‘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” on this front, but Taiwanese-American... Read More
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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 direction from Academy Awards nominated... Read More
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) and starring Academy Award nominee... Read More
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 look clips of Asteroid City,... Read More
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 be honored on Friday, February 10,... Read More
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 home to her massive flat... Read More
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 femme or stunning the world... Read More
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ review: Lesley Manville returns to the world of 1950s couture fashion in an enchanting modern-day fairytale of self-discovery (and that dress you need to have) [B+]
Whether it’s the Chanel boots that make your judgmental coworkers notice you, a pair of jeans that magically fit all of your friends, or a... Read More
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 Week), bringing the flair from... Read More
‘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 explained that Belfast was a... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10