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‘Firebrand’ review: Karim Aïnouz doesn’t give much room for Alicia Vikander’s rebellious queen and Jude Law’s corpulent king to subvert expectation | Cannes

Ben Rolph May 23, 2023

King Henry VIII’s last wife steps into the forefront in Firebrand, Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut. Alicia Vikander stars as the quietly rebellious Catherine Parr, Queen... Read More

‘Club Zero’ review: Jessica Hausner nails the absurdist comedy but fails to go deeper | Cannes

Ali Benzekri May 22, 2023

Jessica Hausner’s career launched in Cannes when her film school project Inter-View, figured among the palmares of the Cinefondation competition in 1999. Over the years,... Read More

Trailer: The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical ‘The Color Purple’ with Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey

Trailers

Trailer: The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical ‘The Color Purple’ with Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey

Erik Anderson May 22, 2023

Today, Warner Bros released the first trailer for the upcoming movie musical adaptation of the Tony Award-winning production The Color Purple, produced by Oprah Winfrey... Read More

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

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