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Her Private Hell: As Intended, Nicholas Winding Refn Leaves Me Confused and Winded

Her Private Hell: As Intended, Nicholas Winding Refn Leaves Me Confused and Winded

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 23, 2026Nicolas Winding Refn, Ambiguous fever dream films, Her Private Hell, Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Dougray Scott, Not THAT Johnny Thunders, Art house moviesComment

Rose of Nevada: When Art House Meets Time Travel

Rose of Nevada: When Art House Meets Time Travel

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 9, 2026Rose of Nevada, TIFF '25, Mark Jenkin, George MacKay, Callum Turner, British, Art house movies, Time travel films, Mystery, DramaComment

Memoria: A Thai Master’s Latest Featuring Tilda Swinton and A Big Bang

Memoria: A Thai Master’s Latest Featuring Tilda Swinton and A Big Bang

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 13, 2022Memoria, Thailand, Colombia, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tilda Swinton, Art house movies, TIFF, Cannes, Sci-fi, Jeanne Balibar, Agnes BrekkeComment

Knocking: Art-House Horror Mesmerizes While Paying Homage to Greats of the Genre

Knocking: Art-House Horror Mesmerizes While Paying Homage to Greats of the Genre

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 18, 2021Knocking, Cecilia Milocco, Frida Kempff, Horror, Art house movies, homage, Films about solitude and madnessComment

The Souvenir: Two Swintons, and an autobiographical take on an artistic voice muted by an affair

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekJune 6, 2019The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg, Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Autobiographical dramas, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Art house movies, Mother and daughter actressesComment