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‘Eephus’ Review: A Deceptively Simple, Nearly Pitch Perfect Non-Sports Sports Story | Chicago International Film Festival

Cody Dericks October 17, 2024

Sports movies have a well-earned reputation for being inspiring. The thrill of victory, the exhilarating triumph of an underdog team, the joy of watching a... Read More

‘Smile 2’ Review: Light Up Your Face with Gladness; Parker Finn’s Horror Franchise Sequel is Overly Familiar but Boasts an Impressive Sense of Style

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‘Smile 2’ Review: Light Up Your Face with Gladness; Parker Finn’s Horror Franchise Sequel is Overly Familiar but Boasts an Impressive Sense of Style

Trace Sauveur October 16, 2024

Smile 2, the sequel to 2022’s horror franchise breakout, opens with one of the boldest sequences you’ll find in mainstream cinema this year. We’re re-introduced... Read More

‘Three Kilometers to the End of the World’ Review: Emanuel Pârvu’s LGBTQ Story is Missing a Queer Path to Authenticity | London Film Festival

Alistair Ryder October 13, 2024

It’s no secret that not all countries are keeping pace with the most populous Western nations when it comes to progress in LGBTQ rights, which... Read More

‘The Summer Book’ Review: Charlie McDowell’s Delicate Finnish Tale Gives Way to a Compelling Performance from Glenn Close | London Film Festival

Iana Murray October 12, 2024

An island out at the Gulf of Finland was a haven for Tove Jansson, author of the famous Moomin books. It’s a place she would... Read More

‘Queer’ Review: Luca Guadagnino Conjures a Psychedelic, Sympathetic Fever Dream of Gay Love and Longing | NYFF

Erik Anderson October 10, 2024

“What else could I say? Everyone is gay.” Quite an ironic beginning to Queer, Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ classic and controversial novel,... Read More

‘Blitz’ Review: A Solid Saoirse Ronan but Steve McQueen’s WWII Story Feels Too Tidy | London Film Festival

Iana Murray October 9, 2024

Anyone who has grown up in Britain will be intimately familiar with the narrative of the country’s enduring spirit in the Second World War. All... Read More

‘My Eternal Summer’ Review: Sylvia Le Fanu’s Debut Feature is an Intimate and Contemplative Tearjerker | London Film Festival

Emily Maskell October 9, 2024

The Danish poet and philosopher N.F.S. Grundtvig is quoted fleetingly in My Eternal Summer. A father recites Grundtvig to his daughter, paraphrasing: “Love will never... Read More

‘The Room Next Door’ Review: She’s Thinking of Ending Things | NYFF

Ryan McQuade October 8, 2024

Ten years ago, as I was wrapping up an afternoon shift at my college part-time job, I received a call that made me feel like... Read More

‘Maria’ Review: Angelina Jolie is Bewitching as La Callas in Pablo Larraín’s Delicate Depiction of the Diva | NYFF

Sophia Ciminello October 1, 2024

Maria Callas was comfortable with death. As the greatest soprano alive, she died on stage night after night at La Scala, Covent Garden, The Met,... Read More