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Materialists (2025) Review
It’s no secret that, despite the Digital Revolution’s best efforts, modern society has never been lonelier. Some argue our personal lives...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 123 min read
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The Shrouds (2024) Review
After premiering at last year’s Cannes Festival, the latest offering from David Cronenberg is now in theaters. While it certainly...
michaelzendejas72
May 43 min read
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The Legend of Ochi (2025) Review
Lately, much focus has been placed on the importance of supporting original movies. These films not only have the ability to really...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 275 min read
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Bob Trevino Likes it (2024) Review
Celebrating the mysterious, beautiful, powerful thing we call friendship, Tracie Laymon’s feature-directorial debut is a marvel of a...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 283 min read
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Mickey 17 (2025) Review
The mad scientist of the Korean New Wave is officially back. Coming off the historic run he was able to amass with Parasite (2019), many...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 74 min read
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David Lynch and the Unknowable
After being called the wisest person in all of Athens, Socrates is said to have been confused since he was absolutely convinced he knew...
michaelzendejas72
Jan 173 min read
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24 Best Movies of 2024
Despite what many of my fellow critics have said, I think this was a fantastic year for film. With 2025 proposing many new challenges,...
michaelzendejas72
Dec 31, 202410 min read
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Santosh (2024) Review
When the titular character’s husband dies in Sandhya Suri’s narrative-feature debut, she must take his job as a police constable to avoid...
michaelzendejas72
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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Exclusive Interview with Flow (2024) Director Gints Zilbalodis
With many notable wins on the festival circuit complimenting a Best International Feature nomination, Flow has quickly become one of the...
michaelzendejas72
Dec 6, 20246 min read
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Interview with Andrea Calao
Something I really appreciate about the Austin Film Festival is how many different types of movies one can encounter while attending....
michaelzendejas72
Nov 23, 20245 min read
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Small Things Like These (2024) Review
Claire Keegan’s transcendent novelette feels like one of those books that’d pose serious challenges for adaptation. While its...
michaelzendejas72
Nov 19, 20245 min read
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Austin Film Festival: Interview with John August
Twenty-five years ago, John August’s first script was made into a film. Directed and shot by Doug Liman, Go  is a wild ride following a...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 30, 20246 min read
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Dahomey (2024) Review
In A Dying Colonialism , Frantz Fanon details the cultural and political changes that emerged from the Algerians’ rejection of French...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 25, 20244 min read
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Interview with Union Producer Mars Verrone
When Amazon's first labor union was established, workers around not just the US, but the world were given a spark of hope in times when...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 14, 20245 min read
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All We Imagine as Light (2024) Review
I became very excited to see Payal Kapadia’s newest offering after it gained so much acclaim at Cannes, where it became the first Indian...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 10, 20244 min read
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Exclusive Interview with Direct Action Co-Director Ben Russell
I was excited about this French documentary the second I read its synopsis, so I couldn’t be more excited to speak with one of its...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 7, 20245 min read
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In Defense of Megalopolis (2024)
It’s been a week since I’ve seen Francis Ford Coppola’s latest epic sci-fi drama, and I’m still debating whether it was a masterpiece or...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 6, 20245 min read
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In the Summers (2024) Review
Right before Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s Sundance darling begins, a title card lets viewers know the portions in Spanish were...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 5, 20244 min read
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My October Watchlist
Normally, this list would consist of 31 movie recommendations based on movies I’ve already seen, but instead I thought it’d be more...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 3, 20248 min read
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Exclusive Interview with The Sealed Soil Restorationist Jillian Borders
New York Film Festival is not only where some of the best films to release this year are screened, but is also a great place to see some...
michaelzendejas72
Oct 2, 20248 min read
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