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BFI London Review: Ray Gunn Finds Brad Bird Back In Inventive, Joyous Form
by admin|1 week ago|The Film Stage
The family-friendly noir pastiche is now just as much of a throwback as Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was to the genre’s old Hollywood heyday, and the spirit of Robert Zemeckis’ madcap riff on that hard-boiled style is alive and well...
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“RAY GUNN”
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn and his alien companion Eyera are making a living on the edge of society, delving into secrets that some people would...
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Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden
by admin|1 week ago|Ioncinema
In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers a quietly commanding performance as Marie-Lou, the director of a French care home who struggles to introduce a more humane philosophy of eldercare while forming an unexpected bond with Mari (Tao...
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“14th”
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Filmmaker Ava DuVernay speaks with scholars, politicians, and legal experts about the 14th Amendment, exploring who gets to belong in America and the ongoing fight over birthright citizenship. THE CAST – Stacey Abrams, David Bright, Robert S. Chang,...
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Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza
by admin|1 week ago|Ioncinema
Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with Salón de belleza, a very, loose adaptation of Mario Bellatin’s 1994 novella that transforms a beauty salon into a refuge for people dying from an unnamed illness. Rather than directly transpose...
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“I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING”
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – A timely and tender account of internal and external transformations, German filmmaker Isabelle Stever’s striking drama centers on a young queer couple navigating unprecedented waters in Ukraine during the height of the Russia invasion. THE CAST – Tania...
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“V/H/S/MIXTAPE”
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – A new anthology in which music and sound become a source of terror. THE CAST – Josh Willis, Christopher Romero Sosa, Barbara Crampton, Erin Griff, Zach Jobe, Julie Clergerie, Elie Kaempfen, Jihad Brent, Alex Hsu, Jaki Lauper, Neela...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Love Of Your Life” Director Rachel Morrison
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
“Love Of Your Life” is an American romantic drama directed by Rachel Morrison (“The Fire Inside“), written by Julia Cox. It stars Margaret Qualley as Maya, whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) sets in motion a sweeping romance and...
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RIPTIDES
by admin|1 week ago|Hammer to Nail
(The New/Next Film Festival ran Oct 1-4 and HtN has reviews coming your way like Chris Reed’s Everytime movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Actor Alex Karpovsky (Fits and Starts) has long entertained audiences...
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Between Legacy and Discovery: Rebekah Sherman-Myntti on the 2026 Downtown Festival
by admin|1 week ago|The Film Stage
In a city like New York, what’s another film festival? When one can crop up in any neighborhood, keeping track is neither possible nor desirable. So if I might’ve accordingly raised an eyebrow to hear of the Downtown Festival upon...
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