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Fantasia International Film Festival 2022: Preview

Fantasia International Film Festival 2022: Preview

In our preview of Fantasia International Film Festival 2022, we highlight several films that stimulate viewers’ emotional, cultural, and social intellect.

Five ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films Are Made, Well, Possible

Five ‘Mission: Impossible’ Films Are Made, Well, Possible

Paramount's release of this five-film set on Blu-ray hits all the highs and lows of this franchise.

PopTalk: What Makes Something “So Bad It’s Good?”

PopTalk: What Makes Something “So Bad It’s Good?”

From The Room to Southland Tales, "so-bad-it's-good" cinema has become a cult industry. Why do people waste time on ostensibly "bad" films?
The Pragmatic Anarchy of the Long Take

The Pragmatic Anarchy of the Long Take

Touch of Evil, Rope, and Snake Eyes tie themselves to the crime genre, where the Long Take’s history has continued almost as uninterrupted as the shots themselves.

The Magnetic Fields: 8.February.2010 – Toronto

Stranglehold

John Woo’s ‘Face/Off’ Is More Than a Body-Swap

Paycheck (2003)

Paycheck (2003)

Windtalkers (2002)