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Brendan Fraser to receive Mill Valley Film Festival Award for Acting for ‘The Whale’

Erik Anderson September 7, 2022

Another step in his comeback trail, Brendan Fraser will receive a tribute from the 45th Mill Valley Film Festival on October 13, 2022. Fraser will... Read More

‘The Good Nurse’ to close 45th Mill Valley Film Festival, Eddie Redmayne to appear

Erik Anderson September 7, 2022

Tobias Lindholm’s The Good Nurse, starring Academy Award winners Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain, will close the 45th Mill Valley Festival on October 16, 2022,... Read More

Writers Guild sets 2023 WGA awards dates, new rules for limited series and more

Erik Anderson September 6, 2022

The Writers Guild of America has released the timeline for its 2023 WGA Awards. The 75th anniversary gala is set for Sunday, March 5. announced changes to... Read More

‘Dead for a Dollar’ review: Walter Hill’s nostalgic Western is old-fashioned in good ways and bad [B] | Venice Film Festival

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‘Dead for a Dollar’ review: Walter Hill’s nostalgic Western is old-fashioned in good ways and bad [B] | Venice Film Festival

Adam Solomons September 6, 2022

An entertaining B-movie rather than a serious, self-sufficient drama, Western schlockfest Dead for a Dollar justifies its nostalgic existence on the grounds that it allows... Read More

‘The Wonder’ review: Florence Pugh’s performance and Ari Wegner’s cinematography deliver in Sebastián Lelio’s effective gothic drama [B] | Telluride Film Festival

Ryan McQuade September 6, 2022

The legitimacy of miracles is front in center in Sebastián Lelio’s eerie period piece, The Wonder. Some people argue that miracles come in all forms... Read More

‘The Eternal Daughter’ review: Tilda Swinton shines in Joanna Hogg’s painful, personal drama [A] | Venice Film Festival

Adam Solomons September 6, 2022

Telling someone they are being “very British” is almost never meant as a compliment. The cursed phrase connotes repression, quiet, politeness over honesty, a love... Read More

‘Monica’ review: Trace Lysette is a revelation in Andrea Pallaoro’s delicate story of family and acceptance [B+] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 6, 2022

Our lives can sometimes be impacted by irreparable trauma, and even though we heal from it, it will leave us scarred. A parent’s rejection of... Read More

‘L’immensità’ review: A solid performance from Penélope Cruz doesn’t save Emanuele Crialese’s broadly drawn family drama [C+] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 6, 2022

Filmmakers often use cinema to tell personal stories, sometimes stories straight from their own childhood. Recently we’ve seen Alfonso Cuarón, Paolo Sorrentino, Kenneth Branagh, Steven... Read More

The AwardsWatch Podcast #151: The Telluride Dispatch

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The AwardsWatch Podcast #151: The Telluride Dispatch

Ryan McQuade September 6, 2022

On episode 151 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor in Chief Erik Anderson for a special in-person episode... Read More

‘Cobra Kai’ review: Season three ups the ante with more karate and more laughs [A]

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‘Cobra Kai’ review: Season three ups the ante with more karate and more laughs [A]

Lauren Coates September 6, 2022

Considering its humble roots as an original series on the short-lived YouTube Red, it’s been nothing short of a delight to watch Cobra Kai slowly... Read More

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