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A Bit of Light
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
Thoughtful sentiment cowers at the force of heavy handedness in “A Bit of Light.” Starring Anna Pacquin and directed by her husband Stephen Moyer, “A Bit of Light” is adapted from writer Rebecca Callard’s play of the same name. Ella...
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Chicken for Linda!
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
I missed Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s animated French escapade “Chicken for Linda!” when it premiered at last year’s Cannes, where it played the off-kilter ACID (Association for the International Distribution of Independent Cinemas) showcase. Ten minutes into this wacky yet...
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La Bête (The Beast) | Review
by admin|2 months ago|Ioncinema
In the Mood for Love & Death: Bonello Explores the Final Frontier of Emotional Intelligence Throughout the dizzying centuries-spanning odyssey of an unrequited love in Bertrand Bonello’s formidable film La Bête, we puzzle together a complex set of symbols, subtexts...
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Yannick
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
Both drawn-out and deceptively simple, the trippy French comedy “Yannick” re-imagines a hostage situation as a surreal and very slow-burning farce. It happens to take place in the middle of a bad stage play. The title character, played by Raphael...
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New to Streaming: Jean Eustache, The Zone of Interest, How to Have Sex, Snack Shack, Girls State & More
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Astrakan (David Depesseville) Astrakhan fur is unique: dark, beautiful, and stripped exclusively from newborn...
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The B-Side – In Conversation with Larry Fessenden
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we talk to an independent film...
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Interior Life: Quebecois Maverick Robert Morin on Nightmares, Humor, and Neorealism
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
“We are so excited to have you here and are blown away this is even happening,” I signed off on a hasty call to Coop Vidéo de Montréal, setting up an interview with Robert Morin, a French-Canadian director who had...
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Social Mobility: Reygadas’ “Wake of Umbra” Aiming for 2025
by admin|3 months ago|Ioncinema
After shooting in countries such as Norway and his native Mexico, we can confirm that the Poland segment is now complete for Carlos Reygadas‘ sixth feature. Additionally, we’ve gathered that the Wake of Umbra (Estela de sombra) revolves around four...
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STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE: Key Art, Stills And a Trailer For New Animated Series
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Well now, this kind of came out of nowhere. Disney+ released the trailer, key art and trailer stills for Lucasfilm’s upcoming animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. This follows the popular first series anthology Tales of the Jedi. ...
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The First Omen Review: Arkasha Stevenson’s Stylish, Gleefully Faith-Defying Prequel
by admin|3 months ago|Slant Magazine
In The First Omen, Stevenson atomizes all the darkness and the light within ourselves. The post <em>The First Omen</em> Review: Arkasha Stevenson’s Stylish, Gleefully Faith-Defying Prequel appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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