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What I Learned About ‘Splice’ Through Audience Reactions

What I Learned About ‘Splice’ Through Audience Reactions

“Splice,” the new film by Canadian director Vincenzo Natali, is a revitalizing standout in the long-suffering genre of sci-fi/horror. Instead of veering into predictable B-movie, torture-porn tendencies, “Splice” is a serious, insightful commentary on scientific and human ethics. It is also self-effacing, ghoulishly funny, and fearless in its willingness to be shocking and thought-provoking without [...]

Jacques Audiard’s ‘A Prophet’: Political Cinema Whether it Wants to Be or Not

Jacques Audiard’s ‘A Prophet’: Political Cinema Whether it Wants to Be or Not

Thick with intrigue and corruption, Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” is well-stocked with the hallmarks of political cinema: miserable living conditions, exploited minorities, a grittily-tinged color palette. Viewed through this lens it plays as starkly effective polemic: a thriller that also makes a point; crime, betrayal and gunplay with a distinct social conscience. But if Audiard [...]

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