[Fantasia 2020] THE RECKONING’s Violent Flames of Patriarchy Still Burn

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Neil Marshall's latest film is timely, reckoning with the violent abuses of a patriarchal past that isn't actually past at all.

[Fantasia 2020] HUNTED: Bad Ass Riding Hood v. Big Sad Wolf

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One woman's night out becomes a fight for her life when she encounters a couple creepy predators.

[Fantasia 2020] Cold & Disparate Moralities in Christian Alvart’s FREIES LAND

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Alvart's remake touches deeply on issues of class, nation, and morality.

The Alienist – Angel of Darkness: “Last Exit to Brooklyn”

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While Byrnes causes brutality to find the missing Vanderbilt baby, Sara, John, and Laszlo keep up their investigation.