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Cannes Review: Kore-eda’s unforgettable ‘Shoplifters’ is his best film to date

Mina Takla May 15, 2018

SHOPLIFTERS is Hirokazu Kore-eda’s best film to date, and one of the most pleasant surprises of the Cannes Film Festival. A deceptively simple but utterly... Read More

CBS Films Scoops Up Julian Schnabel Van Gogh Pic with Willem Dafoe

Erik Anderson May 15, 2018

CBS Films has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to At Eternity’s Gate, the Julian Schnabel-directed Vincent Van Gogh biopic starring Willem Dafoe. The film... Read More

The trailer for Spike Lee’s new film ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is here

Erik Anderson May 14, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee’s newest film, which was co-produced by the powerhouse duo behind the Oscar-winning Get Out (Jordan Peele and Jason... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is Spike Lee’s best film in over a decade

Erik Anderson May 14, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Spike Lee, I doubt anyone would argue, has paved the way for the likes of John Singleton, Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees... Read More

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ poster and first look

Erik Anderson May 14, 2018

20th Century Fox must be feeling pretty good about its Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek because the film’s poster dropped today along with a... Read More

Cannes Review: Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘Lazzaro Felice’ is one of the fest’s best

Erik Anderson May 14, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The first hour of Alice Rohrwacher’s third feature Lazzaro Felice (Happy as Lazzaro) are as languidly paced as a film could be.... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Girl,’ the deeply humane debut from Lukas Dhont

Erik Anderson May 13, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Lara is 15 going on 16 trans girl with dreams of being a professional ballerina in Lukas Dhont’s touching and humane... Read More

Cannes Review: Gaya Jiji’s glacially paced tale of sexual repression ‘My Favorite Fabric’

Mina Takla May 13, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Gaya Jiji’s directorial debut MY FAVORITE FABRIC is an undercooked, lacking melodrama that takes points for being one of the rare... Read More

Cannes Review: Zhao Tao is a Best Actress Contender in ‘Ash is Purest White’ from Jia Zhang-ke

Mina Takla May 13, 2018

One of the most commercial and straightforward films of his career, Jia Zhang-ke’s ASH IS PUREST WHITE is accessible but not superficial, entertaining but never... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Border,’ Ali Abbasi’s thrilling supernatural gothic romance

Erik Anderson May 12, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ali Abbasi creates the grimmest of faerie tales as two outcasts find love in a hopeless place in this wild, wonderful,... Read More

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