Siddhant Adlakha

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‘The Radleys’ Review: Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald Headline a Tame Vampire Horror Comedy

Based on the novel by Matt Haig, “The Radleys” is a vampire horror comedy that can’t quite figure out its tone, so more often than not, it ends up in a...

‘I, the Executioner’ Review: A South Korean Serial-Killer-Action-Comedy Sequel

“I, the Executioner,” Ryoo Seung-wan‘s sequel to his 2015 action-comedy “Veteran,” scales back on its predecessor’s laughs in order to focus more closely on — as well as to examine —...

‘Harbin’ Review: A Gorgeous Historical Thriller About Korea’s Fight for Independence

A visually striking period drama from Woo Min-ho, “Harbin” follows Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun (Hyun Bin) as he plans the assassination of Japan’s Prime Minister in 1909, shortly after Korea’s...

‘Meet the Barbarians’ Review: Julie Delpy Crafts a Wildly Funny Integration Comedy

In the culture-clash comedy “Meet the Barbarians,” actor-director Julie Delpy lays bare a number of Western hypocrisies. The film follows several townspeople in the struggling French commune of Paimpont, who vote...

‘Hold Your Breath’ Review: Sarah Paulson Shines in a Scattered Dust Bowl Horror

The confines of gothic horror meet the sprawling American Dust Bowl in “Hold Your Breath,” the feature debut of directing duo Karrie Crouse and Will Joines. The film often does too...

‘The Gesuidouz’ Review: A Japanese Punk Band Finds Its Voice in a Sardonic Genre Comedy

Kenichi Ugana‘s “The Gesuidouz” is a delightful deadpan oddity about a Japanese punk group, whose 26-year-old lead singer Hanako (Natsuko) is convinced she’ll be dead at 27, the same age as...

‘Bring Them Down’ Review: A Blood-Soaked Irish Drama That Lays Low Its Feuding Characters

A brutally violent directorial debut, Christopher Andrews’ rural Irish drama “Bring Them Down” veers between pitch-black humor and pervading melancholy. A tale of fathers, sons, and mutilated sheep, it toys with...

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