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Trailer: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Hand of God,’ Italy’s Oscar entry

Erik Anderson November 11, 2021

This morning, Netflix released the official trailer for The Hand of God, Italy’s International Feature Film Oscar submission. From writer and director Paolo Sorrentino (Il... Read More

‘Flee,’ ‘Summer of Soul’ top Cinema Eye Honors nominations

Erik Anderson November 10, 2021

The nominees for the 15th Cinema Eye Honors, which celebrate outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking were announced today. Flee led all films at the... Read More

20 years later, and we’re still living in Harry Potter’s world [Retrospective]

Retrospective

20 years later, and we’re still living in Harry Potter’s world [Retrospective]

Nick Brovender November 10, 2021

When Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (or Philosopher’s, depending on how British you’d like to be) was released in US theaters on November 16,... Read More

2021 European Film Awards (EFA) nominations: ‘The Father,’ ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ lead field

Erik Anderson November 9, 2021

Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? led the 2021 European Film Awards (EFA) nominations this morning with five, including European Film, Director and Actress for... Read More

‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ review: What’s big and red and a movie you’ve seen many times before? [Grade: D+]

Film Reviews

‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ review: What’s big and red and a movie you’ve seen many times before? [Grade: D+]

Kevin L. Lee November 8, 2021

Clifford the Big Red Dog is not good. Sure, it’s energetic and sincere with a big heart, and it will win kids over. At the... Read More

Interview: Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (‘Belfast’) on her collaboration with Kenneth Branagh and creating under COVID

Jackson Vickery November 8, 2021

Very few films this year will spark as much joy as Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. A true love letter to Branagh’s hometown took a village... Read More

Interview: Danny Glover meditates on the themes of his new film ‘The Drummer,’ leftist politics and American history

Alex Arabian November 8, 2021

San Francisco native Danny Glover was raised by union workers front and center of the West Coast Counterculture movement, so resistance is in his blood.... Read More

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ review: Mckenna Grace is a stand-out in Jason Reitman’s rapturously fun homage

Film Reviews

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ review: Mckenna Grace is a stand-out in Jason Reitman’s rapturously fun homage

Ben Rolph November 8, 2021

Jason Reitman pays tribute to his father’s iconic 1984 film, and its subsequent sequel, with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a loving and fond continuation of the Ghostbusters... Read More

Ronan Farrow, Roger Ross Williams, Jean Tsien among 37th IDA Documentary Awards honorees

Erik Anderson November 8, 2021

The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards honorary award recipients, including Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow, Oscar and Emmy... Read More

Trailer: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Cannes-winning ‘Drive My Car,’ Japan’s Oscar entry

Erik Anderson November 8, 2021

Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a winner of three prizes at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay,... Read More

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