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Emulsion Episode Three: Cinema Guild’s Edward McCarry on Shinji Somai and Love Hotel
by admin|4 hours ago|The Film Stage
The restoration and release of Shinji Somai’s Love Hotel is no small occasion, and dovetails nicely with this show’s ambition to speak with people outside the well-known confines of film culture. Thus this new episode is an interview with Edward...
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A Conversation with Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel & Renate Reinsve (ARMAND)
by admin|4 hours ago|Hammer to Nail
Premiering to critical acclaim in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2024, Armand marks the feature debut of Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel. Set entirely within the labyrinthine corridors of an elementary school after hours, this tense psychological drama follows Elisabeth...
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The Naked Gun Teaser: Akiva Schaffer and Liam Neeson Reboot the Spoof Comedy
by admin|4 hours ago|The Film Stage
In a rather dire year for studio comedies, the one that most has our attention is a new take on The Naked Gun from Akiva Schaffer, the Lonely Island member and brilliant mind behind Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and...
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‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ Review: A Volcanic Tale of Unrequited Teenage Passion
by admin|4 hours ago|Slant Magazine
Laura Casabé abstracts these typical emotions of tortured teens to then amplify them. The post ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ Review: A Volcanic Tale of Unrequited Teenage Passion appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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“Hacks” Returns at The Peak of Its Comedic Powers
by admin|6 hours ago|Roger Ebert
Still the best comedy on television.
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“South of Midnight” is a Colorful PS2 Throwback
by admin|6 hours ago|Roger Ebert
A review of the new game "South of Midnight".
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FREAKY TALES Review: Four Freaky-ish Tales From The East Bay
by admin|6 hours ago|Screen Anarchy
A mysterious green fog leads to a wild week in the East Bay in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s Freaky Tales. Narrated by legendary Oakland rapper, Too $hort, Freaky Tales is an interconnected anthology of bizarre, violent goings-on occurring over...
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Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague and Blue Moon Set Fall Releases
by admin|7 hours ago|The Film Stage
After releasing two films last year with Hit Man and the rather-overlooked God Save Texas: Hometown Prison, the ever-prolific Richard Linklater returns in 2025 with two more features. Earlier this year he premiered Blue Moon (starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley,...
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Warfare Review: An Odd Beast of a Combat Procedural
by admin|8 hours ago|The Film Stage
Warfare’s first images are from the ’80s aerobics-throwback music video for Eric Prydz’s “Call On Me” from 2004, an obnoxious-albeit-undeniable dancehall earworm that paired well with Madonna’s last great track, “Hung Up,” in terms of sound and iconography. The brief...
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Gazer Review: A Hypnotic, Distinct Directorial Debut
by admin|8 hours ago|The Film Stage
One’s tempted to compare Gazer to many of the films it riffs on. For starters, there’s Memento, Christopher Nolan’s breakthrough film about a man unable to form short-term memories and caught up in a seedy criminal underbelly. Ryan J. Sloan’s...
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