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You Won’t Be Alone (2022) is a horror dark fantasy drama film written and directed by Goran Stolevski. It is an international co-production of Australia, the United Kingdom, and Serbia featuring Macedonian language, and marks Stolevski’s directorial debut. Set in 19th-century Macedonia, the story follows Maria, a “Wolf-Eateress” or witch with a disfigured appearance. When she enters the home of a newborn baby girl, the child’s mother makes a deal for her daughter’s life at the cost of surrendering her when she turns 16. As promised, Maria takes away the girl’s voice before ...

Analeine Cal y Mayor directs a romantic comedy film, Book of Love (2022). Along with co-writer David Quantick, she brings to life the story of Henry Copper, a prim and proper English author with a traditional approach to romance. Despite his love-focused writing style, Henry’s only published book isn’t selling and he’s at a loss for what to do. Luckily, his publisher Jen delivers some unexpected news – his book is now selling in Mexico! To capitalize on this success, Jen sends Henry on a three city book signing tour in Mexico. With little time to ...

The Forgiven (2021), a crime drama film, is both written and directed by John Michael McDonagh and adapted from the 2012 novel of the same name by Lawrence Osborne. Married couple David and Jo Henninger journey to Morocco in an attempt to alleviate the tension between them. While on a winding road, David unintentionally strikes and kills a young teen holding a fossil. As they bring the deceased teenager, known as Driss, to their friend Richard Galloway’s house during a celebration, David agrees to report it as an accidental death due to his intoxicated state while ...

Last Looks (2021) is an American-British mystery film, directed by Tim Kirkby, from a screenplay by Howard Michael Gould based on his novel of the same name. Over a decade ago, LAPD detective Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam) made an arrest in a homicide case involving Lydell Lipps. However, two years later, he discovered that Lipps was innocent and that his own partner, known as 7-Eleven, had framed him out of personal spite. Determined to clear Lipps’ name, Charlie took action but soon realized the system was rigged against proving innocence. In frustration, he left ...

Based on the book by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith, Minamata (2020) is a powerful biographical drama directed by Andrew Levitas. It features Johnny Depp (also producer) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer renowned for his World War II photojournalism. The film focuses on his assignment to Minamata, Kumamoto, where he witnesses the devastating effects of mercury poisoning on the locals due to industrial negligence by the Chisso Corporation. Premiering at the ...

Dragged Across Concrete (2018) is a riveting neo-noir crime thriller written and directed by S. Craig Zahler. Set in the fictional city of Bulwark, the film follows Henry Johns, a recently paroled individual who confronts his mother about her return to prostitution and drug use before meeting up with his brother Ethan, who has a disability. Meanwhile, Detectives Brett Ridgeman and Anthony Lurasetti find themselves suspended without pay from their police department due to a video that exposes their use of excessive force on a drug dealer. In dire need of money, Ridgeman hopes to move his family to a safer neighborhood ...

The British black comedy buddy cop film, War on Everyone (2016), was both written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. After being suspended for physically assaulting a coworker who held racist views, corrupt cops Terry Monroe and Bob Bolaño are back on the Albuquerque police force. The duo has a reputation for committing acts of assault, robbery, extortion, bribery, and drug use. While keeping an eye on petty criminals, Monroe and Bolaño come to the conclusion that local criminal Jimmy Harris is planning a heist. In order to obtain more information, they track down one of Harris’ former associates named Reggie ...