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A new trailer for the short film The Staggering Girl just dropped, and it is every bit as creepy and mysterious as you would expect from the man behind the eerie Suspiria remake. Luca Guadagnino, who nabbed an Academy Award nomination for his 2017 drama Call Me by Your Name, screened the 35-minute film at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, and now the short is premiering on the streaming service Mubi February 15. [caption id="attachment_871776" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via MUBI[/caption] From the official synopsis, “Francesca is the troubled, expatriate daughter of the acclaimed German-…

It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for Jennifer Kent’s follow-up to The Babadook, which hit theaters back in 2014. It’s tough to say her second directorial effort, The Nightingale, is worth the wait for Babadook fans because this new film is quite different and tackles some extremely challenging and often unpleasant subject matter, but perhaps that makes it even more remarkable as it’s a sure sign Kent is telling the story she wants her way with great skill and precision, despite possible pressure to deliver more of the same. The Nightingale features a phenomenal …