A tense but often laugh-out-loud-funny watch, 'Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.' frequently nails a level of satire that few American comedies dare to attempt.…
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This slow-burn gem tells a ravishing, immediate story of American tensions thanks to a masterful lead performance from Thandiwe Newton.…
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A stylized, sweet movie awash with both love and appreciation for the emotional potential of escapism.…
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A witty, marvelous achievement in subversion that forges spine-tingling new paths.…
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Advertisements Noble intentions abound in this taut, heartfelt retelling of a bombastic event drenched in troubling implications for our society’s current state of affairs. It’s a real-life story both well-suited to cinematic adaptation and bristling with relevance on various fronts — in…
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With his genre-colliding new feature Beckett coming to Netflix in August, filmmaker Ferdinando Cito Filomarino spoke with Film Daze’s Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller on crafting the film’s story, his approach to directing the impressive cast, the detailed use of Greek topography, and the passion…
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Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Richard C. Sarafian’s magnificent, exhilarating American odyssey captures this country’s confounding paradoxes like nothing else.…
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Advertisements On first impression, the 1984 thriller Body Double may appear to be writer/director Brian De Palma’s most tongue-in-cheek attempt to do all the Hitchcocks in one. It’s all there: the vertigo from Vertigo, the windows from Rear Window, the schemes of…
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Advertisements Action films can be epic, dramatic, genre-defying, and artistic. They can be star vehicles, choreography showcases, or throwbacks. Some are meant for the widest possible consumption, with edges shaved off or thematic influences dialed up to attract the viewers for whom…
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Clifton Collins Jr. brings a captivating depth to this assured, observant tale of legacy, community and connection.…
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