Vietnamese filmmaker Truong Minh Quy has crafted one of 2024’s most intriguing films, using contemplative visuals exploring personal and national histories against the backdrop of a romance of two young queer Vietnamese miners.
Cineverse has announced that they’ve acquired Matt Sampere’s feature debut, a slasher flick called Creeping Death. While trying to enjoy a peaceful Halloween with his mother Linda Garner, Tim is paid a visit by his rambunctious, up-for-anything friends. After reluctantly letting them inside the house he becomes intertwined with the circumstances of their Halloween prankings. One that turns out has broken a sacred tradition kept between humans and otherworldly deities known as the Aos Si. A call back to terrors birthed in the mythology, lore and atmospheric dread behind the Halloween traditions based in an ancient Celtic past. Friends are the worst, especially those rambunctious ones who break sacred traditions. Throw that guy out on his ass. Bet his name is Chet or Brad. …
Palestinian-Danish filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel navigates the harrowing realities of exile and survival, set against the dilapidated backdrop of Athens, in a bold departure from his documentary roots.
No matter the production budget and the limited resources at his disposal, Sean Baker never fails to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience. The director follows up 2019’s Red Rocket with a new exploration of the lives of sex workers, which […]
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Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh offers a haunting exploration of the Khmer Rouge regime through the eyes of three French journalists and the utopia gone wrong.
How will Dahlia turn heartbreak into brilliance in a world where magic is a part of everyday life? The new series is now streaming on Crunchyroll.
Claire Denis’s sophomore feature is a clear-eyed portrait of a world of violence and exploitation.
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Tarsem Singh’s incredible The Fall has gotten a 4K restoration and MUBI have announced that they’ll stram it on their platform at the end of September. The following territories will be able to do so: US, Canada, Latin America, the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Turkey and India. In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island. The Fall originally came out in 2006, six years after Tarsem’s breakout horror hit The Cell. The most notable face among the cast is Lee Pace (Foundation, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Guardians of the Galaxy). MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company announces the acquisition and exclusive…
Crossing is nobly intent on showing trans people as worthy of dignity, safety, and love.
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