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Tony Leung, Johnnie To, and Chiara Mastroianni Talk Cinema’s Future as the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Begins
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I’ve been late to some events in my life but today’s was the first where Tony Leung locked eyes while I opened the door. This, sadly, was not a one-on-one encounter or beginning of a Hong Kong co-production but the...
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CIFF 2024: Vermiglio, The Sparrow in the Chimney, Super Happy Forever
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A dispatch of some international faves that come from this year's Chicago International Film Festival.
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Finding Mr. Christmas: Jonathan Bennett on Hallmark’s New Reality Competition
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Hallmark Christmas movie star Jonathan Bennett tells us about the new reality competition to find the next Hallmark Christmas hunk.
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Sweet Emotion: Zellner Bros.’ ‘Alpha Gang’ Back on Track with Bautista, Kravitz, Seydoux, Keough & Tatum
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Zellner Bros. alumni Riley Keough and other A-listers Dave Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Blink Twice duet Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum have joined Alpha Gang—replacing the original cast lineup of Andrea Riseborough, Jon Hamm, Nicholas Hoult, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mackenzie Davis, and...
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Home Entertainment Guide: October 2024
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The latest and greatest on streaming and Blu-ray, including About Dry Grasses, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Twisters.
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Classic Horror Characters Get Arcade Treatment in Clever “RetroRealms”
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A review of a fun new arcade game based on two iconic franchises.
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Let the Game Begin: “Saw” at 20
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A look back at the seminal trap-horror franchise, two decades (and a spate of sequels) on.
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First Trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Follows Daniel Craig Searching for a High
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It’s been quite a prolific year for Luca Guadagnino. After the strike-delayed Challengers finally arrived in April, he embarked on production on After the Hunt this summer all while readying his William S. Burroughs adaptation Queer for a fall festival...
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‘September 5’ Review: Tim Fehlbaum’s Clock-Ticking Thriller Is Antsy and Apolitical
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Here, the thrills of the journalism procedural come at the expense of ideological nuance. The post ‘September 5’ Review: Tim Fehlbaum’s Clock-Ticking Thriller Is Antsy and Apolitical appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director Johan Grimonprez on a Jazz-Fueled, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Displaced Blackness
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An artist and writer as well as documentary filmmaker, Johan Grimonprez takes a multidisciplinary approach to his subjects, combining archival footage, interviews, and cultural artifacts to dismantle how history is shaped and presented to us. As French writer Voltaire writes:...
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