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Kajillionaire has its head in the clouds, but its heart in the right place

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The Midwest's American myth gets Disrupted in new documentary

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Antebellum is a misguided torture trip

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The dizzying circles of Spiral and a queer narrative trapped in the corner

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Fantasia Fest: A Mermaid in Paris is a cinematic French pastry

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August 28, 2020

Fantasia Fest: Class Action Park shares tall tales of theme park horror

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August 26, 2020

Kevin Willmott’s The 24th asks us to reckon with our assumptions

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August 26, 2020

Fantasia Fest: Anthology horror film The Mortuary Collection solidifies Clancy Brown’s king status

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August 25, 2020

Kansas City filmmaking brothers drop-in on Fantasia Fest with Suspense

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August 19, 2020

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August 14, 2020

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July 13, 2020

Kevin Willmott's moment has arrived, thanks to Da 5 Bloods and BlacKkKlansman

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June 29, 2020

Spike Lee’s sprawling Da 5 Bloods evolves beyond a mere war movie

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June 11, 2020

Film history podcast You Must Remember This finally gives an 'invisible woman' her due

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May 29, 2020

Thousand Pieces of Gold is the feminist immigrant western you never knew existed

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May 15, 2020

How to Build a Girl is a teenage music nerd fantasy

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May 7, 2020

Pitch film writers and local bartenders pair quarantini drinks with KC films to ease your pain

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May 6, 2020

Indigenous zombie movie Blood Quantum has heart, guts, and brains

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May 5, 2020

2020’s True/False Film Festival Looks Through Time For Truth

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Kansas City FilmFest International spends next week streaming online

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April 10, 2020

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April 6, 2020

Lawrence shows off its literary highlights with Paper Plains Festival (now delayed)

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March 26, 2020

Author: Abby Olcese

Kajillionaire has its head in the clouds, but its heart in the right place

The Midwest's American myth gets Disrupted in new documentary

Antebellum is a misguided torture trip

The dizzying circles of Spiral and a queer narrative trapped in the corner

Fantasia Fest: A Mermaid in Paris is a cinematic French pastry

Fantasia Fest: Class Action Park shares tall tales of theme park horror

Kevin Willmott’s The 24th asks us to reckon with our assumptions

Fantasia Fest: Anthology horror film The Mortuary Collection solidifies Clancy Brown’s king status

Kansas City filmmaking brothers drop-in on Fantasia Fest with Suspense

No time like the present to finally watch the movies you should have seen by now

Projecting Innocence: Years after promised reforms, Alamo Drafthouse Theaters still breed harassment. KC is no exception.

Re-evaluating 40 years of our own film reviews

Kevin Willmott's moment has arrived, thanks to Da 5 Bloods and BlacKkKlansman

Members of the film community share their virtual cinema recs

Spike Lee’s sprawling Da 5 Bloods evolves beyond a mere war movie

Film history podcast You Must Remember This finally gives an 'invisible woman' her due

Thousand Pieces of Gold is the feminist immigrant western you never knew existed

How to Build a Girl is a teenage music nerd fantasy

Pitch film writers and local bartenders pair quarantini drinks with KC films to ease your pain

Indigenous zombie movie Blood Quantum has heart, guts, and brains

2020’s True/False Film Festival Looks Through Time For Truth

Kansas City FilmFest International spends next week streaming online

Want to support local theaters? Rent Bacurau.

Lawrence shows off its literary highlights with Paper Plains Festival (now delayed)

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