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2022 Emmy Predictions: Drama categories are among the most up in the air with ‘Succession,’ ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Euphoria’ all with creative arts wins going into the big night

Tyler Doster September 9, 2022

September has begun, which means the 2022 Emmys are right around the corner (September 12). The Television Academy announced their nominations back in July, honoring... Read More

45th Mill Valley Film Festival lineup: ‘Till,’ ‘White Noise,’ ‘She Said’ plus tributes to Brendan Fraser and more

Erik Anderson September 8, 2022

The 45th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented annually by the California Film Institute (CAFILM), has announced its full lineup for the... Read More

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ review: Season five delivers another shocking entry about grief, retaliation and bodily autonomy [A]

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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ review: Season five delivers another shocking entry about grief, retaliation and bodily autonomy [A]

Zofia Wijaszka September 8, 2022

Every action has a reaction. June Osborne perfectly embodies the phrase, especially after the events of season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale. The sentence can, in... Read More

‘Blonde’ review: Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe the celebrity in Andrew Dominik’s incendiary but sometimes frustratingly conventional biopic [B] | Venice Film Festival

Adam Solomons September 8, 2022

In a lively interview with Sight & Sound to mark the release of Blonde, director Andrew Dominik describes his mission as recreating the “images” of... Read More

‘Pinocchio’ review: A wooden imitation of the classic [C-]

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‘Pinocchio’ review: A wooden imitation of the classic [C-]

Kevin L. Lee September 8, 2022

The best and most interesting Disney remakes have always been the ones with something different to say, where the fundamental story beats are there but... Read More

2022 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series categories will be a showdown between ‘Dopesick’ and ‘The White Lotus’

Tyler Doster September 7, 2022

In less than a week, the 74th Primetime Emmy awards will award the best of television that aired from June 1, 2021 to May 31,... Read More

‘Saint Omer’ review: Alice Diop’s affecting story about motherhood is a stunner [A] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 7, 2022

It’s November 2013, and in the small town of Berck-sur-mer, in northern France, a 15-month old baby is found dead on a beach. It’s a... Read More

‘Bones and All’ review: Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet are fine young cannibals in Luca Guadagnino’s gory, romantic road-mance [A-] | Telluride Film Festival

Ryan McQuade September 7, 2022

Director Luca Guadagnino is working on levels of comfort, or discomfort, most directors take their entire career to find. His last two directorial efforts brought... Read More

‘The Son’ review: Florian Zeller’s sophomore effort disappoints despite a great Hugh Jackman [C+] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 7, 2022

Florian Zeller’s stage trilogy about parent-child relationships and the devastating consequences of mental illness was one of the biggest surprises in the theater world of... Read More

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

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