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At its core, the myth of the sirens expresses a fear about female sexuality and that the most beautiful women must also possess the most vicious temperament. Agnieszka Smoczynska’s The Lure begins promisingly enough with approaching siren sisters who take different directions when they try to live among humans, but the movie is so aggressively weird and abrasive that it lacks any emotional heft to the character’s journey, and at times seems to be acting strange for the sake of throwing us off-kilter rather than seducing us further into this bizarre tale. And that’s a shame because somewhere beneath the erratic behavior, musical numbers, and mythology, The Lure has song worth hearing.
"Polite Society" has all the workings of a sleeper hit thanks to its blend of action, comedy, and injection of culture to make it stand out.
With the festival regaining full strength, an assortment of cinematic experiences await to captivate audiences. From Cat Person to Cassandro, here our are the ones we can't wait to take in.
'The Night House' evolves from a simple haunted house story to a chilling examination of grief, with plenty of spooky noises along the way.
