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76th Cannes Film Festival Lineup: New films from Todd Haynes, Kore-eda Hirokazu; women directors hit record numbers in competition

Erik Anderson April 13, 2023

New films from Todd Haynes, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nanni Moretti, Ken Loach and Kore-eda Hirokazu highlight the competition lineup for the 76th Cannes Film Festival... Read More

Star Wars Celebration 2023 Film highlights: Daisy Ridley returns, a new Jedi film rises

Ben Rolph April 12, 2023

Three new Star Wars films were announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe IV last week, on Friday. This news that was welcomed by attendees after... Read More

HBO reveals first looks at ‘True Detective,’ ‘The Regime,’ ‘The Penguin,’ greenlight on ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel and new Max logo

Erik Anderson April 12, 2023

After the rather announcement yesterday that HBO Max would be changing its name to simply Max, and incorporating Discovery+ content post-merger, HBO and Max news... Read More

‘Renfield’ review: Nicolas Cage’s Dracula is toxic and Nicholas Hoult is slippin’ under

Film Reviews

‘Renfield’ review: Nicolas Cage’s Dracula is toxic and Nicholas Hoult is slippin’ under

Daniel Bayer April 12, 2023

Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is having a tough time. He was lured by the immortal vampire Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage) into being his familiar... Read More

2023 Emmy Predictions: Drama Series categories are an HBO showdown

Tyler Doster April 12, 2023

Now that we’re a couple of weeks into April and every series imaginable has premiered (or will within the next two weeks), it’s time to... Read More

MGM+ greenlights four-part docuseries ‘Hollywood Black’ from Justin Simien, Forest Whitaker

Erik Anderson April 11, 2023

MGM+ today announced a greenlight for the docuseries Hollywood Black, from Justin Simien’s Culture Machine, Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi’s Significant Productions, and the Academy Award-winning creative production company RadicalMedia.... Read More

Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘Showing Up,’ creating art and the importance of background casting in her films

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Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘Showing Up,’ creating art and the importance of background casting in her films

Erik Anderson April 11, 2023

Writer/director Kelly Reichardt may have been born in Florida but her heart is in the Pacific Northwest. As the location of seven of her eight... Read More

‘Barry’ season 4 review: HBO’s hit comedy-drama goes even darker and deeper in a cathartic, uproariously wild final season

TV Reviews

‘Barry’ season 4 review: HBO’s hit comedy-drama goes even darker and deeper in a cathartic, uproariously wild final season

Ryan McQuade April 11, 2023

In the opening moments of the fourth and final season of Barry, we are introduced to a vast, silent landscape, with nothing to be found... Read More

‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix goes to hell in Ari Aster’s horrifying, hilarious Freudian odyssey

Film Reviews

‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix goes to hell in Ari Aster’s horrifying, hilarious Freudian odyssey

Sophia Ciminello April 10, 2023

The first time a mother and son are separated from each other is painful yet inevitable. While childbirth is frequently considered a violent experience for... Read More

2023 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series and Television Movie categories are a mad scramble to beat the deadline

Erik Anderson April 10, 2023

Does it seem like we’re getting even more limited and anthology series programming right now? Probably because we are. New Emmys, new rules. Limited and... Read More

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