‘The Kill Team’ is a tense exploration of war’s harrowing effects
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Skarsgård’s performance communicates the callousness of a cold-blooded soldier, providing a look into violent American patriotism.
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Director, stars of ‘Waves’ discuss bringing authenticity to Black characters
Returning to form, Shults has had his hand in every step of the filmmaking process, having written, directed and edited “Waves,” which is by far his most personal film.
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‘The Death of Dick Long’ is inconsistent yet deeply empathetic
Simply put, “The Death of Dick Long” is a film about the confused death of the proud, dick-measuring masculinity of American tradition.
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Lying in between: What the movie ‘The Farewell’ tells us about our own multicultural families
Lulu Wang’s new movie “The Farewell” revolves around the central conundrum of “What is the better way to say goodbye to someone you love?”
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Truth beyond facts: Lulu Wang talks role of memories, question of representation in ‘The Farewell
For Wang, truth in “The Farewell” has more intimate ties to replicating a specific sense of experience than to portraying exactly what happened when.
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‘Midsommar’ is slow-burning, surreal nightmare
As the characters descend into a dark fate, the film’s remarkable setting and cinematography become its greatest strengths.
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Demons are a girl’s best friend
It seemed like the right time for my roommates and me to trade in red roses and getaway destinations for decapitated heads and satanic children.
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From Hollywood to the Campanile: How UC Berkeley student Daniel Menegaz is bringing A24 to campus
“(Berkeley has) a thriving art community,” he said in an interview with The Daily Californian. “(It’s) big enough so we can expand beyond that thriving art community and reach people with the messages and content of A24’s films.”
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Good intentions leave no room for complexity in Bo Burnham’s ‘Eighth Grade’
But Fisher’s surrounding film ultimately rests on the laurels she creates, unimaginatively mining meme culture and the generational gap for easy laughs.
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Horror heart-stopper ‘Hereditary’ will haunt you forever
Possessed by powerhouse performances, “Hereditary” succeeds by chiefly operating as a bleak family drama, as deeply human and empathetic as the best of A24’s excellent oeuvre.
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