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The Insert July 2025: The Best Films of the Year (thus far)
plus: a new Ratings Page, The Insert Movie Club
Jun 30
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Eric Zhu
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Death and Transfiguration: 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle, 2025)
Boyle-hood in the age of the internet
Jun 26
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Eric Zhu
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New Releases: The Phoenician Scheme, Vulcanizadora, Materialists
The Phoenician Scheme (Wes Anderson, 2025):
Jun 23
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Eric Zhu
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Pride Month Extras: The Illiac Passion , The Death of Louis XIV
The Illiac Passion (Gregory Markopoulos, 1967):
Jun 18
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Eric Zhu
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The Empire (Bruno Dumont, 2024)
Bruno Dumont's satirical space opera is good, actually
Jun 11
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Eric Zhu
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Exposé du film annonce du film “Scenario”, Scénarios (Jean-Luc Godard, 2024)
On Godard's two posthumous shorts.
Jun 3
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Eric Zhu
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Exposé du film annonce du film “Scenario”, Scénarios (Jean-Luc Godard, 2024)
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May 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Christopher McQuarrie, 2025)
May 26
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Eric Zhu
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Christopher McQuarrie, 2025)
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SIFF #4: The Things You Kill (Alireza Khatami, 2025)
Finishing off my SIFF coverage with a review of the latest from Alireza Khatami.
May 24
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Eric Zhu
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SIFF #4: The Things You Kill (Alireza Khatami, 2025)
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SIFF #3: The Botanist, Souleymane's Story
Two more recs!
May 22
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Eric Zhu
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SIFF #2: Capsule Quickfire
Blue Sun Palace (Constance Tsang), Cloud (Kiyoshi Kurosawa), Drowning Dry (Laurynas Bareiša), The Gloria of Your Imagination (Jennifer Reeves)
May 21
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Eric Zhu
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SIFF #1: Four Mothers, Invention
Two early festival highlights touch on the dangers of the Reel World.
May 18
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Eric Zhu
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Caught by the Tides (Jia Zhangke, 2024)
Jia's latest is a film 20 years in the making, and contains moments of brilliance.
May 12
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Eric Zhu
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