As awards season intensifies, some of the staff of Film Daze choose their favorites from 2021. …
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November is Indigenous People’s Month in the United States; then and always, Studio Ghibli’s 1997 epic historical fantasy offers a poignant exploration of colonization, Indigenous survival, and man’s severed connection with nature.…
Though the Michael Myers saga continues, David Gordon Green’s 'Halloween' is the perfect ending to John Carpenter’s 1978 film and the character of Laurie Strode as a whole.…
The fathers and daughters of horror films have a lot to teach us about toxic masculinity and the changing roles of women onscreen.…
Jim Jarmusch’s mosaic of metropolises interweaves idiosyncratic humor and insightful humanism, bringing lonely souls together and then scattering them to the wind.…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s “Halloween” and Supernatural’s “Shut Up, Dr. Phil” both tackle gender roles and toxic masculinity. However, while “Halloween” prioritizes the growth of its characters, “Shut Up, Dr. Phil” keeps the status quo.…
Mike Flanagan and Park Chan-wook take the same idea — what if a priest was doing more than drinking the blood of Christ? — and spin strikingly different meditations on religion, faith, and morality out of it.…
For many, Tim Burton’s films were a childhood staple, but perhaps only in adulthood can we appreciate just how far he pushed the boundaries of the children’s horror genre…
In the postmodern slasher classic 'Scream,' Stu Macher stands out among his more conventional character counterparts as a man with realistic violent motivations rooted in misogyny and a desperate need for male approval.…
'All My Puny Sorrows' is a well-acted adaptation with real pain at its core, but feels overly verbose and affected in its dialogue to feel fully natural.…
Maria Schrader’s 'I’m Your Man' approaches the concept of exploiting loneliness for profit with understanding and tenderness, while exploring the questionable aspects of replicant beings.…
The 21st Bond film won the key to the door in opening up a new golden age for 007.…
Javier Andrade’s 'Lo Invisible' is a tightly constructed examination of a woman with postpartum depression.…
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: A hilarious high-concept satire with a perfectionist’s eye for plot construction, Official Competition doesn’t take itself - or its medium - too seriously, but glimmers with respect and affection for the form.…