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Interview: ‘The Humans’ writer/director Stephen Karam on translating stage to screen, gathering a stellar cast for his feature debut

Ryan McQuade November 23, 2021

We all know the dreaded feeling that is coming this time of the year. The unnerving feeling of being around one’s family on Thanksgiving, stuck... Read More

Interview: Beanie Feldstein and Amy Schumer (‘The Humans’) on playing sisters and creating a cinematic bond

Ryan McQuade November 23, 2021

There is just something comforting about speaking with Beanie Feldstein and Amy Schumer. Both actresses have the ability to make a smile appear on your... Read More

‘C’mon C’mon’ review: A perfectly somber Joaquin Phoenix and a breakout performance from Woody Norman add up to a Mike Mills classic [Grade: A]

Ryan McQuade October 22, 2021

There is something so simple yet profound about the films of Mike Mills films. Whether it is about letting go of your loved ones with... Read More

‘The Humans’ review: Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell marvel in the year’s most haunting film – Nashville Film Festival [Grade: A]

Jacob Throneberry October 9, 2021

Play to film adaptations have always been a thing, but it seems like over the past few years they have really started to become a... Read More

Interview: Director Valdimar Jóhannsson and star Noomi Rapace on the primal nature of ‘Lamb’ and birthing live animals on set

Daniel Trainor October 6, 2021

Lamb is a movie that demands to be seen, but more than that, it demands to be felt. From first-time director Valdimar Jóhannsson, Lamb follows... Read More

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ NYFF Q&A with Joel Coen, Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington and more

Erik Anderson October 1, 2021

The 59th edition of the New York Film Festival officially kicked off on September 24, 2021 with the Opening Night selection, the world premiere of... Read More

‘The Green Knight’ review: With confident pacing and the marvelous Dev Patel, David Lowery creates a medieval masterpiece

Film Reviews

‘The Green Knight’ review: With confident pacing and the marvelous Dev Patel, David Lowery creates a medieval masterpiece

Ryan McQuade July 26, 2021

Within the first act of The Green Knight, King Arthur (Sean Harris) asks his nephew Gawain (Dev Patel) to sit next to him and Queen... Read More

‘Red Rocket’ review: Simon Rex puts the come in comeback in Sean Baker’s nuanced Trump country exposé [Cannes Review]

Adam Solomons July 15, 2021

Perhaps even more so than The Florida Project, Sean Baker’s financial and ideological investment in celluloid film pays off in Red Rocket. His latest film,... Read More

‘The Souvenir Part II’ review: Joanna Hogg’s masterful B-Side is both a compassionate exercise on grief and a celebration of feminine rebirth [Cannes Review]

Tomris Laffly July 8, 2021

It was only two years ago that writer-director Joanna Hogg carved out a gorgeous memory piece with The Souvenir, telling a hypnotic tale of bad... Read More