On the surface there’s a certain Silence of the Lambs-ness to Osgood Perkins‘ wildly unnerving Longlegs. But the more this serial killer thriller reveals, religious undertones spring forth to announce itself as a film, and with a haunting central figure, that’s far enough removed from Jonathan Demme’s aforementioned genre classic to earn its own personality….
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Recently crowned the #1 movie in America* (*behind Despicable Me 4), Longlegs broke barriers as indie distributor Neon’s biggest debut ever with over $20 million in ticket sales. A winner with both audiences and critics, the terrifying thriller – that’s been hailed as the “Best serial killer horror film since The Silence of the Lambs”…
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Thanks to Rialto Distribution and Think Tank Communications we have 5 double in-season digital passes (Admit 2) to see Nicolas Cage’s terrifying turn in Osgood Perkins’ suspense thriller Longlegs, creeping into Australian cinemas from July 18th, 2024. In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must…
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A thriller that both leans into the formulaic mentality of the genre whilst simultaneously hoping to combat it, Watcher, from director Chloe Okuno (V/H/S/ 94), is a dread-filled effort that plays on the terrors of voyeurism. Gorgeously shot, though consistently lingering with uncertainty, Watcher lays focus on Julia (Maika Monroe, always a welcome presence in…
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A thriller that both leans into the formulaic mentality of the genre whilst simultaneously hoping to combat it, Watcher, from director Chloe Okuno (V/H/S/ 94), is a dread-filled effort that plays on the terrors of voyeurism. Gorgeously shot, though consistently lingering with uncertainty, Watcher lays focus on Julia (Maika Monroe, always a welcome presence in…
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Despite a talented cast that consists of such reliable names as Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Ryan Phillippe, and Maika Monroe, Brothers By Blood (originally known as The Sounds of Philadelphia) is an all-too ordinary mob story that seems unfortunately content with coaxing by on familiarity. Masculinity, faith, loyalty, redemption, brotherhood, a criminal underworld…it’s stock standard…
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