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‘Dead for a Dollar’ review: Walter Hill’s nostalgic Western is old-fashioned in good ways and bad [B] | Venice Film Festival

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‘Dead for a Dollar’ review: Walter Hill’s nostalgic Western is old-fashioned in good ways and bad [B] | Venice Film Festival

Adam Solomons September 6, 2022

An entertaining B-movie rather than a serious, self-sufficient drama, Western schlockfest Dead for a Dollar justifies its nostalgic existence on the grounds that it allows... Read More

‘The Wonder’ review: Florence Pugh’s performance and Ari Wegner’s cinematography deliver in Sebastián Lelio’s effective gothic drama [B] | Telluride Film Festival

Ryan McQuade September 6, 2022

The legitimacy of miracles is front in center in Sebastián Lelio’s eerie period piece, The Wonder. Some people argue that miracles come in all forms... Read More

‘The Eternal Daughter’ review: Tilda Swinton shines in Joanna Hogg’s painful, personal drama [A] | Venice Film Festival

Adam Solomons September 6, 2022

Telling someone they are being “very British” is almost never meant as a compliment. The cursed phrase connotes repression, quiet, politeness over honesty, a love... Read More

‘Monica’ review: Trace Lysette is a revelation in Andrea Pallaoro’s delicate story of family and acceptance [B+] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 6, 2022

Our lives can sometimes be impacted by irreparable trauma, and even though we heal from it, it will leave us scarred. A parent’s rejection of... Read More

‘L’immensità’ review: A solid performance from Penélope Cruz doesn’t save Emanuele Crialese’s broadly drawn family drama [C+] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 6, 2022

Filmmakers often use cinema to tell personal stories, sometimes stories straight from their own childhood. Recently we’ve seen Alfonso Cuarón, Paolo Sorrentino, Kenneth Branagh, Steven... Read More

The AwardsWatch Podcast #151: The Telluride Dispatch

Ryan McQuade September 6, 2022

On episode 151 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor in Chief Erik Anderson for a special in-person episode... Read More

‘Cobra Kai’ review: Season three ups the ante with more karate and more laughs [A]

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‘Cobra Kai’ review: Season three ups the ante with more karate and more laughs [A]

Lauren Coates September 6, 2022

Considering its humble roots as an original series on the short-lived YouTube Red, it’s been nothing short of a delight to watch Cobra Kai slowly... Read More

‘Don’t Worry Darling’ review: Be ready to witness a spectacular disaster [C-] | Venice Film Festival

Roberto Ruggio September 5, 2022

Throughout the story of the United States, there has often been called the ‘American Dream.’ Beyond the obvious rags-to-riches story, what is materially the American... Read More

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ review: Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell fight a personal Irish Civil War in Martin McDonagh’s green and black comedy [B+] | Venice Film Festival

Adam Solomons September 5, 2022

Pádraic (Colin Farrell) is a happy-go-lucky guy. He walks fictional Irish island Inisherin, in April 1923, as if he gets on with everyone, and convinces... Read More

2022 Creative Arts Emmy Night Two: ‘The White Lotus’ wins big, ‘Abbott Elementary’ takes home key award in comedy race

Tyler Doster September 4, 2022

It’s the second night of the Creative Arts Emmys, Night Two taking place eight days before the Primetime Emmys. Night Two saw 48 winners across... Read More

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