‘The Wise Guy’ Review: VHS Flourishes and Idolisation of 20th Century Gangster Films Elevate Generic Coming-of-Age Story | Belfast Film Festival
As we get further and further away from the technology of the past, filmmakers who interacted with it in their childhood are placing it central... Read More
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Interview: Asif Kapadia Breaks Down His Genre-Bending Venice Entry ‘2073,’ AI, and Why He Cast Samantha Morton
British director Asif Kapadia has a penchant for the tragedy; his works include a triple threat of documentaries on icons – the tragic loss of... Read More
‘September 5’ Review: Tim Fehlbaum’s Take on the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Fails in its Presentation of Palestinian People | Venice
In 1972, Munich hosted the Summer Olympic Games. At the time, Germany was separated into two factions; East Germany, under the influence of a communist... Read More
Interview: ‘Sing Sing’ Director Greg Kwedar Talks About the Power of Colman Domingo and Protecting His Formerly Incarcerated Cast
There are not many films this year that have been as critically acclaimed as the Greg Kwedar-directed Sing Sing. The film premiered to rapturous acclaim... Read More
‘Black Dog’ Review: Poetic Rehabilitation Drama Has Compassion For Man and Man’s Best Friend Led By an Extraordinary Eddie Peng
Major controversies surrounded the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games while they occurred, but it was only after they came to a close that the organisers were... Read More
‘Duchess’ Review: Neil Marshall’s Charmless Guy Ritchie Rip-Off is a Female Empowerment Forgery
In 1998, Guy Ritchie erupted onto the British cinema scene with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The gangster movie, which in itself took inspiration... Read More
2024 Portland Critics Association (PCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist’ Tops with 10 
2025 BAFTA Nomination Predictions: Expect ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Conclave,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ to Lead 
Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Nominations: ‘Kneecap’ Dominates with 10 Nods 
23rd Visual Effects Society Nominations: ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Better Man’ Lead