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‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Enigmatic Cautionary Tale
Colton Peregoy 5/2/24 Colton Peregoy 5/2/24

‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Enigmatic Cautionary Tale

Enrapturing in its portrayal of the natural world yet uncanny in its ominous tone, Evil Does Not Exist works as the director’s most restrained and lyrical film to date.

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‘Slow’ Review: Lithuania’s Latest Oscar Entry Gracefully Explores Alternative Expressions of Desire
Colton Peregoy 4/29/24 Colton Peregoy 4/29/24

‘Slow’ Review: Lithuania’s Latest Oscar Entry Gracefully Explores Alternative Expressions of Desire

Marija Kavtaradzė’s Sundance-winning second feature sensitively probes the blossoming relationship between a dancer and the asexual sign language interpreter she has fallen for.

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‘All You Need is Death’ Review: Love Yields the Ultimate Carnage in This Undercooked Irish Horror Flick
Colton Peregoy 4/10/24 Colton Peregoy 4/10/24

‘All You Need is Death’ Review: Love Yields the Ultimate Carnage in This Undercooked Irish Horror Flick

For his first foray into making narrative feature filmmaking, Paul Duane creates an atmospheric, enigmatic, and at times bewildering horror film uniquely interwoven with traditions of Irish lore.

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‘Riddle of Fire’ Review: Weston Razooli’s Americana Fairytale Harkens to the Splendors of Childhood
Colton Peregoy 3/20/24 Colton Peregoy 3/20/24

‘Riddle of Fire’ Review: Weston Razooli’s Americana Fairytale Harkens to the Splendors of Childhood

Enchantingly charming, Riddle of Fire is like a breath of fresh air, a throwback to children’s adventure films of yesteryear, with the raucous addition of dirt bikes, paintball guns, and foul-mouthed youngsters.

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‘The Animal Kingdom’ Review: Miyazaki Meets ‘Animorphs’ in This Satisfying French Genre-Bender
Colton Peregoy 3/14/24 Colton Peregoy 3/14/24

‘The Animal Kingdom’ Review: Miyazaki Meets ‘Animorphs’ in This Satisfying French Genre-Bender

French writer/director Thomas Cailley’s sophomore feature pushes the boundaries of genre-bending cinema while also delivering an entertaining final product that arthouse and mainstream moviegoers alike can authentically appreciate.

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‘Club Zero’ Review: Modern Concepts of Faith and Consumption Are Contended With in Jessica Hausner’s Half-Baked Latest Effort
Colton Peregoy 3/13/24 Colton Peregoy 3/13/24

‘Club Zero’ Review: Modern Concepts of Faith and Consumption Are Contended With in Jessica Hausner’s Half-Baked Latest Effort

The latest work from Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner, Club Zero is a no-frills black comedy with lofty ideas that are never fully brought to life on screen, making for an ultimately frustrating rumination on concepts of faith and consumption and how they will impact future generations.

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‘Disco Boy’ Review: Franz Rogowski Stars in an Electrifying Examination of European Neocolonialism
Colton Peregoy 1/30/24 Colton Peregoy 1/30/24

‘Disco Boy’ Review: Franz Rogowski Stars in an Electrifying Examination of European Neocolonialism

Italian filmmaker Giacomo Abbruzzese’s feature debut treads familiar waters with a reinvigorated perspective, condemning the continued influences of Neocolonialism through a kaleidoscopic lens.

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‘Tótem’ Review: Beauty and Tragedy Coalesce for a Middle-Class Family in the Latest From Lila Avilés
Colton Peregoy 1/24/24 Colton Peregoy 1/24/24

‘Tótem’ Review: Beauty and Tragedy Coalesce for a Middle-Class Family in the Latest From Lila Avilés

The Mexican writer/director’s sophomore feature effort plays out over an emotionally charged day in the life of a family facing loss, with its main perspective channelled through the eyes of a seven-year-old girl.

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‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ Review: Phạm Thiên Ân's Debut Feature Is a Spiritual Quest Through the Vietnamese Countryside
Colton Peregoy 1/16/24 Colton Peregoy 1/16/24

‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ Review: Phạm Thiên Ân's Debut Feature Is a Spiritual Quest Through the Vietnamese Countryside

The up-and-coming filmmaker uses his singular sensibilities to take viewers on an epic journey through the dreams and reality of a lost young man experiencing a crisis of faith.

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‘Concrete Utopia’ Review: Disaster Strikes Seoul in Director Um Tae-Hwa’s Sweeping Moral Saga
Colton Peregoy 12/7/23 Colton Peregoy 12/7/23

‘Concrete Utopia’ Review: Disaster Strikes Seoul in Director Um Tae-Hwa’s Sweeping Moral Saga

A Ritcher scale-breaking earthquake destroys Seoul in South Korea’s entertaining and thoughtful Academy Award submission for Best International Feature, which makes its North American theatrical debut on December 8.

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‘Youth (Spring)’ Review: Filmmaker Wang Bing Takes Audiences on a Long-Winded but Illuminative Journey Through Chinese Textile Workshops in His Latest Documentary
Colton Peregoy 11/9/23 Colton Peregoy 11/9/23

‘Youth (Spring)’ Review: Filmmaker Wang Bing Takes Audiences on a Long-Winded but Illuminative Journey Through Chinese Textile Workshops in His Latest Documentary

Youth (Spring) places its observational focus on the highs and lows of the blossoming young folks who find work in the soul-sapping sweatshops of Zhili, China.

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'The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra' Review: An Emotional Monstrosity Is Born From a Mattress in Syeyoung Park's Debut Feature
Colton Peregoy 10/19/23 Colton Peregoy 10/19/23

'The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra' Review: An Emotional Monstrosity Is Born From a Mattress in Syeyoung Park's Debut Feature

The Seoul-based filmmaker's first feature-length work uses the monster movie genre to experiment with expressive and visual storytelling.

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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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