Monsters: Dark Continent
The sequel to Monsters replaces the charm of the original with meat-headed political allegory and unimpressive military cliché.
Review by Mark Stafford
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White Bird in a Blizzard
One wonders whether Gregg Araki will ever outgrow his doomy, sun-fried obsessions, and one kind of hopes he never will.
Review by Mark Stafford
Wild Tales
Like an act of revenge, Wild Tales probably isn’t healthy or edifying, but damn, it feels good.
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When Animals Dream
Jonas Alexander Arnby’s impressive debut is an understated Danish take on the teenaged-girl-as-werewolf subgenre.
Review by Mark Stafford
Tokyo Tribe
Sion Sono’s manga-based gangsta musical is great fun although not entirely palatable.
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Black Coal, Thin Ice
Off-kilter and visually inventive, this sorrowful Chinese noir lingers in the memory.
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The Duke of Burgundy
Peter Strickland’s ambitious lesbian sub/dom drama is a wonderfully strange riot of patterns, corsets and butterflies.
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Immoral Tales
A fine Blu-ray release for Borowczyk’s arthouse smut anthology, in which power and desire are explored in four visually sumptuous episodes.
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Polyester
Don’t miss one of John Waters’s best films, presented in ‘Odorama’ as part of Scalarama for a unique night at the movies.
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Mystery Road
Ivan Sen’s fine, modern-dress Australian western impresses as much for what it doesn’t do as much as what it does.
Review by Mark Stafford