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Author: Gena Radcliffe

Lovecraft Country Episode 9 Recap: “Rewind 1921”

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The penultimate episode takes a trip to the past, & is another powerful, sobering highlight of the season.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Nightstream: “Rose Plays Julie” is an unsettling look at reconnecting

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Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor’s subtly menacing thriller shows what happens when you ask questions you don’t really want answered.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Nightstream: No tip for this “Doorman”

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Ruby Rose stars in a shameless rip-off of “Die Hard” that offers no thrills, no excitement & no fun.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

NYFF58: “French Exit” is a nice looking but detached trip overseas

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Michelle Pfeiffer dominates Azazel Jacobs’ dry comedy about a formerly wealthy widow who travels to Paris for one last hurrah.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 10, 2020October 9, 2020

Nightstream: “Run” is a fast-paced thriller about a mother with a dark secret

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Sarah Paulson is outstanding as usual in Aneesh Chaganty’s well-crafted suspense thriller that pits an overprotective parent against her suspicious teen.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 9, 2020October 8, 2020

5 Movies We’re Dying to See at Nightstream

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To
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5 regional film festivals have joined forces to present an exciting roster of both new & classic horror: here’s what we’re most excited about.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

“The Haunting of Bly Manor” will break your heart & chill your bones

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Mike Flanagan does it again, combining low-key scares with poignancy in one of the most emotionally moving TV shows of 2020.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Lovecraft Country Episode 8 Recap: “Jig-a-Bobo”

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Magic is in the air (literally) as Atticus & Leti make deals to protect their futures.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

“The Trial of the Chicago 7” is a very Sorkin look at ’60s history

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The courtroom docudrama does what it set out to do: uplift, inspire & make little of an impression.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

“The Glorias” is a run-of-the-mill biopic about a living legend

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Julie Taymor directs Julianne Moore in a frustratingly muted look at the feminist movement icon.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 29, 2020September 30, 2020

Lovecraft Country Episode 7 Recap: “I Am”

Lovecraft Country, "I Am"
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Hippolyta takes an adventure through time in a moving, powerful and mind bending episode.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

NYFF58: “Days” finds connection in the mundane

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The extremely slow pacing of Tsai Ming-liang’s study in loneliness pays off with subtle tenderness.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

NYFF58: “Night of the Kings” is a moving tribute to what keeps us alive

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Philippe Lacôte directs a unique film about a young man who’s forced to tell stories to save his own life.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

Congrats, Glenn Danzig, “Verotika” is one of the worst movies ever made

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Resist with all your might the urge to watch this cheap, ugly “erotic horror” anthology just to see how bad it is.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 23, 2020September 22, 2020

“Lovecraft Country” Episode 6 Recap: “Meet Me in Daegu”

Lovecraft Country, "Meet Me in Daegu"
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We finally meet the mysterious other woman in Atticus’s life in a bittersweet episode that brings the series back on track.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

NYFF58: “The Calming” portrays the quiet loneliness of existing

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True to its name, Song Fang’s low-key drama will soothe your nerves, but not much else.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 19, 2020September 17, 2020

“Ratched” is exactly what you think it’s going to be, and worse

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Ryan Murphy executive produces an origin story no one asked for, with more hollow camp than anyone needs.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 18, 2020September 16, 2020

Lovecraft Country Episode 5 Recap: “Strange Case”

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Ruby gets a taste of how the other side lives in an aimless, disappointing episode.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020

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