Fantastic Fest 2026: Our Review of ‘Kung Fu Deadly’

Festival Coverage, Film Festivals ‐ September 20, 2026
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Director Fergal Costello certainly takes some big swings with his first theatrical feature film, Kung Fu Deadly. First, he casts Steve He, of Youtube and “Emotional Damage” meme fame, as his lead Danny. He pairs him with relative unknown Michael Tient as the proudly non aspirational Frank. The second swing comes with landing Lee Huang. […]

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Fresh Take On A 30-Year-Old Franchise: Our Review of ‘Resident Evil’

Movies ‐ September 20, 2026
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Fresh Take On A 30-Year-Old Franchise: Our Review of ‘Resident Evil’

In 2026 Resident Evil turned 30 years old. The first video game came out in 1996, and the first film came out in 2002. If you’ve been around since the beginning, you are sure to have favourite characters and plot lines that have been around from the start. That being said, if you go into […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Soumsoum, a Night of the Stars’

Festival Coverage, TIFF 2026 ‐ September 20, 2026
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Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun depicts the hardships of a small Chadian village in Soumsoum, a Night of the Stars. It depicts those hardships with ironic beauty, as the village mourns another child, dead because of an evil curse. Or at least, that’s what they think is happening, blaming everything on Aya (Achouackh Abakar Souleymane), a ‘witch’. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of the Short Cuts Films

Festival Coverage, TIFF 2026 ‐ September 20, 2026
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There are a few shorts during this festival that will make its viewers think – whether or not those films will be successful is another story, like short The End. Director and writer Niki Lindroth von Bahr is the brainchild behind this bleak short film. Here, she depicts anthropomorphic animals (voices of Noomi Rapace, etc.). […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Crystal Lake’

Festival Coverage, Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ September 20, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Crystal Lake’

Friday the 13th‘s The convoluted storyline follows the mass murderer Jason as he stalks his prey across several films, most of which are campers at Crystal Lake. Hardcore fans of the series know however that Jason wasn’t the first killer in the films. The first killer was his mother, Pamela. The new series Crystal Lake […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Memories of a Forest’

Festival Coverage, Movies, TIFF 2026 ‐ September 20, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Memories of a Forest’

Austrian graduate student Frieda (Julia Windischbauer) and her mother Johanna (Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg) drive back home. They buy essentials, things necessary for Frieda’s grandmother Elisabeth’s funeral, a gathering for people who, on the surface, loved her. Strangely enough, that woman left an entire forest for Frieda, with trees that can produce lumber for her to sell. […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The Difficult Bride’

TIFF 2026 ‐ September 20, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The Difficult Bride’
  • Release Date: 9/16/2026

Zaineen (Zaineen Chowdhury Karim), a wealthy young woman in contemporary Dhaka, sees dangerous men outside of her ‘brides only’ compound. The compound, which seems like a ‘brides only’ spa, has its comforts, including her personal assistant Minoti (Reekita Nondine Shimu). But still, the spa feels so stifling that she starts acting strange when she has […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Conversation with the Sea’

TIFF 2026 ‐ September 19, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Conversation with the Sea’

Director Muayad Alayan’s Conversation with the Sea has a story that comes from true events. A man of Palestinian heritage, he has a family member who has to prove other members’ deaths. Otherwise, their debts to social security grow, adding to regular debts that are part of life. Such is the case for protagonist Kamal. […]

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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The World Before’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ September 19, 2026
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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘The World Before’

Jin (Sim Su-bin) gets a question from her mother about her and Park Dujae (Kim Eo-jin) together. Her mother is right, yes, Jin, a schoolgirl, visits the young man regularly and they hang out. She develops feelings for Dujae, so much so that she visits him and expects him to always be around.  He indulges […]

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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Flies’

TIFF 2026 ‐ September 19, 2026
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TIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Flies’

Olga (Teresita Sánchez) has a small fly problem in her apartment, but it’s not a big concern – it’s negligible enough that she can still rent a room to Tulio (Hugo Ramírez). He smuggles his son Cristian (Bastian Escobar) in the room, which makes her kick them out. Tulio asks for a week to relocate. […]

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