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Film Review: Julia Garner is absolutely revelatory in Kitty Green’s taut, #MeToo drama ‘The Assistant’

Jason Adams January 29, 2020

My very first job interview when I moved to New York twenty years ago was to be the personal assistant to an award-winning and highly... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ wants to get rid of toxic in community

Valerie Complex January 28, 2020

Revenge is a dish served ice cold in Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut film premiering at Sundance 2020, Promising Young Woman. This film is more than... Read More

Chlotrudis Nominations: ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ leads with 9

Erik Anderson January 28, 2020

Nominations for the 26th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 22nd awards dinner... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ plays like an awards season cast-off

Joshua Encinias January 28, 2020

Not even half a dozen Oscar winners and nominees can save a story that manages to be both formulaic and convoluted “It’s just a hard... Read More

Sundance Review: Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman are astonishing in ‘The Father’

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Sundance Review: Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman are astonishing in ‘The Father’

Donny Sheldon January 27, 2020

Based on his stage play of the same title, Florian Zeller’s feature film debut, The Father is a devastating drama about a relationship between Anne... Read More

IDA Announces DocuDay LA on February 8

Erik Anderson January 27, 2020

Full-Day Marathon Screenings of all Oscar®-Nominated Feature & Short Documentaries The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the line-up for DocuDay LA, its annual full-day... Read More

Sundance Review: Benh Zeitlin’s ‘Wendy’ finds a director unable to grow up

Donny Sheldon January 27, 2020

Eight years ago, writer/director Benh Zeitlin’s first feature film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival like lighting in a bottle. Beats of the Southern Wild... Read More

Sundance Review: ‘Downhill’ – Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell soar in high altitude comedy

Joshua Encinias January 27, 2020

Searchlight Pictures is lucky the first movie released under their new name exceeds expectations because a title like Downhill is ripe for puns. Directors Nat... Read More

62nd Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish makes history as youngest top 4 winner ever

Erik Anderson January 26, 2020

The 62nd annual Grammy Awards were held tonight and breakthrough artist Billie Eilish was the night’s biggest winner, taking Album of the Year, Record of... Read More

35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival closes with Women’s Panel, Local Doc Shorts, Awards

Erik Anderson January 26, 2020

The 35th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) officially closed out by putting the spotlight on Santa Barbara to highlight a series of short documentaries... Read More

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