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REVIEW: 'Mickey 17' (2025): Bong Joon-ho's Oddball Sci-Fi Comedy With Robert Pattinson Is A Quirky And Bold... Masterpiece?
Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 stars Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette , Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Anamaria Vartolomei and...
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Jan 23 min read
'Nosferatu' 2024 Review: Robert Eggers' Dark, Atmospheric Reimagining of the Vampire Classic
Nosferatu oozes with undeniable passion as Robert Eggers realises the vision that he has been working on for years.
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Nov 19, 20233 min read
REVIEW: The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Is the Exorcist sequel trilogy worth believing in?
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Feb 13, 20234 min read
REVIEW: 'Cohabitation' (2022), a thriller feature by Lauren Barker
While former paramedic Emily tries to live a low-key life to cope with her PTSD, her new roommate has other plans--and a long-held...
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Aug 1, 20224 min read
REVIEW: 'AVA: A Twist in the Road' (2021), a drama feature by Catherane Skillen
Ava has lived a charmed life with the love of her life for over 25 years. In one instant the unthinkable happens and she loses it all,...
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May 26, 20227 min read
INTERVIEW: Dana Ziyasheva On New Podcast, Movies and Career
Dana Ziyasheva, photo by Kirill Varshavskiy The whacky world of Dana Ziyasheva’s GREATLAND is expanding, this time in podcast form. How I...
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Mar 6, 20225 min read
REVIEW: 'The Batman' (2022), directed by Matt Reeves
I normally wouldn't post "mainstream" movie reviews here but I'm making an exception on this occasion. “I am the shadows” Batman says...
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Jan 9, 20224 min read
REVIEW: 'Spirit Quest' (2021), a comedy feature by Brent Lydic
Old friends go on a hallucinogenic mushroom trip through the desert to face their fears, doubts, and failures in hopes of coming to...
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Dec 14, 20213 min read
Custom film posters with OTS Arthouse
Film as much as any other creative medium is a form of art. As much as OTS is about the wonders of the big and the small screen, another...
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Oct 15, 20215 min read
REVIEW: 'Greatland' (2020), a sci-fi feature by Dana Ziyasheva
In a pleasure-filled dystopia lorded over by a computer called Mother, a teenage boy escapes to save his childhood sweetheart from a...
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Sep 29, 20214 min read
REVIEW: 'Nicole' (2020), a dark comedy-drama feature by James Schroeder
Nicole is the story of a mysterious woman who is desperate to find love. She meets a gentleman named John on-line. They go on a first...
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Sep 20, 20215 min read
REVIEW: 'Kin Dread', a thriller feature by Adrian León
An anti-social sound designer with retrograde amnesia discovers a string of murders in his building but when the carnage triggers...
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