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Bunnylovr 2025
As more art comes out that was developed either during or shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, themes of isolation and self-reflection in current media run rampant. Bunnylovr is no exception to that truth in its underwhelming 86-minute runtime. While a strong debut from director Katarina Zhu, Bunnylovr never quite sticks its landing despite the strong stances it’s trying to convey. –Yonni Uribe
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By Design 2025
The first time that I attended a film festival in my teens, I remember overhearing someone going over the main categories: narrative, documentary and experimental. When the person was asked to explain an “experimental” film, they said simply, “It’s a narrative or a documentary that didn’t turn out.” While this amusing oversimplification sells some very good films short, an inherent part of experimenting is jumping into something fully committed, whether it works or not. By Design is a movie that’s lacking in many areas, but commitment isn’t one of them. –Patrick Gibbs
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Rains Over Babel 2025
In the Old Testament, Babel was a spiraling tower in the center of Babylon, reaching up to the heavens as a symbol of unity. Oxford Dictionary defines Babel as “a confused and discordant medley of sounds.” For Colombian creative director Gala del Sol, Babel is a hyperactive, tropical-punk dive bar that’s more than meets the eye. Existing as an almost a checkpoint between this world and the next, the grungy raw alkaline of zesty flamenco and alleyway garage rock is…
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Paradise Man (ii) 2025
Our faceless, almost robotic protagonist is in the depths of a midlife crisis. With the death of his mother and the obsessive drive to get “a hole in one” (a symbol of chasing unachievable goals), Paradise Man strives to find meaning in the world. The short strips back all plot device filler and gives the audience the bare necessities of storytelling. If you think about it, his chase reflects all we are trying to do now: holding ourselves to these…
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