Contributions from Anton Bitel | Little White Lies

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Discover the hypnotic mystery of this nihilistic thriller

by Anton Bitel

An entrancing existential streak runs through Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 1997 film, Cure.
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Discover the post-apocalyptic nightmare of this landmark social drama

by Anton Bitel

Mick Jackson’s BBC telemovie Threads imagines the devastating fallout of nuclear war.
Review

Wonderstruck

by Anton Bitel

Todd Haynes’ wistful adaptation of Brian Selznick’s novel is a tad too saccharine for its own good.

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Review

A Quiet Place

by Anton Bitel

There’s much to admire about this muted horror from actor-director John Krasinksi.

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In Retrospect
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Discover the fragmented horrors of this Robert Altman psychodrama

by Anton Bitel

The writer/director’s idiosyncratic 1972 film Images is ripe for rediscovery.
Festivals

Horror highlights from Glasgow FrightFest 2018

by Anton Bitel

Some of the year’s best and most challenging genre titles were served up over a truly chilling weekend.
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Discover Henri-George Clouzot’s psychedelic swansong

by Anton Bitel

The French director’s 1968 La Prisonnière aka Woman in Chains is both compelling and perverse.
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The generation-spanning human drama of Hal Hartley’s Henry Fool trilogy

by Anton Bitel

Made over 17 years, this unlikely series is among the indie writer/director’s finest achievements.
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Discover the grisly drama of this surgery-based Southern gothic

by Anton Bitel

John Grissmer’s Scalpel, about a psychopathic plastic surgeon, has been rescued from VHS obscurity.
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Discover the proto-giallo pleasures of Dario Argento’s debut feature

by Anton Bitel

A 4K restoration of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is being released.

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