Fantasy
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The Crow
Good movies always have integrity, but not-good movies can have integrity, too. “The Crow,” about a man who is murdered…
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
As someone who venerates Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson’s 1955 hymn to the power of imagination, so highly…
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The Imaginary
Born from the still unbridled creativity of children, where an empty room and a random assortment of objects can inspire…
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Kalki 2898 – AD
There’s nothing original or particularly surprising about “Kalki 2898 AD,” a polished and expensive-looking Telugu-language Indian science-fiction adventure. This big-budget…
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The Vourdalak
A proudly old-fashioned Gothic fable with grain and grit, the delectable “Vourdalak” is swift to announce in its early moments…
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Vampires are all the rage in film and television these days. Some of them run hotels (“Interview with the Vampire”),…
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Divinity
In a world where the imagination of indie sci-fi can often struggle to match its lower budgets, we can be…
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The Tiger’s Apprentice
At first glance, the existence of “The Tiger’s Apprentice” would seem to be a grand advance for the cause of…
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Sasquatch Sunset
Four tall, scruffy creatures amble through a storybook forest. They walk, they eat, they build shelter, and repeat. The group…
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The People’s Joker
Before you see a single frame of Vera Drew’s Batman-soaked satire “The People’s Joker,” you’re greeted with an enormous wall-of-text…
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