TIFF Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ masterfully captures the joys and agony of what truly makes a home [Grade: A-]
Undoubtedly his most personal film to date, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a quietly moving and universally resonating film about the roots that connect us, the... Read More
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TIFF Review: Edgar Wright’s ‘Last Night in Soho’ is a clever blend of nostalgia and thrills with a dazzling performance by Anya Taylor-Joy [Grade: B+]
A commercial horror flick rather than an attempt to address deeper issues, Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho is an enjoyable, immersive experience with bits... Read More
Trailer: ‘The Card Counter’ deals its hand this Fall
Focus Features today released the trailer for Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter, starring Oscar Isaac. The film is set to world premiere at the Venice... Read More
‘Blue Bayou’ review: Justin Chon’s stunning portrait of immigration and what it means to be an “American” [Cannes Review]
What does it mean to be an American? The question reverberates throughout every frame of Blue Bayou, the new film from Ms. Purple and Gook... Read More
Trailer: Justin Chon’s Korean immigrant Cannes entry ‘Blue Bayou’
An official selection of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival from award-winning writer/director Justin Chon, Blue Bayou is the moving and timely story of a uniquely American family... Read More
Review: ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ honors the legacy and vibrant spirit of a brilliant but broken soul
When one thinks of Anthony Bourdain it’s easy to fall in love with the image of a towering man who went to all corner of... Read More
‘Stillwater’ trailer: Jason Bourne becomes a dad with Matt Damon on a one-man mission to save his daughter
A dramatic thriller directed by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy and starring Matt Damon, Stillwater follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to... Read More
Focus Features sets’ ‘Downton Abbey 2’ for Christmas
Focus Features announced today that it has set production with Gareth Neame’s Carnival Films on Downton Abbey 2. The original principal cast will all once again... Read More
Focus Features acquires Agnieszka Smoczynska’s ‘Silent Twins,’ starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Silent Twins, which marks the English language debut of director Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure), starring Letitia Wright... Read More
Focus Features acquires ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ with Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris out of the European Film Market this year. In partnership with the House of... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes