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Scottsdale International Film Festival: The Salt in Our Waters, an exploration of changing cultural values

November 10, 2021

The Salts in Our Waters, a film out of Bangladesh, explores the disconnect between the old rule of the world against a dissenting outsider that provides a new perspective. The classic distrust when facing an unknown entity, finding their mere existence to be a threat to the established way of life.
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Last Night in Soho and Antlers fail to attract a niche audience

November 8, 2021

Last Night in Soho and Antlers – two original Horror films with middling to negative reviews, opened up to 3,000+ theaters and found their average tumble and show the public is still not ready to see every new release in theaters. Edgar Wright’s films have ardent fans and their detractors, but his Dario Argento Giallo … More Last Night in Soho and Antlers fail to attract a niche audience

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car gets new trailer and release date

November 8, 2021

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is having a moment. His 2018 film Asako I & II carved a path, but his latest film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival – Drive My Car – is making waves in Festival and award circles. The Best Screenplay winner at the 2021 Cannes awards is the Japanese Oscar submission for … More Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car gets new trailer and release date

CERTIFIED WEIRD: Ingmar Bergman pushes the limits of provocation with his made-for-TV-movie The Rite (1969)

November 7, 2021

It all culminates in the presentation of the act – a mock-pagan staging, with the overdramatized, blasphemous masks and costumes, leads to mock-pornography that purposefully provokes. … More CERTIFIED WEIRD: Ingmar Bergman pushes the limits of provocation with his made-for-TV-movie The Rite (1969)

CERTIFIED WEIRD: Cannes Palme d’Or Winner Titane Marks the 2021 Highpoint of Weird Cinema

November 7, 2021

Titane is an acid-laced experience, hard to describe in exact words the sensation of it. Julia Ducournau’s body horror, Palme d’Or winning film takes the completely unhinged premise of a symbiotic relationship between woman and machine, slaps on a complex human drama, and lingers on the one question that holds your attention to the last moment. Outside of the batty story, the sheer energy of the filmmaking and performances give way to a strange type of horror that is unconventional. … More CERTIFIED WEIRD: Cannes Palme d’Or Winner Titane Marks the 2021 Highpoint of Weird Cinema