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Festivals

I Used to Be Funny – first-look review

by Weiting Liu

A young woman struggles to come to terms with her PTSD while the child she used to nanny goes missing in Ally Pankiw’s directorial debut.
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In Praise Of

Godzilla vs Megalon: in defence of a much-maligned creature feature

by Christopher Stewardson

As Jun Fukuda’s kid-friendly entry into the Godzilla pantheon turns 50, it’s time to revisit its message of peace and unity.
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In Praise Of

Why I Love Death Bed: The Bed That Eats

by Mark Hanson

George Barry’s 1977 independent horror, about a homicidal piece of furniture with a voracious appetite, is a delightfully imaginative and wholly original relic worth seeking out.
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Incoming

Everyone, just let Quentin Tarantino cook

by Charles Bramesco

Is his new film about a movie critic a stealth Pauline Kael biopic? Maybe! Who knows?
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Review

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

by David Jenkins

It’s a case of massively diminishing returns for Zachary Levi’s snap-talking teen superhero in this sequel which struggles to locate a raison d’être.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Problemista – first-look review

by Lex Briscuso

Los Espookys’ Julio Torres makes the leap to film with a surreal, touching comedy about a Salvadoran immigrant, co-starring Tilda Swinton.
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Review

Rye Lane

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Raine Allen-Miller’s love letter to Peckham is a welcome addition to the British rom-com canon, with standout performances from Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Home Ents

Gakuryu Ishii’s Punk Samurai is an anarchic take on an ‘unfilmable’ manga

by Anton Bitel

A ronin with lofty ambitions tells a white lie that quickly spirals out of control in this riotous samurai flick.
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Festivals

Midnight in Austin: four world premieres at SXSW 2023

by Anton Bitel

Murderous teens, strange growths and television-haunting ghosts are on the bill in SXSW’s midnight movies slate.
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Festivals

Bottoms – first-look review

by Lex Briscuso

Ayo Edibiri and Rachel Sennott star as teenagers who start an all-female fight club at their high school in Emma Seligman’s raunchy sophomore feature.