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The Original Final Girl: An ode to Laurie Strode and the end of ‘Halloween’

Eddie Mouradian October 19, 2022

Burn your Laura Dern in Jurassic Park costume, turn off Hocus Pocus and throw your candy in the damn river because Halloween Ends (ended?) on... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (October)

Erik Anderson October 19, 2022

On December 21, the Academy will reveal the shortlist of 10 contenders who will be eligible to compete for a nomination for Sound, which remains... Read More

‘Jackass: The Movie’: 20 years later, the era of the teenage dirtbag lives on, concussions be damned

Retrospective

‘Jackass: The Movie’: 20 years later, the era of the teenage dirtbag lives on, concussions be damned

Veronica Phillips October 19, 2022

The Jackass film franchise is now twenty years old. With four films under their belt (plus three extra bonus feature films and a handful of... Read More

‘Devotion,’ ‘Turn Every Page’ win Middleburg Film Festival Audience Awards

Erik Anderson October 19, 2022

The Middleburg Film Festival announced today the Audience Award winners for Best Narrative Film and Best Documentary Film following the conclusion of the 10th anniversary edition of the... Read More

Interview: Charlotte Wells and Paul Mescal on ‘Aftersun’ reactions, working with a child actor, and filming in Turkey

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Charlotte Wells and Paul Mescal on ‘Aftersun’ reactions, working with a child actor, and filming in Turkey

Nicole Ackman October 19, 2022

Sometimes a director makes their feature film debut, and the movie is so transcendent that it seems impossible that it’s their first film. Charlotte Wells... Read More

‘TÁR’ wins Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award; ‘The Whale,’ ‘Close’ receive top awards

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

TÁR, Todd Field’s return to cinema, and featuring a celebrated, tour-de-force performance by two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, has won the 2022 Mill Valley... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING (October)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

On December 21, the Academy will reveal the shortlist of 10 contenders who will be eligible to compete for a nomination for Makeup and Hairstyling.... Read More

‘Please Baby Please’ review: A stylized, liberated 1950’s underground fever dream that redefines traditional gender norms | NewFest

Nick Ruhrkraut October 18, 2022

Musicals from the 1950’s immediately conjure up vibrant images of guidos serenading girls in poodle skirts or elegant leading ladies dancing elaborate numbers in a... Read More

‘Blonde’ costume designer Jennifer Johnson to receive Golden Key Award from Key West Film Festival (Exclusive)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

The Key West Film Festival announced today the recipient of its seventh annual Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring BAFTA nominated costume designer Jennifer Johnson. The... Read More

‘Aftersun’ review: Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio are mesmerizing as a father and daughter in limbo in Charlotte Wells’s extraordinary debut

Film Reviews

‘Aftersun’ review: Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio are mesmerizing as a father and daughter in limbo in Charlotte Wells’s extraordinary debut

Jacob Throneberry October 18, 2022

In the opening minutes of Aftersun, a camcorder goes back through footage, stopping on a young girl asking her father, in the middle of showing... Read More

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