his prolific filmography, this time with an ‘anti-superhero’ superhero flick.

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‘The Worst Ones’ Review: Capturing the Reality of an Underserved Suburb in Northern France Through the Eyes of Child Non-Actors
Reviews Colton Peregoy 3/24/23 Reviews Colton Peregoy 3/24/23

‘The Worst Ones’ Review: Capturing the Reality of an Underserved Suburb in Northern France Through the Eyes of Child Non-Actors

Directing duo Lise Akoka and Romane Guere explore the integrity of contemporary social realist filmmaking by focusing on a group of child non-actors growing up in a working-class suburb in Northern France.

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SXSW Review: Otherworldy Russian Artist Demonstrates the Revolutionary Spirit of Drag Performance in ‘Queendom’
Reviews Colton Peregoy 3/11/23 Reviews Colton Peregoy 3/11/23

SXSW Review: Otherworldy Russian Artist Demonstrates the Revolutionary Spirit of Drag Performance in ‘Queendom’

Filmmaker Agniia Galdanova creates an emotionally and visually arresting portrait of Russian drag activist Gena Marvin.

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‘All That Breathes’ Review: The Birds Flying Overhead Serve As An Environmental And Socio-Political Warning For Our Contemporary World
Reviews Colton Peregoy 2/7/23 Reviews Colton Peregoy 2/7/23

‘All That Breathes’ Review: The Birds Flying Overhead Serve As An Environmental And Socio-Political Warning For Our Contemporary World

A beautiful and spiritual documentary following the lives of two brothers with a deep passion for healing birds of prey.

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‘Joyland’ Review: A Striking Debut Feature Examining Gender And Identity In Modern Pakistan
Reviews Colton Peregoy 1/21/23 Reviews Colton Peregoy 1/21/23

‘Joyland’ Review: A Striking Debut Feature Examining Gender And Identity In Modern Pakistan

Tragically romantic and unassumingly confident, Sadiq's first feature profoundly examines identity standards in modern-day Pakistan.

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‘The Eternal Daughter’ Review: The Haunting of Memories In Joanna Hogg's New Gothic Horror
Reviews Colton Peregoy 12/2/22 Reviews Colton Peregoy 12/2/22

‘The Eternal Daughter’ Review: The Haunting of Memories In Joanna Hogg's New Gothic Horror

In The Eternal Daughter, Joanna Hogg collaborates with her leading lady and lifelong friend, Tilda Swinton, to excavate their deep and intricate relationships with their mothers, who have passed away in recent years.

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‘EO’ Review: An Innocent Equine Versus The Post-Industrial World
Reviews Colton Peregoy 11/18/22 Reviews Colton Peregoy 11/18/22

‘EO’ Review: An Innocent Equine Versus The Post-Industrial World

Through the eyes of a donkey, Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimoski makes powerful criticisms of modern society in his daring, unparalleled new film.

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‘Maya and the Wave’ Review: Maya Gabeira’s Big-Wave Surfing Career Is Fervidly Captured In The Latest Documentary From Stephanie Johnes
Reviews Colton Peregoy 9/9/22 Reviews Colton Peregoy 9/9/22

‘Maya and the Wave’ Review: Maya Gabeira’s Big-Wave Surfing Career Is Fervidly Captured In The Latest Documentary From Stephanie Johnes

For her latest directorial effort, Johnes centers her focus on showcasing the incredible life and calling of Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira, best known for her Guinness World Record holding for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman.

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‘Benediction’ Review: Terrence Davies’ Search For Salvation Through World War I Poet Siegfried Sassoon.
Reviews Colton Peregoy 6/12/22 Reviews Colton Peregoy 6/12/22

‘Benediction’ Review: Terrence Davies’ Search For Salvation Through World War I Poet Siegfried Sassoon.

In his latest work, Davies once again looks to the past in an attempt to create meaning in our present with his latest biopic of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon.

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