Film Review: ‘Sputnik’ is better red than dead
A feast for hypochondriacs, Sputnik asks the question, “What if that tickle in the back of your throat is actually a parasitic alien life-form that slithers out... Read More
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Interview: Dave Franco talks fears, collaborating with Alison Brie, film in the time of corona and his directorial debut ‘The Rental’
There’s no way Dave Franco could have planned this. The notoriously private actor, who makes his directorial debut with IFC Films’ “The Rental,” just so happens to have released... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Rental’ will make you think twice the next time you want to book an Airbnb
Living in a digital age comes with a loss of privacy. We cover our webcams and use encrypted messaging apps to at least provide some... Read More
Interview: George MacKay, breakout star of ‘1917’ and ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’
Up and coming actor George MacKay played a U.K. queer activist in Pride, a bohemian son in Captain Fantastic, and Lance Corporal Schofield in last... Read More
Trailer: Beanie Feldstein in ‘How to Build a Girl’
Based on the bestselling novel by Caitlyn Moran (who also wrote the screenplay), How to Build a Girl follows Johana Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) a bright,... Read More
Interview: ‘Swallow’ director Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis has made one of 2020’s most interesting films thus far with Swallow, a story of a pregnant housewife with pica disorder, the... Read More
Review: ‘The Sound of Silence’ breaks through the quiet to find a universal experience
Last year I reviewed the film Sorry to Bother You, which was the directorial debut of rapper/music producer Boots Riley. I found that movie to... Read More
Review: ‘Vita & Virginia’
Writers love to write about writers. It certainly helps that there has been no shortage of tragic literary figures in the annals of history to... Read More
2018 Mill Valley Film Festival to Spotlight Paul Dano and Carey Mulligan in ‘Wildlife’
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCESFIRST MVFF AWARD of 2018SPOTLIGHT ON ‘WILDLIFE’ AND ON STAGE CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DANO AND CAREY MULLIGANFRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 The Mill Valley Film Festival... Read More
Cannes Review: Paul Dano’s assured directorial debut ‘Wildlife’ starring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The fracturing of an American family in 1960 is at the center of Wildlife (based on the novel by Richard Ford),... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead