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‘Music by John Williams’ Review: Laurent Bouzereau Beautifully Scores the Life of Hollywood’s Most Prolific Composer | AFI FEST

Karen Peterson October 27, 2024

Film score is a very particular and essential art form, setting scenes from sweeping, epic romance to claustrophobic terror. Now, our most prolific composer, who... Read More

‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Review: Tennis Drama Muffles its Lead Instead of Challenges Her | London Film Festival

Alistair Ryder October 26, 2024

We don’t need to meet the elusive Jeremy to conclude that he is the Lydia Tár of tennis. A youth coach preparing the next generation... Read More

‘Baby’ Review: Marcelo Caetano’s Underdeveloped Queer Coming of Age Story Never Fully Blooms | Chicago International Film Festival

Cody Dericks October 26, 2024

The queer coming-of-age story has seemingly taken over the LGBT film landscape. Nearly every film festival presents a small handful of movies that focus on... Read More

Interview: ‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Writer/Director John Hsu and Actress Gingle Wang Talk About the Award-Winning International Horror Hit

Interviews (Film)

Interview: ‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Writer/Director John Hsu and Actress Gingle Wang Talk About the Award-Winning International Horror Hit

Kevin L. Lee October 26, 2024

It’s not every day when you run into a horror movie that can be described as “wholesome,” a “joy to watch,” or “a tearjerker.” For... Read More

Interview: With ‘Dìdi,’ Joan Chen is Finally Getting Her Coming of Age Story

Interviews (Film)

Interview: With ‘Dìdi,’ Joan Chen is Finally Getting Her Coming of Age Story

Sophia Ciminello October 25, 2024

Legendary actress Joan Chen didn’t have a typical coming-of-age story. Born in China during the Cultural Revolution, she was plucked out of the crowd at... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 69 – ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ (Carl Franklin, 1995)

Ryan McQuade October 25, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

Trailer Watch: Featurettes for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ plus ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Our Little Secret,’ ‘Severance’ Season 2, ‘Laid,’ and ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Featurettes for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ plus ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Our Little Secret,’ ‘Severance’ Season 2, ‘Laid,’ and ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’

Erik Anderson October 25, 2024

This week’s trailer watch round sees two film featurettes – for A Complete Unknown and Gladiator II – plus trailers for The Brutalist, September 5,... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 24, 2024

A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More

Make It a Double Feature: ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’

Retrospective

Make It a Double Feature: ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’

Matt St. Clair October 24, 2024

With Halloween approaching, this month’s column entry is an ideal opportunity to recommend good scary movies. However, instead of usual suspects like the original Halloween... Read More

‘Shocker’ at 35: Wes Craven’s Beautifully Bonkers Thriller About an Electric Serial Killer Lives On As an Underrated Gem [Retrospective]

Retrospective

‘Shocker’ at 35: Wes Craven’s Beautifully Bonkers Thriller About an Electric Serial Killer Lives On As an Underrated Gem [Retrospective]

Trace Sauveur October 24, 2024

On November 9, 1984, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street was released to critical and commercial acclaim, praised for how it leveraged the slasher... Read More

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