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Fix Your Heart or Die: Adrian Chiarella on Leviticus

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By Alexander Mooney
| Filmmaker Magazine Verified
Back to selection by Alexander Mooney in Directors, Interviews on Jun 22, 2026 Adrian Chiarella, Joe Bird, Leviticus, Mia Wasikowska, NEON, Stacey Clausen Leviticus (2026), Adrian Chiarella’s debut feature, begins with an archetypal horror image: a “little death” that begets a big one. In this cold open, a lesbian lifeguard succumbs to the lubricious persuasions of an invisible lover in a poolside shower, a moment of illicit pleasure that ends in her murder.
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Kokuho: A melodramatic tale of brotherly rivalry in the cutthroat world of kabuki

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By Alexander Mooney, Travis Jeppesen, Sophia Satchell-Baeza
| Sight & Sound Verified
Lee Sang-il’s historical epic has made box office history in Japan, and while its depictions of traditional kabuki theatre are spellbinding, the backstage drama between two competitive performers never quite lives up to the film's vivid imagery. 20 April 2026 Yoshizawa Ryô as Tachibana Kikuo in Kokuho (2025) Kokuho opens with explanatory text: “Kabuki originated in Kyoto in the 17th century, and the shogunate feared that it would cause moral decline.
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Reverse Shot A different angle on moving images—past, present, and future

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By Alexander Mooney
| reverseshot.org
The Mirror Has Two Faces By Alexander Mooney Mother Mary Dir. David Lowery, U.S., A24 In a recent conversation with his friend and peer Chloé Zhao for Filmmaker, David Lowery was prompted to explain the “origin story” of his new psychodrama Mother Mary, which observes the turbulent reunion of the eponymous fictional popstar (Anne Hathaway) with her former costume designer Sam (Michaela Coel) years after a falling out.
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