Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood

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| Kordale Lewis, who went viral for a picture in which he and his then partner Kaleb Anthony tended to their daughters' hair, has died. He was 37.

The couple were interviewed by The Observer newspaper in 2017, in which Kordale talked about his mental health problems and difficult upbringing: “I just thought that I was going through shit and I would tell myself: ‘This will all be over one day,’ and keep on going.’”.

Here's a video that covers Kordale and Kaleb's story.

Rosebush Pruning

Film Skool

| Welcome to the family. You'll wish you hadn't come.

A family struggling with genetic illnesses lives on a country estate. Personal drama develops amongst them in this intimate portrait, starring Callum Turner and Pamela Anderson.

Even if you are a minority of one it does not make you wrong

Mass in Motion

Tokeyo

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|Whistle, from Tokeyo.

36 Hours

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| 36 Hours and Terror Street (as it was named in the USA) are now available on UHD and Blu-ray for the very first time! Hollywood tough guy Dan Duryea plays against type as a falsely accused man in a race against the clock to prove his innocence in post-war London.

Restored in 4K from the original film negatives, this definitive collector's edition features two brand-new commentaries, four featurettes, and so much more.

It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith — as mysterious as faith itself

Mass in Motion

Isak Danielson

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|Always You, from Isak Danielson.

Special Effects

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| Aspiring actress Andrea (Zoe Tamerlis Lund, Ms .45) has run away from her domestic life in Dallas to New York City, with dreams of becoming a future movie star. Director Christopher Neville (Eric Bogosian, Uncut Gems) promises Andrea a role in his next film - but when she visits him at his apartment one night, a sexual encounter turns violent, and Andrea is murdered while Neville’s camera captures the whole sordid affair. When Andrea’s estranged husband Keefe (Brad Rijn) arrives to look for her, he is immediately suspected of her murder, until he finds an unlikely ally in Neville. In exchange for helping secure his freedom, Neville persuades Keefe to help him with his new film, and to find him a new leading lady, one who bears a remarkable resemblance to Andrea...

Special Effects is a pungent, grindhouse-friendly riff on psycho-sexual thriller classics such as Vertigo, Peeping Tom and Blow Out, presented with inimitable style from the king of low-budget NY genre cinema, Larry Cohen (Q: The Winged Serpent, The Stuff).

Queen Bee

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| Joan Crawford is in full, ferocious command in Queen Bee (1955), a glossy Southern melodrama where charm turns to venom and every room becomes a battlefield. In this movie review, Steve Hayes (Tired Old Queen at the Movies) breaks down why Crawford’s Eva Phillips is such a watchable menace, how the film builds its “rich family with rotten secrets” tension, and why Crawford fans who love her bold, nasty streak should put this one at the top of their list.

Crawford negotiated major control behind the scenes, and it shows. She looks sensational in Oscar-nominated gowns by Jean Louis, delivering scene after scene of controlled cruelty, strategic flirtation, and social warfare. The supporting cast brings the sparks: Barry Sullivan as the long-suffering husband, John Ireland as the dangerous temptation, Betsy Palmer as the “good girl” sister-in-law, Fay Wray in the mix, and newcomer Lucy Marlow as the wide-eyed outsider pulled into Eva’s orbit.

If you’re searching for classic Hollywood melodrama, Joan Crawford villain era energy, or a sharp 1950s studio drama with big gowns and bigger grudges, Queen Bee is a wickedly entertaining pick.   Steve Hayes

SZN4

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|Closer, from SZN4.