1% marks the latest chapter in the subgenre commonly known as ‘ultra-violent Australian crime movie’.
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Loveless
Andrei Zvyagintsev recently told The Guardian that ‘living in Russia is like being in a minefield’. If his latest film is any reflection of reality, then it’s safe to say that he was putting it mildly.
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Let the Corpses Tan
Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani are arguably the most controversial duo in horror. Famed for their mysterious, enigmatic forays into giallo – Amer and The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears – they’re the masters of sellable obscurity. Many have interpreted these pieces as hollow imitations of far more genuine works, or otherwise as meaningless…
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Foxtrot
What is Foxtrot? Structurally, this thing is a marvel: Foxtrot does the foxtrot, as main character Joseph explains to his captive audience. 3 steps, and you return to the same place – or, rather, 3 very different acts bookended by the same scene. A lot of the surprises and finesse of the movie come from…
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My Friend Dahmer
Ross Lynch makes a promising first step into more mature cinematic territory with an astute portrayal of what makes a murderer.
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Battle of the Sexes
Emma Stone thrills in this exciting biopic of women’s tennis and the still all-too-familiar misogyny that surrounds it.
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Thoroughbreds
A misanthropic trip into the dark heart of suburbia, Corey Finley’s glossy Thoroughbreds hits all the right notes to craft an esoteric, seductively sinister symphony that shocks and pleases in equal measure.
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Brigsby Bear
The Lonely Island teams up with director Dave McCary and writer/actor Kyle Mooney to create a comedy very much unlike their previous work – tender, poignant, and heartwarming.
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Ingrid Goes West
Alfred Hitchcock meets the Instagram generation in Matt Spicer’s comically depraved cautionary tale for the avocado toast generation, with a revelatory performance by Aubrey Plaza.
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Mutafukaz
Quirky and unconventional, Guillaume “Run” Renard’s collaboration with anime legends Studio 4ºC is good cinematic fun, but trips over its own untied loose ends.
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