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Reviews and criticism from superhero blockbusters to slow-burn indies, always asking what a film is really saying.

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Infection: Getting Ahead

An unsettling office horror short with elegant cinematography, a diseased workplace hierarchy, and a hospital scene that haunts me.

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The Exit State: The Rich Eat First

Gabriela Ledesma’s political horror-thriller has a sharp idea about wealth, complicity, and the American trap. Then it spends ninety minutes repeating the point instead of dramatizing it.

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Lasagna Run: The Epic Next Door

James Livitski turns a three-and-a-half-minute potluck errand into a side-scrolling odyssey—and sticks the landing.

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Pretty: The Rasp of the Curtain

Metecan Duren's micro-budget horror debut is tangled, but like any briar patch, once you're in it's even harder to leave.

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Who’s Using Whom?

Mark Schwab’s Cutaways pairs strong performances and inventive camerawork with a dark satire whose argument gradually overwhelms its humanity.

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Review: Boy Kills World

A hyper-violent anti-violent film? This is a proper cult diamond in the rough.

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ALIEN 45th Anniversary

45 years after its release, ALIEN manages to scare and enthrall viewers both old and new alike.