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‘Lubo’ Review: Franz Rogowski is Extraordinary in Giorgio Diritti’s Sometimes Brutal Work | Venice

Calvin Law September 7, 2023

‘You will devote your life to conquering death’: so is foretold to the titular protagonist of Giorgio Diritti’s Lubo (Franz Rogowski) before he embarks on... Read More

Todd Haynes and Christine Vachon to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award for Collaboration at 46th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson September 7, 2023

Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented by the California Film Institute, is honored to announce a Tribute to longtime collaborators Director Todd Haynes (Carol, MVFF 2015) and... Read More

Emerald Fennell to Receive Mind the Gap Award for Filmmaker of the Year Award at 46th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson September 7, 2023

Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, MVFF43) will be the recipient of the MVFF Mind the Gap Award for Filmmaker of the Year, announced today... Read More

‘In the Land of Saints and Sinners’ Review: Liam Neeson Does his Usual Liam Neeson Thing in this Middling Action Thriller | Venice

Luke Hearfield September 7, 2023

If there was a theme for the 2023 Venice Film Festival lineup it would most certainly be hitmen. This year Venice attendees have been given... Read More

‘Wildcat’ Review: Ethan Hawke Channels Flannery O’Connor’s Singular Voice in this Moving, Meandering Passion Project | Telluride

Sophia Ciminello September 7, 2023

“I want to do this for a good feeling and for a bad one,” Flannery O’Connor declares in her short book The Prayer Journal. In... Read More

‘Origin’ Review: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Stunning Performance Drives Ava DuVernay’s Story of the American Caste System | Venice

Calvin Law September 6, 2023

Examining non-fictional source material through its process of creation is always a fascinating endeavour. Ava DuVernay has adapted Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson’s... Read More

‘All of Us Strangers’ Review: Andrew Haigh Devastates with a Masterful Story of Love and Loss in One of the Year’s Best Films | Telluride

Erik Anderson September 6, 2023

“Is this real?” The connections to our past can be tenuous, where we lose grasp of even simple memories or they can tether us to... Read More

Montclair Film Festival Announces 2023 Filmmaker Tribute To Martin Scorsese

Erik Anderson September 6, 2023

Montclair Film, New Jersey’s leading film non-profit, has announced that The Montclair Film Festival will present its 2023 Filmmaker Tribute to Martin Scorsese with Stephen... Read More

‘The Royal Hotel’ Review: Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick Find Out the Danger of Simply Being a Woman in Kitty Green’s Outback Thriller | Telluride

Ryan McQuade September 5, 2023

On a party boat heading into the harbor of Sydney, Australia, we find Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick), two American best friends in... Read More

‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Delivers with a Simple and Authentic Slow Burner | Venice

Ben Rolph September 5, 2023

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s latest has a peculiar backstory. It was originally intended to be paired with singer Ishibashi Eiko’s live performances of her new songs. But... Read More

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