New Strains

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New Strains

2024

1h 18m

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As a mysterious pandemic emerges, a squabbling couple in lockdown begin to act like children.

Sarah Vincent

InBetweenDrafts

07/23/2024

5.5

New Strains is Sleeping with the Enemy meets The Stepford Wives without the technology, obvious abuse, or movie stars. Instead of a fastidious neat freak, the husband is a performative health protocol zealot.

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James Preston Poole

But Why Tho?

07/20/2024

6/10

As an art piece, or perhaps a time capsule, the project succeeds. As a film, it barely rises to the occasion.

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Stephen Dalton

The Film Verdict

05/03/2024

Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan make inventive use of vintage lo-fi video technology in this slight but charming pandemic rom-com

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Ryan Coleman

In Review Online

04/14/2024

A tribute to Kamalakanthan and Shaw’s love, and treatise on the elastic limits of cinema. These two quite literally had a camcorder and a dream. Now they’re proud parents of one of the best films of the Covid era.

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

11/28/2023

3.5/4

New Strains doesn't only make you take sides between the sometimes ugly coping mechanisms of Kallia and Ram--it also reopens barely-healed wounds you might still be nursing...

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Peter Gray

The AU Review

10/19/2023

2/5

Feels like a nightmarish chore to sit through, rather than something of a reflective piece for something we all collectively experienced.

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As a mysterious pandemic emerges, a squabbling couple in lockdown begin to act like children.

Director: Prashanth Kamalakanthan, Artemis Shaw
Producer: Artemis Shaw, Kate Stahl
Screenwriter: Artemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan
Distributor: Memory
Production Co: Film Emporium Insurance Services, Parori Productions
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2024
Runtime: 1h 18m

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