This documentary is a timely look at Blume’s literary contributions, which primarily center on approaching young adult readers with a caring yet candid view of the world around them.
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Review: Sound of Silence
An atmospheric and ambitious haunted-house movie that will call to mind Oculus (2013), Sound of Silence plays like a radio.
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Listen to Women Talking
Women Talking asks if you’ll listen. There is, of course, an argument to be made that Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Toews’s critically acclaimed novel is meant to be more seen than heard. After all, the material has been taken from the page and repurposed for the screen. And while it’s understood that any great […]
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Funny Pages
Kline’s trick to getting everything to coalesce is commitment—of himself, his passion, and his love—resulting in a distinctly dark comedy that is worth seeing.
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You Won’t Be Alone
The scary story uses succinct dialogue, a serene setting, and a striking score to create a poetic take on life, death, and the in-between
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Below the Fold
The case at the center of the film is about, you guessed it, a missing girl, and when new attention reveals harrowing information, it sends David and Lisa on an all-consuming pursuit for the truth, which may be in reach.
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The Scary of Sixty-First
As the two women spiral deeper and deeper into Epstein conspiracy theories, Noelle begins exhibiting her own odd behavior.
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Before American slasher movies, there was giallo
Since 2017, January Giallo has celebrated the subgenre of Italian cinema popular in the 70s and 80s, known for applying striking psychedelic cinematography and shocking graphic violence to whodunit plots.
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Don’t Look Up
It’s star-studded, and the edits often wink at the audience, but it’s not so fun being in on the joke this time around.
