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‘Misericordia’ Review: Alain Guiraudie’s Mines Comedy and Melodrama in Tale of Repression and Loneliness | Cannes

Martin Tsai May 24, 2024

Stranger by the Lake writer-director Alain Guiraudie remixes his favorite themes – loneliness, longing, unrequited love, obsession, secret, crime, coverup – once again in his... Read More

‘Everybody Loves Touda’ Review: Nisrine Erradi’s Nuanced Performance Elevates Nabil Ayouch’s Return to Form | Cannes

Ali Benzekri May 23, 2024

For over two decades, Nabil Ayouch has been a dominant force in Moroccan cinema, crafting films that have garnered both critical acclaim and international recognition.... Read More

‘Parthenope’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino is Once Again Obsessed with a Great Beauty | Cannes

Martin Tsai May 23, 2024

Parthenope is the coming-of-age story of an impossibly beautiful woman, much as in Giuseppe Tornatore’s Malèna, who turns heads everywhere she goes. Fortunately, the titular... Read More

Frameline Announces Full Lineup For 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Film Festivals

Frameline Announces Full Lineup For 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Erik Anderson May 23, 2024

The Festival will also feature A Conversation with Lena Waithe and presentation of the Variety Creative Conscience Award to the Emmy Award-winning and Tony-nominated writer, producer, and actor... Read More

Director Watch Ep. 47 – ‘The Hunger’ (Tony Scott, 1983)

Ryan McQuade May 23, 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

‘The Surfer’ Review: Nicolas Cage is at his Unhinged Best in Goofy Tragi-Comic Folly About Toxic Masculinity | Cannes

Luke Hearfield May 22, 2024

Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan’s previous film Vivarium explored the horrors of suburban domesticity. His latest, The Surfer, which played out of competition at Cannes, is... Read More

‘Anora’ Review: Sean Baker’s Joyous New York City Tale Finds Love in a Hopeless Place and a Superstar in Mikey Madison | Cannes

Savina Petkova May 22, 2024

Not every girl wants to be somebody’s princess, but anyone who does, should be given the opportunity. This is not exactly what Sean Baker wants... Read More

Interview: ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Director Matthew Lopez and Author Casey McQuiston on the Surrealness and Passion for the Film’s LGBTQ+ Message and Success [VIDEO]

Interviews (TV)

Interview: ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Director Matthew Lopez and Author Casey McQuiston on the Surrealness and Passion for the Film’s LGBTQ+ Message and Success [VIDEO]

Landon Johnson May 22, 2024

In the aftermath of the resounding triumph of Amazon’s ‘Red, White & Royal Blue,’ Landon Johnson spoke with the film’s director and screenwriter Matthew Lopez,... Read More

‘The Shrouds’ Review: David Cronenberg’s Exploration of Loss Ends Up Digging Its Own Grave | Cannes

Savina Petkova May 21, 2024

We love it when a prominent auteur uses cinema to take stock of time passed and the remaining time; to cherish the love he must... Read More

‘The Apprentice’ Review: Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong are the Perfect Toxic Duo in Ali Abbasi’s Story of Donald Trump’s Rise | Cannes

Savina Petkova May 21, 2024

Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi is really going against the grain of auteurism. His last three films have all premiered in Cannes competitions; in 2019 Border... Read More

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