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‘Downton Abbey’ trailer: a royal visit, gay romance and an extra sassy Maggie Smith

Erik Anderson May 21, 2019

The King and Queen are coming to Downton, let the drama ensue. It’s 1927, just a few years after the end of the television series... Read More

Cannes Review take 2: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Mina Takla May 15, 2019

Jim Jarmusch’s most commercial film to date marks a departure for the director but also doesn’t offer a memorable viewing experience. Some directors like to... Read More

Cannes Review: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Jack King May 15, 2019

Much like the zombies and ghouls the heroes of The Dead Don’t Die contend with, Jim Jarmusch’s B-movie satire rises slowly, brings our attention to... Read More

‘Downton Abbey’ welcomes four new character posters

Erik Anderson March 27, 2019

The Emmy-winning British hit Downton Abbey will be headed to your movie screens this fall and today released the first of four character posters for... Read More

AFI Fest Review: Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie Rule in ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson November 17, 2018

In her superb feature directorial debut, Josie Rourke casts Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie as rival queens who are sisters doin’ it for themselves Unapologetic... Read More

Interview: Joel Edgerton, actor/writer/director of ‘Boy Erased’

Erik Anderson November 2, 2018

Joel Edgerton built a solid career in his native Australia in television shows like Water Rats and The Secret Lives of Us but had his... Read More

Review: Joel Edgerton’s honest and empathetic ‘Boy Erased’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson November 1, 2018

Joel Edgerton has crafted a compassionate family drama with extraordinary performances from Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe In Boy Erased, based on Garrard Conley’s... Read More

Interview: Garrard Conley, author of ‘Boy Erased’

Erik Anderson October 31, 2018

Garrard Conley is the author of the memoir Boy Erased, about his experience in a gay conversion camp, now a major motion picture set for... Read More

Interview: Martha Conley, mother of ‘Boy Erased’ author Garrard Conley (Exclusive)

Erik Anderson October 30, 2018

If you were able to attend the premiere of Boy Erased at the Toronto International Film Festival this year you likely witnessed a true star... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘Boy Erased’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson September 18, 2018

Joel Edgerton has crafted a compassionate family drama with extraordinary performances from Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe In Boy Erased, based on Garrard... Read More