Publications

Paul Rai

November 6, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'Primate' is a Fun, Pulpy, Intense Creature Feature

Creature features often live and die not just on the execution of their main attraction, but also on the cast of actors they can assemble. An...

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Paul Rai

November 6, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'Cover-Up' is a Sharp Portrait of a Man Fighting for Humanity

When it comes to documenting America’s crimes against humanity, it seems there’s no one more at the forefront of breaking the news to the Ame...

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Matthew Allan

November 5, 2025

Review: ‘All You Need is Kill’ Takes the Time-loop Approach with Depth Without Feeling Repetitive

All You Need is Kill, directed by Ken’ichirô Akimoto and Yukinori Nakamura, explores an alien plant that invades Earth. Rita (Ai Mikami) is p...

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Matthew Allan

November 5, 2025

Review: ‘Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ Surprises Audiences with its Beauty of Two People Meeting at Just the Right Time

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, sees Denji (Kikunosuke Tonya) bump into Reze (Reina Ueda) by chance; this ...

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Matthew Allan

November 5, 2025

Review: ‘ChaO’ is an Unusual Premise for a Love Story that Highlights the Immigrant Experience

ChaO, directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, is a world where humans and merpeople co-exist. Princess ChaO (Anna Yamada), a mermaid, marries a human, Ste...

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Matthew Allan

November 5, 2025

Review: ‘Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline’ is a Fun Adventure in Takeshi Koike's Final Outing of His Childhood Hero

Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline, directed by Takeshi Koike, sees Lupin III (Kan’ichi Kurita) alongside his allies, the worl...

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Matthew Allan

November 5, 2025

Review: ‘Redline’ at Fifteen is Still an Energetic Race You Can’t Look Away From

As part of the Scotland Loves Anime festival, Takeshi Koike, who showcased his latest film Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline,...

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Matthew Allan

November 5, 2025

Review: ‘The Last Blossom’ is a Surprise of Scotland Loves Anime

Akutsu (Junki Tozuka/Kaoru Kobayashi), a dying former yakuza serving a life sentence, looks back on his life during the summer of 1986 and is...

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Jacob Diedenhofer

November 4, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ is Another Classic from Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo is no stranger to consistently putting out films. This is the first year since 2020 that he hasn’t released at least two films....

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Paul Rai

November 4, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'My Father's Shadow' is a Nostalgic Ode to a Courageous Father

A parent’s desires are rooted in their children having the opportunities and resources that were never afforded to them when they were young....

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Lists

October 30, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Underrated International Horror Movies to End the Halloween Season

In the final stretch of the Halloween season, it can feel a bit hard to find a way to get your annual dose of spooks and scares. The big fran...

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Lists

October 30, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

5 Cult Classic Horror Movies You Need to See

Halloween is just a few short days away, which means we're in the thick of scary movie season. Once you've passed out all of the candy and tu...

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