Zesty Malaysian Coming-Of-Age Tale Of Emancipation Intelligently Remixes Metaphors [Cannes]

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Zesty Malaysian Coming-Of-Age Tale Of Emancipation Intelligently Remixes Metaphors [Cannes]

The use of body horror allegories in cinema to address the physical, physiological, and mental changes brought on by puberty could hardly be called original. However, by delightfully and intelligently remixing symbols and metaphors Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu refreshes…

Fast X Review | Flickreel

In 1998, a journalist named Ken Li wrote a Vibe article entitled Racer X, inspiring a little film called The Fast and the Furious. 25 years later, Vibe no longer exists in print form, but the franchise that Racer X…

Jason Momoa Steals the Show in Overstuffed Installment

“No one outruns their past,” a wise man once said. But Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) also said it in F9, a movie where the guy who sang “Pimpin’ All Over the World” went to space and John Cena ziplined over…

A Flawed But Fun Fast & Furious Outing Perfect For The Summer

Over the last two decades the Fast & Furious franchise has evolved from a simple movie about street racers into one of the highest grossing franchises in history. Newcomer to the Fast series, Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Now You…

Steve McQueen’s 4-Hour Doc Leads A Tour Of Nazi Atrocities Through Amsterdam [Cannes]

Somewhere in the third hour of Steve McQueen’s documentary “Occupied City,” the camera slowly dollies left over a list of names in glowing green print on a black background, enumerating the thousands of Jews deported from Amsterdam during the Nazi…

Miranda Otto Is a Terrifying Cult Leader

Disney's first original Australian miniseries for Hulu and Disney+, The Clearing, is a gripping mystery involving a brainwashing cult, child disappearances, and Teresa Palmer as a mother trying to deal with ghosts from her past. Based on J.P. Pomare’s best-selling…

Johnny Depp and Maïwenn Lead Period Romance

Biopics can shed new light on the life and work of beloved celebrities, but they can also introduce the audience to a fairly unknown historical figure. That’s the case with Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, a period romance inspired by the…

Knights of the Zodiac | Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Based on the manga Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada, Tomasz Baginski’s Knights of the Zodiac is the latest Big Hollywood entry into the YA Fantasy genre. Mackenyu stars as the orphan Seiya, whose sister, Patricia (Kaylan Teague),…

Rebel//Rebel | Film Threat

Struggling with addiction, Jake Hughes, a former Hollywood star, hopes to revive his career in a small Midwestern town in Drew Harwood’s feature, Rebel//Rebel. Jake Hughes (Gareth Koorzen) is the said struggling actor, and his final chance at his tenuous…

Maïwenn’s Johnny Depp-Starring Cannes Opener Is An Unsalvageable Royal Drama [Cannes]

Speaking on her decision to bring the story of chief royal mistress Jeanne du Barry to screen, French actress and director Maïwenn said the figure of the Countess seduced her because she is a “magnificent loser,” adding that the allure…

Playing With Fire | Film Threat

Playing With Fire, directed and edited by Allan Miller, is about a heretofore unknown pioneer in the field of Baroque musical conducting. From the age of 4, Jeannette Sorrell became obsessed with the piano. Her parents did not initially understand…

A New Old Play | Film Threat

Writer-director Qiu Jiongjiong’s A New Old Play opens with two affable demons, Oxhead and Horseface, personified as humans, pumping the front tire of the rickshaw they use to shuttle souls to the afterlife. This moment, an eccentric mixture of the supernatural and…

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