Solidifying itself as the international breadwinner of studios, Neon has quietly become one of the most prominent and successful "smaller" studios since its 2017 inception. They grew from 5 employees at a WeWork to a fully independent studio is less than a decade, quite the run for a new up and
I've had stock in Julia Ducournau since her debut film Raw, and doubled down on that buy in with her follow up Titane. So naturally my excitement for her third outing Alpha could not be contained. An expert in body horror mixed with insightful ideas of grief and generational trauma, Ducournau has
NEON revealed their big trailer for The Actor. Duke Johnson directs the movie adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s novel, Memory. Andre Holland and Gemma Chan star in this noir-tinged mystery. Holland’s Paul Cole is a stranger in a strange land and he has no idea how he ended up in a small town.
Lost in the Reel's video review for Sanctuary Going into director Zachary Wigon's second directorial feature, I knew absolutely nothing about the plot, and only that it starred Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley… who I believe are two of the most exciting up-and-coming young performers
Celine Sciamma is known for her portrayal of layered female characters and coming of age. Her newest film, Petite Maman, is no exception. The film follows eight-year-old Nelly, who’s coping with the death of her beloved grandmother. While her parents clean out her grandmother’s house,
Lost in the Reel's video review for The Worst Person in the World.The Worst Person in the World is a deeply felt and raw character study. Both brutally honest and compassionately understanding in its observations of human behavior. It has been quite a while since I've seen a film that delves so
Julia Ducournau’s Titane took Cannes by storm this year, earning the top prize, the Palme d’Or. Part body-horror flick, part dramatic thriller, with a touch of wild sci-fi, Titane tells the story of a murderous young woman who steals the identity of a long-missing boy to avoid
To go over the faults of the film, would be to nitpick. This is truly one of the best sci-fi/horror experiences of the 2000's. In a world where horror and science fiction are somewhat marginalized by sequels, remakes, re-do's, and more, this is a breath of fresh air. Without going into complete
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia both kicks up the action and ramps up the stakes with a very poisonous plotline in Ep. 9 "Tengri". In fact, this is the most amount of bloody action we've seen in this anime in a while. However, in terms of story, it still takes second fiddle to the very sudden
Daemons of the Shadow Realm reveals the depths a certain hunter named Ivan has in Ep. 20 "The Hunted and the Hunter". It's very bloody and dark depths, but it does show that Ivan will likely be a major recurring villain in the story, and will play a major role in that story somehow. As well as
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia has Sitara / Fatima play a very dangerous game of power and intrigue in Ep. 8 "Great Khatun Boraqchin". All surrounding the most recent addition to the growing cast: the Empress Boraqchin. She's elderly and quite enigmatic, but is also as sharp as a rapier. Playing
