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Maneater
★★★ | Getting chummy
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IMAGINING THE PALE BLUE DOT - AN INTERVIEW WITH SAM BARHAM
BEFORE WE LEAVE, the first release from Balancing Monkey Games, a small studio from New Zealand, was published on the Epic store this month. We got a chance to play the game and speak with Sam Barham, Chief Monkey at the studio, about the production, Space Whales, and what caused
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Before We Leave
★★★★★ | Ad astra
Alison Wright
Snowpiercer: Season 1 dumbs down a modern classic
★★ | Off the rails SNOWPIERCER, based on the film by Bong Joon-ho, and bearing very few similarities to the French comic Le Transperceneige that inspired both, is the endlessly troubled result of a production from hell. Between showrunners fired, directors walking from the production, and the entire pilot reshot to suit
HBO: Crystal Moselle
I spoke with Crystal Moselle about Betty, skateboarding, and growing up in New York. Crystal Moselle is an American filmmaker best known for her captivating documentary feature THE WOLFPACK and the 2018 coming-of-age drama SKATE KITCHEN. Her most recent project, BETTY, premiered on HBO Nordic this May. Here at Toisto,
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Paterson
★★★★★ | Simple beauties
THE GREAT
THE GREAT premieres on HBO Nordic May 16. The first six episodes were screened for review. Take one part of Sofia Coppola’s MARIE ANTOINETTE, a handful of IN THE LOOP, and a smattering of THE FAVORITE, and you have a perfectly serviceable recipe for Tony McNamara’s new royal
VISIONS DU RÉEL 2020: AN ORDINARY COUNTRY
From the 1960s to the 80s, the Polish community security services spied on and recorded every aspect of ordinary life in the name of freedom. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the community disbanded and most of the recorded footage, including testimonies and documentation, was destroyed. What survived was
Gaming
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto
★★★ |
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE
BROTHER’S KEEPER I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE premieres on HBO Nordic May 11. Full series viewed for review. A teacher once told me: “Tragedy is the easiest thing to write. As long as things go from bad to worse at every turn you’re all set.” Watching I
Betty
Betty is the Stand By Me for the next generation
BETTY premieres on HBO Nordic on May 2. There’s a moment of pure magic in BETTY about halfway through the all too short first season. The group skates down the street on their way to spend the night partying as the sun begins to set. New York is painted
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Bad Education
★★★★ | Mr. Smith goes to Leavenworth
