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2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘The End,’ ‘Emilia Peréz,’ ‘Saturday Night’

Erik Anderson September 5, 2024

In this Telluride Film Festival capsule review edition we’ve got Joshua Oppenheimer’s golden age musical The End, Jacques Audiard’s Cannes-winning musical Emilia Peréz and Jason... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 62 – ‘The New World’ (Terrence Malick, 2005) with Guest Karen Peterson

Ryan McQuade September 5, 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

‘April’ Review: A Timely and Terrifying Abortion Story in Eastern Europe | Venice

Roberto Ruggio September 5, 2024

All over the world, with the rise of the alt-right, attempts are being made at a daily pace restrict the access to abortion. The landmark... Read More

‘Harvest’ Review: Transplanting English to Scottish Locales Does No Favors for Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Adapted Historical Tale | Venice

Yasmine Kandil September 5, 2024

Two names come to mind on mention of filmmakers who found their feet in the Greek New Wave Cinema movement; Yorgos Lanthimos and Athina Rachel... Read More

‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: The First Singapore Venice Competition Title is a Well-Crafted Thriller | Venice

Savina Petkova September 5, 2024

Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua has already made history as Venice’s first ever Golden Lion contender hailing from Singapore, but it is its stylish... Read More

Aardman’s ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ to World Premiere at 2024 AFI FEST

AFI FEST

Aardman’s ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ to World Premiere at 2024 AFI FEST

Erik Anderson September 5, 2024

Aardman’s four-time Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated director Merlin Crossingham will world premiere Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl at AFI FEST,... Read More

2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘Conclave,’ Nickel Boys,’ ‘Maria’

Erik Anderson September 5, 2024

In part one of three sets of capsule reviews from the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, I take a look at Conclave, Nickel Boys and Maria.... Read More

First Trailer for ‘Nickel Boys’ Reveals a New American Masterpiece [Trailer]

Trailers

First Trailer for ‘Nickel Boys’ Reveals a New American Masterpiece [Trailer]

Erik Anderson September 5, 2024

Fresh off its explosive world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival last weekend, the first trailer for Amazon MGM’s Nickel Boys, from Academy Award-nominated director... Read More

‘The Outrun’ Review: Saoirse Ronan is Towering in Sensitive Yet Uneven Recovery Drama | Telluride

Sophia Ciminello September 5, 2024

At the 51st Telluride Film Festival, Saoirse Ronan became one of the youngest actors to be recognized with the prestigious Silver Medallion, honoring her versatile... Read More

‘The Quiet Son (Jouer avec le feu)’ Review: We’ve Seen This Vincent Lindon-led French Family Drama Before | Venice

Savina Petkova September 4, 2024

Pierre (Vincent Lindon) is a fifty-something single father who works night shifts for the SNCF (the French railway) as a mechanic/engineer and spends his free... Read More

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