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Jun 2

Backrooms — big-screen YouTube series has room for improvement

After a therapist’s patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.

Backrooms — big-screen YouTube series has room for improvement

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May 9

Obsession — sadistically exposes the horror of the “nice guy”

Obsession — sadistically exposes the horror of the “nice guy”

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Apr 2

The Drama— a neurotic rom-com with an unwieldy, provocative twist

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

The Drama— a neurotic rom-com with an unwieldy, provocative twist

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Mar 27

Alpha — a suffocating, dour misfire from one of France’s boldest directors

Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

Alpha — a suffocating, dour misfire from one of France’s boldest directors

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Jan 8

Hamnet — a devastating reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s life, work, and family

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England.

Hamnet — a devastating reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s life, work, and family

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Dec 2, 2025

Pillion — a surprisingly tender, thoughtful, queer BDSM feature debut

A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

Pillion — a surprisingly tender, thoughtful, queer BDSM feature debut

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Nov 27, 2025

The Secret Agent — genre-savvy, energetic, mournful portrait of Brazil under dictatorship

In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown, but realises the city is far from a refuge…

The Secret Agent — genre-savvy, energetic, mournful portrait of Brazil under dictatorship

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Oct 26, 2025

After the Hunt — piercing, thorough deconstruction of privilege in academia

A college professor finds herself at a crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues…

After the Hunt — piercing, thorough deconstruction of privilege in academia

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Oct 9, 2025

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You — the terrifying journey of a mother in distress

With her life crashing down around her, a mother attempts to navigate her child’s mysterious illness…

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You — the terrifying journey of a mother in distress

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May 10, 2025

Friendship — embracing the hilarity behind male loneliness

A suburban dad falls hard for his charismatic new neighbour.

Friendship — embracing the hilarity behind male loneliness

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Korean-American screenwriter, playwright, and critic. CIC and GALECA member. | Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/killthejokes/

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