Jason Widgington

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Agora | DVD Review

Agora truly is a technical achievement. But the story itself, with two seemingly disparate narratives that seem to fight for screen time but ultimately tie in together, is somehow lacking; the film suffers because of its dual personality.

Interview: Bruno Forzani and Hélène Cattet (Amer)

About the way of writing a plot open to interpretation, our biggest influence is Satoshi Kon and Millenium Actress. About the second part of the film, the eroticism of Pinku’s director Masaru Konuma and the first experimental films of Tinto Brass. About the work on details and editing, Shinya Tsukamoto. About the thematic, Dominique Deruddere’s Crazy Love.

DVD Review: The Killer Inside Me

It's hard to really like any of the characters, but that is no excuse to not like the film itself. The Killer Inside Me is an excellent example of a modern day film noir: gritty, sexy, and unsettling in equal measures.

The Killer Inside Me | DVD Review

It's hard to really like any of the characters, but that is no excuse to not like the film itself. The Killer Inside Me is an excellent example of a modern day film noir: gritty, sexy, and unsettling in equal measures.

Fantasia 2010 Viral: Steven R. Monroe’s I Spit on Your Grave

At Fantasia's world premiere of I Spit on Your Grave, bad positioning and a large crowd resulted in this brief glimpse of lead actress Sarah Butler, who did say, among other things, that she did little prep work for her role as a rape victim out for revenge because she felt it was more truthful to simply react to the brutality during shooting.

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Kika | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Belle de Jour: Mourning Becomes Sex Work in Poukine’s...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Óliver Laxe’s ‘Sirat’

When he was selected for the prestigious competition section...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Dominik Moll’s ‘Dossier 137’

Known for a filmography heavy into psychological thriller portraits...

Sirat | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Bridge Too Far: Laxe Enters the Zone “The Zone...
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