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American Black Film Festival (ABFF) selects Oscar-qualifying HBO Short Film Showcase finalists

Erik Anderson May 22, 2023

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced today the selection of finalists who will compete in its Annual HBO Short Film Award Showcase and Series and... Read More

‘Fallen Leaves’ review: Love wins in Aki Kaurismäki’s tender tragicomedy of the working class that finds him at his romantic best | Cannes

Savina Petkova May 22, 2023

A title as poetic as Fallen Leaves entirely suits the fourth installment of Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki’s working-class series, which began with Shadows in Paradise,... Read More

Focus Features drops first look clips of ‘Asteroid City’ ahead of its Cannes Film Festival debut

Erik Anderson May 22, 2023

Ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this week, Focus Features has dropped three first look clips of Asteroid City,... Read More

Interview: Danielle Pinnock and Rebecca Wisocky, the dynamic duo of ‘Ghosts,’ talk about Alberta and Hetty’s feud coming to an end, character growth and what they want to see next [VIDEO]

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Danielle Pinnock and Rebecca Wisocky, the dynamic duo of ‘Ghosts,’ talk about Alberta and Hetty’s feud coming to an end, character growth and what they want to see next [VIDEO]

Landon Johnson May 22, 2023

Let’s face it. Broadcast television has been struggling since the streaming giants have been on the scene. Only the best sitcoms that can manage to... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #183: ‘Fast X’ review, revisiting and ranking the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise, plus the first ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ trailer

Ryan McQuade May 22, 2023

On episode 183 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AW Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AW contributors Zach Laws and Catherine... Read More

‘How to Have Sex’ review: Molly Manning Walker’s sensational, high-energy debut an equally urgent cautionary tale of consent | Cannes

Nick Ruhrkraut May 22, 2023

If asked to describe How to Have Sex in one word, the answer, however strange, comes easily in the form of a place: an airport.... Read More

‘The Little Mermaid’ review: Halle Bailey’s star-making performance saves the latest Disney live-action remake from floundering

Film Reviews

‘The Little Mermaid’ review: Halle Bailey’s star-making performance saves the latest Disney live-action remake from floundering

Sophia Ciminello May 22, 2023

In his 1836 fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen states that “mermaids do not have tears, and therefore, they suffer more.” Rob Marshall... Read More

‘May December’ review: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore make a meal out of Todd Haynes’ delicious story of infamy and obsession | Cannes

Ali Benzekri May 21, 2023

In 2015, Todd Haynes came to Cannes to premiere Carol that received rave reviews and an instant cult classic treatment. He came back to the... Read More

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ review: Martin Scorsese’s true American crime story of greed, murder and love may be his most empathetic | Cannes

Ali Benzekri May 20, 2023

The biggest event of Cannes this year is the return of Martin Scorsese, 38 years after After Hours. The expectations for Killers of the Flower... Read More

‘The Sweet East’ review: Talia Ryder is exceptional in this satirically nihilistic look at American anarchy | Cannes

Ben Rolph May 20, 2023

The Safdie Brothers’ Good Time cinematographer Sean Price Williams returns to the Cannes Film Festival after last year’s Funny Pages premiere but this time as... Read More

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