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Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin 
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‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Layered Drama is as Entertaining as it is Compelling [A-] TIFF
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
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‘Glenrothan’ Review: A Likable Cast Can’t Elevate Brian Cox’s Bottom-of-the-Barrel Scottish Family Dramedy [D] TIFF
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
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’?
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
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
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
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
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]
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
“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
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’ 
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