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AFRAID Review: Middling AI Horror Muddles Through Uninspired Third Act
First came HAL-9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey). Then came Colossus (The Forbin Project), followed by Proteus IV (Demon Seed), and SkyNet (The Terminator series). And that's just barely scratching the science-fiction surface. Individually and collectively, each film reflected the technophobic...
Review: COWBOY BEBOP, Netflix's Adaptation of Beloved Anime Ignores What Made it Great
Let’s start with the good news. The good news is that the original Cowboy Bebop anime is available for viewing right now on Netflix. The bad news? Netflix took everything that was fun and wonderful about the original...
Review: OVER THE MOON, Taking Flight With the Greatest of Ease
A young girl builds a rocket to the moon in a wildly entertaining family comedy (with songs), written by Audrey Wells and directed by Glen Keane. It lands October 23 on Netflix.
OVER THE MOON Trailer Promises a Bright, Young, Brilliant Girl
The first look at upcoming animated film Over the Moon shows that flights of fancy into space are not necessarily reserved for White people. Directed by Glen Keane, whose career in animation dates back to the 1970s and who won...
Opening in Theaters: THE GRUDGE, Once More, With Menace
Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver star in Nicolas Pesce's new version of Shimizu Takashi's original horror thriller.
THE GRUDGE Trailer: Begrudge a Reboot At Your Peril
Before assuming that the new, new version of The Grudge is yet another rehash of the same old tropes, borrowed from the Japanese horror original and then smoothed over and mainstreamed for American audiences some years ago, allow me to...
BUSCANDO Trailer Translates Internet Thriller SEARCHING
John Cho was so impressive and affecting in the two-hander Columbus that I'm very much interested in seeing Searching, despite the film's biggest selling point: it takes place entirely online. Back in 2015, Unfriended tried the same thing, to my...
Review: GEMINI, Nothing Is As It Seems In Hollywood
Director Aaron Katz (Cold Weather, Dance Party USA) is back with a film about the entrenched weirdness of his adopted city. Gemini stars Zoe Kravitz as Heather, a beautiful movie star hounded by paparazzi, and Jill (Lola Kirke), her personal...
Fantastic Fest 2017 Review: GEMINI Lifts the Veil of the Hollywood Machine
Director Aaron Katz (Cold Weather, Dance Party USA) is back with a film about the entrenched weirdness of his adopted city. Gemini stars Zoe Kravitz as Heather, a beautiful movie star hounded by paparazzi, and Jill (Lola Kirke), her personal...
