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Cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Receive 2024 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute

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Cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Receive 2024 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute

Erik Anderson September 18, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that The Piano Lesson, directed by Malcolm Washington and co-written by Washington and Virgil Williams, will receive The... Read More

‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Andrews’ Rough Crime Drama Features a Sublime Central Barry Keoghan Performance | TIFF

Matt St. Clair September 18, 2024

Whether he’s playing unambiguous scumbags or those who toe the line between good and bad, Irish acting wonder Barry Keoghan always knows how to keep... Read More

‘Better Man’ Review: Hey, Hey, He’s A Monkey | TIFF

Daniel Bayer September 18, 2024

Pop superstar Robbie Williams hasn’t exactly been a great person. He’ll even tell you that himself, as he does in the opening narration to Better... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 17, 2024

With the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals behind us, the race has changed quite a bit since early summer (or has it?). While Telluride... Read More

‘The Shadow Strays’ Review: Too Self-Indulgent by Half, Timo Tjahjanto’s Bloodlust Hits Epic Levels | TIFF

Kevin L. Lee September 17, 2024

It’s good to every once in a while just revel in a brutal action movie, where everyone knows what they’re here for. Films like The... Read More

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Review: A Clichéd, Lurid Afterschool Special Despite an Excellent Performance from Josh Rivera

TV Reviews

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Review: A Clichéd, Lurid Afterschool Special Despite an Excellent Performance from Josh Rivera

Catherine Springer September 17, 2024

After dramatizing some of our time’s most sensational collisions of news, entertainment and culture stories, it’s not surprising that it would be executive producers Ryan... Read More

‘Never Let Go’ Review: Halle Berry Wigs Out in Spooky, Effective Supernatural Thriller

Film Reviews

‘Never Let Go’ Review: Halle Berry Wigs Out in Spooky, Effective Supernatural Thriller

Alistair Ryder September 16, 2024

The recent success of A Quiet Place: Day One has proven that audiences haven’t yet tired of dystopian survival horror, and based on its marketing,... Read More

‘The Assessment’ Review: Alicia Vikander Gives Parental Guidance in Mother Off with Elizabeth Olsen | TIFF

Mina Takla September 16, 2024

Parenthood can be hard, time consuming and daunting – but it can also be selfish. Beyond the desire to have a child that carries your... Read More

‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: Mohammad Rasoulof’s Scathing Indictment of Iran’s Lack of Justice System | TIFF

Akash Singh September 16, 2024

The ficus religiosa envelops its tendrils around another tree. That is how this species of figs begins its growth. It proceeds to weave its tendrils... Read More