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2022 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)

Erik Anderson November 16, 2021

It’s an embarrassment of riches this year, the production design and costume design categories. Whether it’s taking us to faraway worlds, to gothic Scotland, to... Read More

There and Back Again: A look at the Middle Earth Saga and the Ultimate ‘Lord of the Rings’ Collector’s Edition Box Set

Ryan McQuade November 16, 2021

Towards the end of the 1990s, cinema changed forever as New Line Cinema greenlit a trilogy that would define movie making for a generation, The... Read More

‘The Girl and the Spider’ review: A tangled web provides a fascinating contemplation of human interaction [Grade: B]

Catherine Springer November 16, 2021

In their second feature film, The Girl and the Spider, Swiss brothers Ramon and Silvan Zürcher continue to explore the themes and style that they... Read More

‘Summer of Soul’ sweeps Critics Choice doc awards with six wins

Erik Anderson November 15, 2021

The 6th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards were handed out this weekend and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s archival footage music film Summer of Soul (…Or, When... Read More

‘Faya Dayi,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ lead 2021 IDA Documentary Awards nominations

Erik Anderson November 15, 2021

The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards nominees for all categories as well as the winners for two sponsored... Read More

‘Bruised’ review: Not quite a knockout, Halle Berry’s directorial debut results in a split decision [Grade: C+]

Film Reviews

‘Bruised’ review: Not quite a knockout, Halle Berry’s directorial debut results in a split decision [Grade: C+]

Catherine Springer November 15, 2021

Fight movies are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, so to find a new way, a new approach to the genre is difficult and rare.... Read More

‘Succession’ recap: S3 E5 – “Retired Janitors of Idaho”

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‘Succession’ recap: S3 E5 – “Retired Janitors of Idaho”

Dewey Singleton November 14, 2021

Succession every week is seemingly raising the bar each week on their competition for what a great show should be. Their writing is impeccable. The performances... Read More

‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali delivers a shattering double performance in a film that can’t quite get off the ground [Grade: B-]

Film Reviews

‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali delivers a shattering double performance in a film that can’t quite get off the ground [Grade: B-]

Catherine Springer November 13, 2021

There’s no escaping the fact that writer/director Benjamin Cleary’s debut film, Swan Song, feels very familiar. This “lo-fi sci-fi” film, set in the not-too-distant future,... Read More

Interview: Award-winning documentarians Julie Cohen and Betsy West take on the culture-changing and original celebrity chef Julia Child with ‘Julia’

Maria Garcia November 13, 2021

When Julia Child’s “The French Chef” premiered on the Boston public television network in 1963, celebrity chefs were unheard of, and French cuisine in America... Read More

Interview: Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat (‘The French Dispatch’) on his collaborations with Wes Anderson and his favorite film score of all time

Catherine Springer November 13, 2021

Composer Alexandre Desplat is commonly referred to as the busiest man in Hollywood, churning out score after score, year after year. And they aren’t ordinary... Read More

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