35 Years Later, Zhang Yimou’s Love Story Remains A Vibrantly Colored Tragedy

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35 Years Later, Zhang Yimou’s Love Story Remains A Vibrantly Colored Tragedy

"Uncle bought another wife. Her name is Ju Dou. Pretty looking... expensive." So begins our first introduction to Gong Li's titular character, and the film's ethos is introduced. Depending on your outlook, Zhang Yimou's Ju Dou is either a cynical,…

A Surprisingly Hilarious Horror Movie Stuck in a Franchise That’s Completely Out of Ideas

When the first V/H/S film, produced by Bloody Disgusting, came out in 2012, it was a fresh take on horror, combining the anthology and found footage subgenres into realistic, bite-sized terror. The film created some of the most terrifying moments…

Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson Face Off in a Sharp Body Horror That Fans of ‘The Substance’ Will Devour

In a year of great cinema, The Substance was by far my favorite movie that 2024 had to offer. Coralie Fargeat's gruesome, fantastical take on women's body image was a wicked blend of Cronenberg and Kubrick, viewed through a very…

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review: Whimsical But Uneven

Kogonada has always been a director fascinated by memory, connection, and the textures of time. From his meditative Columbus to the sci-fi reflection of After Yang, his films lean toward the quiet, contemplative, and poetic. With A Big Bold Beautiful…

The Smashing Machine Review | Flickreel

What’s the difference between “movie stars” and “actors?” We expect an actor to play a wide variety of different roles. Movie stars are expected to play themselves, selling the project with their bankable name, face, and persona. Dwayne Johnson is…

Mark Ruffalo & Tom Pelphrey Shine In Brad Ingelsby’s Captivating Crime Drama About Losing Faith

“It’s easy to talk about forgiveness and mercy when it’s not your loss,” Mark Ruffalo wearily says in the new HBO series “Task,” and with that, writer/creator Brad Ingelsby effectively lays down the heavy emotional gauntlet for what will be…

Tobe Hooper & Stephen King’s Quintessential 1979 Horror Shines In 4K, Revealing Its Timeliness

Small towns are rapidly losing their distinct charm, but that feeling of driving past a small American place and thinking it never left the 1950s, Salem's Lot presupposes: what if it's frozen by vampiric bloodlust? Stephen King's second novel has…

An Unexpected Cameo From ‘The Boys’ Leads to the Show’s Darkest Twist Yet

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Gen V Season 2 Episode 5. Gen V Season 2 has moved into its second half by revealing just how dark things can get. After Episode 4, "Bags," showed Marie (Jaz Sinclair),…

With Traitors on Both Sides, HBO’s Crime Drama Has Never Been More Tense Than This

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Task Episode 4.As Brad Ingelsby's new HBO crime drama Task continues, tensions are only escalating on a number of fronts. While FBI agent Tom Brandis (Mark Ruffalo) and his team have discovered…

Hedda (2025) Review – Tessa Thompson Unleashed

Nia DaCosta’s Hedda takes Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler and reimagines it in 1950s England, swapping stage minimalism for lavish production design and sharp period detail. The film was shot at Flintham Hall, a stately country estate whose glass…

Anemone Review | Flickreel

It’s been almost eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement. Call it denial, but I never believed that Phantom Thread would be Day-Lewis’ swan song. Day-Lewis has often taken extended breaks from acting. He even retired once before between…

Aziz Ansari’s Satiric Comedy Tackles The Gig Economy With Seth Rogen & Keanu Reeves [TIFF]

TORONTO – Times are tough. Job losses keep increasing, as do the prices of medical care, food, and housing. The gig economy is partly booming because people need the work or the extra side hustle to make ends meet. There…

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