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‘My Father’s Dragon’ review: Cartoon Saloon’s cute coming-of-ager soars with a fantastic voice performance from Gaten Matarazzo [B+]

Film Reviews

‘My Father’s Dragon’ review: Cartoon Saloon’s cute coming-of-ager soars with a fantastic voice performance from Gaten Matarazzo [B+]

Nicole Ackman October 8, 2022

In a world of 3D animation and complicated concepts, My Father’s Dragon is a refreshingly simple and sweet coming-of-age story with gorgeous hand-drawn animation. The... Read More

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ review: A joyous, magical, fun-filled adventure [B+] | LFF

Ben Rolph October 7, 2022

The opening frame of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is startling, absurd, as animation-like rays beam off of newly born children as their parents sing... Read More

‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF

Abe Friedtanzer October 7, 2022

There is an interesting link between space and the way people behave. Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo uses space and setting to weave a quiet narrative in... Read More

Trailer: Elvis Mitchell’s ‘Is That Black Enough For You?!?’ looks at the decade that changed Black cinema and culture forever

Trailers

Trailer: Elvis Mitchell’s ‘Is That Black Enough For You?!?’ looks at the decade that changed Black cinema and culture forever

Erik Anderson October 7, 2022

Celebrated writer and film historian Elvis Mitchell explores the history of Black representation and the cultural impact of witnessing unapologetic Blackness in a decade –... Read More

‘The Midnight Club’ review: Mike Flanagan scores again with YA horror full of kills and thrills [A]

TV Reviews

‘The Midnight Club’ review: Mike Flanagan scores again with YA horror full of kills and thrills [A]

Ben Rolph October 7, 2022

Mike Flanagan, creator of The Haunting of Hill House, Bly Manor and Midnight Mass, continues his winning streak with Netflix as his latest delivers the startling scares, atmosphere and... Read More

‘Alcarràs’ review: Carla Simón’s family drama is a neorealist classic in the making [A] | NYFF

Amelia Merrill October 6, 2022

Each film festival season brings with it at least one title that charms with the charisma of its child actors. Carla Simón’s Alcarràs, which comes... Read More

Miami Film Festival GEMS announces lineup: ‘Glass Onion,’ ‘Women Talking,’ ‘The Whale,’ ‘The Fabelmans’ plus special honor for Raúl Castillo

Erik Anderson October 6, 2022

Miami Dade College’s (MDC) renowned Miami Film Festival today unveiled the line-up for the ninth annual Miami Film Festival GEMS. Taking place at MDC’s Tower Theater, the festival will,... Read More

Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence returns to her indie roots with PTSD drama ‘Causeway’ for Apple and A24

Trailers

Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence returns to her indie roots with PTSD drama ‘Causeway’ for Apple and A24

Erik Anderson October 6, 2022

In Causeway, the new drama directed by Lila Neugebauer (Broadway’s The Waverly Gallery, Maid, The Last Thing He Told Me), Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)... Read More

African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) reveal timeline for 14th awards

Erik Anderson October 6, 2022

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced today that winners of the 14th Annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film will be announced... Read More

‘Hellraiser’ review: A chilling franchise reinvigoration with eerie visual flair that will have you on pins and needles [B]

Film Reviews

‘Hellraiser’ review: A chilling franchise reinvigoration with eerie visual flair that will have you on pins and needles [B]

Matt St. Clair October 5, 2022

The new Hellraiser reboot is a textbook example on how to remake or reboot a classic. Keep the same scenario as the original while putting... Read More

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