Category: New
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Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession (1981) latches on and feeds off the soul in this portrait of a marriage tearing itself apart and bleeding from the orifices. Hoo boy. Where do I begin? I’m a huge fan of body horror. It’s such a deeply personal experience. You might think that seeing the body contort and mutate unnaturally…
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Icon Leonardo DiCaprio and newcomer Chase Infiniti burn up the screen in this chaotic yet engrossing action flick that feels timely yet timeless simultaneously. I just got back from watching this film at the Paseo Nuevo theater in downtown Santa Barbara, and holy shit. Where has this film been all year? Despite being adapted by…
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This highly underrated work of science fiction takes an extraterrestrial perspective on our world by questioning who is the real alien: those from other planets, or ourselves? Science fiction is always a tricky genre to navigate. Sometimes the best way to explore humanity is by venturing outside of it, even though sometimes the fascination with…
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As part of Roger Durling’s Vital Cinema series at the SBIFF Riviera Theater, the 4K restoration displays all of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s Diva (1982) in its postpunk glory, even if the cinema du look is in some ways a product of its time. Diva (1982) begins place at an opera house. In the heart of Paris,…
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