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‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Layered Drama is as Entertaining as it is Compelling [A-] TIFF

Reuben Baron September 11, 2025

There exists a spectrum of sad movies that are about kids but not for kids. On the lowest end of the spectrum, something like Spike... Read More

‘Glenrothan’ Review: A Likable Cast Can’t Elevate Brian Cox’s Bottom-of-the-Barrel Scottish Family Dramedy [D] TIFF

Daniel Bayer September 10, 2025

Estranged brothers Sandy (Brian Cox) and Donal (Alan Cumming) have neither seen nor spoken to each other in over three decades. After their mother passed... Read More

‘The Captive’ Review: Alejandro Amenábar’s Account of Cervantes as a Teller of Tales is Itself a Powerful Lesson in Storytelling [A] TIFF

J Don Birnam September 10, 2025

After Miguel de Cervantes wrote the most famous novel of all time—El Quijote— in the early 1600s, it became so instantly popular that apocryphal sequels... Read More

77th Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions: Will it Be ‘The Pitt’ or ‘Severance’? ‘The Studio’ or ‘Hacks’?

Tyler Doster September 10, 2025

After another year of exceptional television, the 77th Primetime Emmys are here. With so many shows over the past year vying for the attention of... Read More

48th Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: Cannes Winners, ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Rental Family;’ Spike Lee, Joel Edgerton, Zoey Deutch to Receive Honors

Erik Anderson September 10, 2025

Highlights include Cannes winners It Was Just an Accident (Palme d’Or), Sentimental Value (Grand Jury Prize), The Secret Agent (Best Director, Best Actor), Sirāt and... Read More

‘Hedda’ Review: Tessa Thompson Seduces and Destroys in Nia DaCosta’s Sexy, Stylish Spin on a Classic [B+] TIFF

Sophia Ciminello September 9, 2025

Nia DaCosta’s fun, feminist Ibsen reimagining, Hedda, opens with a quote from another playwright. Instead of referencing Ibsen himself or another literary staple of the... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s Updates Following Venice and Telluride

2026 Oscar Predictions

2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s Updates Following Venice and Telluride

Mark Johnson September 9, 2025

For Oscar pundits, phase one is now complete. The “way too early” stretch when predictions are stitched together from Sundance or Cannes crumbs is in... Read More

‘The Lost Bus’ Review: Paul Greengrass and Company are Running on Empty in Undercooked True Life Survival Drama [D] TIFF

Ryan McQuade September 9, 2025

Earlier this year, the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County faced some of the worst wildfires in the country’s history. Complete sections of... Read More

Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor on Restraint, Music, and Personifying Love in ‘The History of Sound’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

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Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor on Restraint, Music, and Personifying Love in ‘The History of Sound’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Landon Johnson September 9, 2025

Some epic love stories are remembered for the ages. Others are restrained by the age in which they unfold. In The History of Sound, Oliver Hermanus’s... Read More

‘Train Dreams’ Review: Joel Edgerton Shines in Contemplative Drama About Life and Technological Progress [A-] TIFF

J Don Birnam September 9, 2025

“Timeless” is a word that gets thrown around a lot, particularly by movie critics to describe films that have lasting power because they are enjoyed... Read More

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