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‘The Damned’ Review: Thordur Palsson’s Atmospheric, If Narratively Thin, Morality Tale
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
Place here is less important than its function as an allegorical echo chamber. The post ‘The Damned’ Review: Thordur Palsson’s Atmospheric, If Narratively Thin, Morality Tale appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘From Ground Zero’ Review: A Stirring Testament to Art as a Tool of Survival
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
The film attests to the power of art-making to affirm life in the face of omnipresent death. The post ‘From Ground Zero’ Review: A Stirring Testament to Art as a Tool of Survival appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Sabrina Greco – Lockjaw (Work in Progress)
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
Every so often, cinema offers a glimpse into the experience of living with a speech impediment—one of my favorite portrayals being the chaotic struggle of Steve Buscemi’s character in Fargo. Part of a Los Angeles based collective Video Expert, in...
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The Wicked Witch Is Dead: The Double-Bind of the Villainess’s Backstory
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
A deep dive at the intersection between girlboss feminism and the thorny tightrope of villain-centered prequels.
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The Brutalist Cinematographer Lol Crawley on VistaVision, the 70mm Experience, and Brady Corbet’s Flexibility
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Perhaps no film this year represents more from a cinematographic standpoint than The Brutalist. A continents- and decades-spanning period piece shot on VistaVision––the first English-language feature to do so since Marlon Brando’s One-Eyed Jacks in 1961––and projected on 70mm implies...
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Santosh Director Sandhya Suri on Quiet Characters, Economic Filmmaking, and Emotional Chess
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Emerging after over a decade of development, Santosh is Sandhya Suri’s first narrative feature after a career in documentary. Shortlisted for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, representing the UK, the film is inspired by a real program...
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Friday One Sheet: The Best Posters of 2024
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
If there was one trend I saw when selecting Key Art for this column in all of 2024, it was nearly every designer doing their utmost to not include the credit block. Either there was an unusual number of teaser...
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Laceno D’Oro Review: Pastoral Hybrid Doc Savanna and the Mountain Confronts An Urgent Struggle with Humor and Charm
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
In Savanna and the Mountain, the real villagers of Covas do Barroso in Northern Portugal do battle with Savannah Resources, a real British company looking to turn large areas of their UNESCO-protected region into Europe’s largest lithium mine. As moral...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Minority Report, Mr. Deeds, La Notte & More
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaMinority Report shows on 35mm Friday; The Beguiled, The Age of Innocence, and City Dudes play Saturday; Jean Rollin’s Lost In New York and The Sealed Soil screen on Sunday. Film ForumMr. Deeds Goes to...
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Robyn Bahr’s Top 10 Films of 2024
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. 2024 was my year of big, blustering cinema. The kind of movie that makes you...
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