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TIFF Review: ‘Shadow in the Cloud’ aims high but crashes and burns

Meghan White September 18, 2020

How does one watch a movie like SHADOW IN THE CLOUD? Pretend that the gremlin is Max Landis. This will all make sense by the... Read More

How the Creative Arts Emmys did, history-making wins and what we can expect on Saturday night in the Guest categories

Erik Anderson September 18, 2020

We did it! We made it through four nights of the Creative Arts Emmys in the middle of the week, in the middle of a... Read More

Montclair Film Festival: ‘Nomadland’ to open fest, ‘Minari’ is Centerpiece film

Erik Anderson September 18, 2020

Festival to Open with Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND October 16, Regina King’s ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… set for Closing on October 25 Francis Lee’s AMMONITE, Derek... Read More

NYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him down

Clint Worthington September 18, 2020

“When you construct someone as a great man, there’s almost nothing more satisfying than revealing the opposite.” This sentence, uttered early by historian Beverly Gage... Read More

TIFF Review: Suzanne Lindon’s ‘Spring Blossom’ is a charming tale of first love

Mina Takla September 18, 2020

Plot: A 16-year old girl enters a romantic relationship with an older theatre actor whose play is being performed nearby. Review: Suzanne Lindon’s SPRING BLOSSOM... Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Memory House’ fails to illuminate, keeping its Brazilian folklore out of reach

Mina Takla September 18, 2020

Plot: An Indigenrous-Black man from Brazil’s rural north struggles to earn acceptance in his community. When he is informed that he must take a wage... Read More

Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Night Four – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross are one step closer to EGOT; ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ take Casting wins

Erik Anderson September 17, 2020

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross had two chances to earn their third letter in the elusive EGOT, and it’s a good thing, too. The pair... Read More

NYFF Review: ‘Malmkrog’ is a gorgeous, stately slog through frippery and philosophy

Clint Worthington September 17, 2020

It’s Christmas Eve in the late nineteenth century, and snow coats the grounds of the eponymous Transylvanian manor at the center of Christi Puiu’s three-and-a-half-hour... Read More

10 Films from Frameline Festival You Can’t Miss

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10 Films from Frameline Festival You Can’t Miss

Erik Anderson September 17, 2020

The 44th Frameline Film Festival kicks off today and runs through September 27. A virtual and drive-in experience this year (and later than its usual... Read More

TIFF Review: Despite strong performances from its leads, ‘Wildfire’ is doused by lackluster storytelling

Mina Takla September 17, 2020

Plot: After having suddenly and mysteriously disappeared for almost a year, a women returns to her hometown in Ireland and tries to blend in despite... Read More

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