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‘Dìdi (弟弟)’ Review: Sean Wang Digs Into 2000s Nostalgia for Deeply Felt First Feature | SXSW 2024

Growing up, your social circle often feels indicative of your status and rank. Most coming-of-age films have a “painful accuracy”… Read More

March 14, 2024

Interview: Alexander Payne on Creating ‘The Holdovers’ and Making It Good til the Last Drop

“Do you want to go outside? It’s a nice day, let’s talk out there.” This was my first bit of… Read More

November 10, 2023

Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti Reunite in First Trailer for ‘The Holdovers’

Focus Features has released the first trailer for The Holdovers, from two-time Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants)… Read More

July 17, 2023

Focus Features drops first look clips of ‘Asteroid City’ ahead of its Cannes Film Festival debut

Ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this week, Focus Features has dropped three first… Read More

May 22, 2023

Cate Blanchett to receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award from Santa Barbara Film Festival

Cate Blanchett will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Blanchett will… Read More

November 8, 2022

Interview: Nina Hoss on the intimidating and immersive world of ‘TÁR’ and working with Cate Blanchett

After a long trip cross the pond, talking to dozens of people about her work, Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) returns… Read More

October 28, 2022

Interview: Isabelle Huppert on the political seams and emotional threads of ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ and the role of fashion in her life

Isabelle Huppert always delivers. Whether she's giving sharp, riveting performances in films like The Piano Teacher and La Vengeance d’une… Read More

July 15, 2022

Cannes Review: Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s English-language debut ‘The Silent Twins’ is a bewitching ode to female kinship [Grade: A+]

Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska returns to Cannes four years after her Fugue premiered in Semaine de la Critique (aka Critics… Read More

May 25, 2022

‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]

Right before his latest film screened in front of a packed audience at the Middleburg Film Festival, writer-director Kenneth Branagh… Read More

October 20, 2021

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