‘Campo di Battaglia (Battlefield)’ Review: A Great Alessandro Borghi Can’t Find the Cure for a Dull, Underwritten War Drama | Venice

August 31, 2024

The great historian Eric Hobsbawm called the 20th century “the short twentieth century”, as he believed that this particular century… Read More

‘Cloud’ Review: Japan’s Oscar Entry Finds Kiyoshi Kurosawa Matching Madness and Madcap in Online Reselling Satirical Thriller | Venice

August 31, 2024

Japan’s official Oscar entry and Venice Film Festival selection, Cloud finds J-horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa comfortably in his wheelhouse. It’s… Read More

‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review: A Ghostly, Ghastly Tale of Growing Up During an African Civil War | Telluride

August 31, 2024

Alexandra Fuller’s award-winning memoir Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight gets cinematic treatment, courtesy of first-time writer/director Embeth Davidtz,… Read More

‘The Friend’ Review: Naomi Watts and a Very Good Boy Named Bing Make for a Deeply Dignified Dog Story | Telluride

August 30, 2024

You don’t ever own your dog, not really. When you bring one into your life, you simply become their human,… Read More

‘Kill the Jockey’ Review: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Daniel Gimenez Cacho Stun in Gender Fluid Mob Dramedy | Venice

August 30, 2024

The search for identity has always been a staple subject for cinema. Who are we? What is our place in… Read More

‘Babygirl’ Review: Nicole Kidman is Feral and Fearless as a Woman Taking Charge of Her Sexual Freedom | Venice

August 30, 2024

This is a film about sex! From the first moments, as the logos of production companies flash on the screen,… Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 61: ‘The Thin Red Line’ (Terrence Malick, 1998) with special guest Jake Tropila

August 30, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately,… Read More

‘Maria’ Review: Angelina Jolie is a Woman Under the Influence in Pablo Larraín’s Minor Lietmotif | Venice

August 29, 2024

Even though he has been working in the biopic genre for a while now (NO, Neruda, Jackie, Spencer), Chilean director… Read More

‘September 5’ Review: Tim Fehlbaum’s Take on the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Fails in its Presentation of Palestinian People | Venice

August 29, 2024

In 1972, Munich hosted the Summer Olympic Games. At the time, Germany was separated into two factions; East Germany, under… Read More

2024 Telluride Film Festival Lineup: World Premieres of ‘Conclave,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ Tributes to Saoirse Ronan, Jacques Audiard, Thelma Schoonmaker

August 29, 2024

Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 51st Telluride Film… Read More

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