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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 305 – 2025 Telluride Wrap-Up

Erik Anderson September 3, 2025

The 52nd Telluride Film Festival has wrapped up and that means it’s time for the AW team to gather and talk about what we saw,... Read More

‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: Kaouther Ben Hania’s Harrowing Look at a Palestinian Genocide Flashpoint is the Most Indispensable Film of the Decade [A] Venice

Yasmine Kandil September 3, 2025

In January of 2024, Hind Rajab was evacuating her home in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City, as ordered by Israeli forces, alongside six... Read More

‘Duse’ Review: The Chaos of a Legend is Captured in Pietro Marcello’s Endurance Test of a Costume Drama [C-] Venice

Mia Pflüger September 3, 2025

Eleonora Duse is a name that carries the weight of legend: Te actress who revolutionized theatrical performance in Italy, who captivated audiences across Europe, and... Read More

‘The Stranger’ Review: The Absurdity of Existence Captured in François Ozon’s Newest Film [B] Venice

Mia Pflüger September 2, 2025

François Ozon’s cinematic adaptation of Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” is an ambitious, meticulously crafted endeavor, one that seeks to translate the existential rigor and enigmatic... Read More

Telluride Dispatch #4: ‘Cover-Up,’ ‘Tuner,’ and the Friends We Made Along the Way

Mark Johnson September 2, 2025

The final day of the 52nd Telluride Film Festival, September 2, always hits with a bittersweet pang. The cinematic highs are tempered by the looming... Read More

‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Politics Apocalypse is a Potent Potboiler [B+] Venice

Mina Takla September 2, 2025

In her first film in almost a decade, Kathryn Bigelow returns with A House of Dynamite, an incredibly timely film with an inventive narrative structure,... Read More

‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: Jim Jarmusch’s Family Affair is an Uneven Triptych of Ties that Bind [C+] Venice

Mina Takla September 2, 2025

Jim Jarmusch is known for his often quiet, contemplative and meditative films that have a lot to say without actually saying much. The enigmatic beauty... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘Lost in Space,’ ‘The Two Jakes,’ Original Superman Film Collection Fly Home on 4K Blu-ray This Week

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On the Shelf: ‘Lost in Space,’ ‘The Two Jakes,’ Original Superman Film Collection Fly Home on 4K Blu-ray This Week

Ryan McQuade September 2, 2025

Happy Labor Day week to all who celebrate. Taking a look at the month of September, it looks to a giant month of releases stretched... Read More

‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Poster Plus All Character Names and More in New Rian Johnson Mystery Revealed

Erik Anderson September 2, 2025

Well, one mystery has been solved. Netflix has released the first poster for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker... Read More

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Benny Safdie’s Cautious Fighter Drama Pulls its Punches [C] Venice

Mina Takla September 1, 2025

Some films don’t know what they want to be – and that’s certainly the case with Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, a film that continuously... Read More

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