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‘The Friend’ Review: Naomi Watts and a Very Good Boy Named Bing Make for a Deeply Dignified Dog Story | Telluride

Tomris Laffly August 30, 2024

You don’t ever own your dog, not really. When you bring one into your life, you simply become their human, their companion, and protector, the... Read More

‘Kill the Jockey’ Review: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Daniel Gimenez Cacho Stun in Gender Fluid Mob Dramedy | Venice

Roberto Ruggio August 30, 2024

The search for identity has always been a staple subject for cinema. Who are we? What is our place in the world? How are we... Read More

‘Babygirl’ Review: Nicole Kidman is Feral and Fearless as a Woman Taking Charge of Her Sexual Freedom | Venice

Ali Benzekri August 30, 2024

This is a film about sex! From the first moments, as the logos of production companies flash on the screen, we’re immersed in a world... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 61: ‘The Thin Red Line’ (Terrence Malick, 1998) with special guest Jake Tropila

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 61: ‘The Thin Red Line’ (Terrence Malick, 1998) with special guest Jake Tropila

Ryan McQuade August 30, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

‘Maria’ Review: Angelina Jolie is a Woman Under the Influence in Pablo Larraín’s Minor Lietmotif | Venice

Savina Petkova August 29, 2024

Even though he has been working in the biopic genre for a while now (NO, Neruda, Jackie, Spencer), Chilean director Pablo Larraín was under the... Read More

‘September 5’ Review: Tim Fehlbaum’s Take on the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre Fails in its Presentation of Palestinian People | Venice

Connor Lightbody August 29, 2024

In 1972, Munich hosted the Summer Olympic Games. At the time, Germany was separated into two factions; East Germany, under the influence of a communist... Read More

2024 Telluride Film Festival Lineup: World Premieres of ‘Conclave,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ Tributes to Saoirse Ronan, Jacques Audiard, Thelma Schoonmaker

Erik Anderson August 29, 2024

Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 51st Telluride Film Festival (TFF), including world premieres... Read More

Netflix Acquires Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie for U.S. Distribution

Erik Anderson August 28, 2024

On the eve of its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Netflix announced it had secured U.S. rights to Maria, director Pablo Larraín’s... Read More

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: The Juice is Back But Will This Legacy Sequel Quench Anybody’s Thirst? | Venice

Luke Hearfield August 28, 2024

Thirty six years have passed since audiences were introduced to the weird and wonderful mind of filmmaker Tim Burton. His sophomore feature Beetlejuice – a... Read More