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Deep in the Andalusian countryside, Eladio has been hired to watch over the hunting grounds of Don Francisco’s estate, somewhere in rural Spain. The estate is divided into ten hunting stands, spaced far enough apart to avoid incidents. After three years of service, Don Carlos — Don Francisco’s second in command — offers him a bribe to add an additional three stands to the property. Eladio initially hesitates, but his wife eventually convinces him to take the money. Eladio’s greed has unfortunate consequences that drag his entire family to perdition, and plunging him into the depths of guilt, hatred, and revenge.     Writer/director F. Javier Gutierrez’s latest thriller, The Wait (La espera) is coming to digital and cable VOD, including Apple TV, Prime Video and…

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The second collaboration of Hong Sangsoo and Isabelle Huppert is a delight.

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End of Godard, End of Cinema

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Mati Diop documents the repatriation of stolen African treasures from France.

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Sometimes a film comes along and blindsides when you least expect it. The sublime surprise Love in the Big City is just such a film, enriching the landscape of Korean cinema in a year that has quietly seen low-key films return to the fore while their big-budget brethren have failed to capture the imagination of the public. That is not to say that Love in the Big City wasn’t a title worth looking forward to. It stars the supremely talented Kim Go-eun, currently on a major hot streak, alongside rising Pachinko star Noh Sang-hyun (aka Steve Noh), is directed by E.oni, whose 2003 debut …ing remains one of the most affecting Korean screen romances, and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival….

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A happy first day of October to you all. The folks at Arrow celebrate the best in contemporary and cult genre cinema year round but as more focus is drawn to the realm of weird and wacky during this time of year it is time to share this month’s lineup from the Arrow Video Player.    Particular attention shuld be made that the selection of J-horror classics and the selections of Trick ‘r Treat’s Michael Dugherty. Both House films and Vamp starring Grace Jones feature this month as well.    As always each month’s programming features a little something for everyone. Find your spooky season treats in the full announcement below.    ARROW Player Announces October 2024 Lineup Streamer Highlights Y2K Nightmares, Monstrous Shorts, Selects from…

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Starting this Wednesday Hulu subscribers can watch Pancho Rodriguez’s heist comedy Abracadaver. Our friend Guido Rud of FilmSharks out of Buenos Aires produced the flick with Rodriguez.    A teaser and trailer were released recently. Check them both out, down below.   Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks announced today that Hulu has acquired  U.S. streaming rights for the heist-movie/comedy “Abracadaver.”  The film, which was produced by Guido Rud with FilmSharks and Pancho Rodriguez, will be available to Hulu subscribers beginning Wednesday, October 2.   “Abracadaver” was written and directed by Pancho Rodriguez (“Dia de Muertos,” and Guadalajara Audience Winner “Llamando a un Angel”) and tells the story of three magician brothers from the circus world who find themselves brought back together to perform a magical and impossible…

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The marketing for Steven Soderbergh’s Presence continues to give us little morsals, little teases as to what to expect from their haunted house flick.  The focus this time around is on Chloe, daughter of Rebecca and Chris. As the presence moves closer and closer to her, asleep in her bed, the overlaying text says that she will know many things.  Neon presents Presence in select cities in January 2025….

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While there are no end of variations on the vampire story, and indeed we’ve been able to dive into the lore of this particular monster and its incarntions across a multitude of cultures, there is something about the image of Dracula as Nosferatu that has haunts western culture. A counterpart to the more suave image presented by Bela Legosi in the Hollywood 1930s version of the Bram Stoker novel, F.W Murnau’s more austere and forlorn vampire is arguably more terrifying in its sinister melancholia. As such, it’s not surprising that Robert Eggers (The VVitch, The Lighthouse) would lean more towards this version in his upcoming adaptation, for which there is now an official trailer. The trailer gives more an impression of the tone of the…

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With the official trailer for Emilia Pérez dropping today, I’m still not entirely sure what the film is about, or how all these women fit together. I do know what French auteur Jacques Audiard is capable of, with films as diverse as The Beat My Heart Skipped, Rust and Bone, A Prophet, and The Sisters Brothers under his belt. I know that its amazing cast of women – Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez – won a rare collectice acting award at Cannes Film Festival. I know it’s a musical and there are drug cartels and a transwoman finally realizing her transition and a lot of fabulous hair and costumes and some serious violence. It’s definitely an unusual combination of factors, and we…

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