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Cinema Audio Society (CAS) nominees: ‘Dune,’ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘The Underground Railroad’

Erik Anderson January 25, 2022

Today, the Cinema Audio Society announces its nominees for the 58th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2021 in seven categories,... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Emily the Criminal’ is a lean, mean thriller with Aubrey Plaza’s most subversive performance ever [Grade: A]

Catherine Springer January 25, 2022

If a film’s logline refers to the protagonist as someone who “gets caught up in the criminal underworld in Los Angeles,” there’s a good chance... Read More

Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) winners: ‘The Power of the Dog’ makes a clean sweep

Erik Anderson January 25, 2022

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) have revealed their winners for the best in film for 2021 and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog made... Read More

Sundance Review: Mind the age gap and narrative cohesion in ‘Palm Trees and Power Lines,’ stay for Lily McInerny’s bracing performance [Grade: C-]

Ryan McQuade January 24, 2022

Bored out of her mind, 17-year-old Lea (Lily McInerny) is doing what a normal teenager has to do to fill in the time before her... Read More

Sundance Review: Jono McLeod’s doc ‘My Old School’ threads a fine line between humor and pain, truth and lies [Grade: B]

Catherine Springer January 24, 2022

Exactly a year removed from the premiere of the acclaimed documentary Flee at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, comes My Old School, another nonfiction film... Read More

Sundance Review: Julian Higgins’ ‘God’s Country’ is a showcase for a powder keg performance from Thandiwe Newton [Grade: B]

Ryan McQuade January 24, 2022

Ashes in the snow. That is what we see in the beginning of Julian Higgins’ slow-burn thriller, God’s Country, as Sandra Guidry (a dynamic Thandiwe... Read More

Sundance Review: Riley Stearns’ sci-fi satire ‘Dual’ gives us a killer double dose of Karen Gillan [Grade: B+]

Kevin L. Lee January 24, 2022

Riley Stearns was one of my favorite discoveries at SXSW 2019. Nearly every writing and directing decision in The Art of Self-Defense was on my... Read More

Sundance Review: The cute and quirky ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ glides right into your heart with pitch perfect performances from Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson [Grade: A]

Ryan McQuade January 24, 2022

At a certain point in our lives, we’ve fallen in love. Could happen at a young age, as it does for Andrew (Javien Mercado), at... Read More

‘Dune,’ ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ lead Motion Picture Sound Editor (MPSE) nominations

Erik Anderson January 24, 2022

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announces nominees for the 69th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Nominees represent the work of the world’s most talented... Read More