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by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Roger Ebert

One of my great great great grandfathers fought for the Union and survived the Battle of Antietam. After his infantry unit was wiped out, he survived by crawling under a heap of corpses and staying there for two days. As...

Cannes 2024: Ghost Trail, Block Pass

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Roger Ebert

Opening this year’s section is Jonathan Millet’s “Ghost Trail,” in which a Syrian war refugee (Adam Bessa) hunts his former torturer through France while struggling to heal from the scars, both literal and figurative, that his quarry left him with. ...

At the Movies, It’s Hard Out There for a Hit Man

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Roger Ebert

Early on in the new Richard Linklater comedy “Hit Man,” the film’s main character, a nice-guy teacher named Gary (Glen Powell), informs the audience of a truth they may not want to hear: Hit men aren’t real. “It’s a total...

Screambox in June: Streaming Line-Up Includes FROGMAN, COHERENCE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Screen Anarchy

Screambox has announced their lineup for the month of June. The big tickets draws are Frogman, Coherence and We Need to Talk About Kevin. If you realized after seeing Immaculate that you need to catch up on the Sydney Sweeney...

Tuesday Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Bargains with Death in Moving Fantasy Drama

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Slant Magazine

This is a film of tremendous emotion, spirit, and paradoxically restraint and ambition. The post <em>Tuesday</em> Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Bargains with Death in Moving Fantasy Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Friday One Sheet: MAXXXINE

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Screen Anarchy

Three entries in, and Ti West's horror-porno hybrid franchise (X, Pearl, Maxxxine) knows that its secret weapon is Mia Goth's "uncanny-valley" smile. This poster leans into it fully, with the Hollywood stage lights, the glossy glamour of the design referencing...

New to Streaming: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, Gasoline Rainbow, MoviePass, MovieCrash & More

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|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. The Boys in the Boat (George Clooney) This is, from start to finish, an...

LAST SUMMER Trailer: Catherine Breillat Returns With a Shocking New Erotic Drama

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|Hammer to Nail

After an in-competition premiere at Cannes last year, the latest film from daring auteur Catherine Breillat is finally making its way to U.S. theaters. Last Summer caused quite a stir on the Croisette last year, something the 75-year-old director’s films...

NYC Weekend Watch: Repo Man, The Big Lebowski, György Pálfi, mk2 & More

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|The Film Stage

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by Oshima, Tony Scott, Alex Cox, John Carpenter, Abel Ferrara, and Tobe Hooper play in “Out of the 80s“; Le Samouraï continues in a new 4K restoration; Back to the Future plays on Sunday. Museum of Modern ArtA massive...

Cannes Review: Savages is a Beautiful Stop-Motion Animation Exploring the Complexities of Modernity

by admin|3 weeks ago31 May 2024|The Film Stage

Eight years after My Life as a Zucchini premiered in Directors’ Fortnight en route to winning two Césars (and nabbing one Oscar nomination), Swiss director Claude Barras returns to Cannes with Savages, an emotionally resonant stop-motion fable that looks at...

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