Shuffling and Whittling and Experimenting: Austin Keeling and Lam T. Nguyen on Editing the Told-on-Screens Film “Mercy”
The editors of the sci-fi thriller talk about the logistics of handling an entire story told on VFX screens.
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A MAGNIFICENT LIFE Review: It Shows One, Animated
Biopics aren't my favorite kind of film. The things a person has done are often more interesting than the person himself, and it is not often that you need to know the background story of the person, what motivated him....
continue readingNetflix’s “Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole” Feels A Bit Overstuffed
It’s still an effectively grisly and beautifully mounted effort, with superb performances from the ensemble cast.
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The B-Sides of Spike Lee
Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss Spike Lee! One of our absolute favorite filmmakers! ...
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Kontinental ’25 Review: Radu Jude Has Nothing Left To Prove
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The film opens in theaters on March 27. “The id grows tedious,” art critic Jackson Arn wrote recently, “when left to speak too freely.” The Romanian filmmaker...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Yes!” Filmmaker Nadav Lapid
“Yes!” is a drama film written and directed by Nadav Lapid. It stars Ariel Bronz, Efrat Dor, Naama Preis, Aleksei Serebryakov, and Sharon Alexander. The film had its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2025 Cannes Film...
continue readingThe Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Pretty Lethal” Director Vicky Jewson
“Pretty Lethal” is an action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. It follows a dysfunctional ballet troupe that is forced to take shelter when their bus breaks down en route to a prestigious competition and...
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MĀRAMA: Release Date And Trailer/Poster Premiere for Maori Gothic-Horror
Marama, the Maori gothic-horror from writer-director Taratoa Stappard, will arrive in theaters on April 17th. Distributed by Dark Sky FIlms and Watermelon Pictures, Marama is wrapping up its festival run in the coming weeks at festivals across the U.S. The...
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Overlook 2026: Second Wave Includes OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, NORMAL, And THE FURIOUS
The second wave of titles in this year's Overlook Film Festival were announced today, now completing the full lineup. An all new section has been added to the festival program, Side Shows. Highlighting films that are not neccessarily horror...
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A Conversation with Maya Annik Bedward (BLACK ZOMBIE)
The documentary Black Zombie (which I also reviewed) marks director Maya Annik Bedward’s feature debut. In the film, Bedward examines how the cinematic zombie has its roots in the Haitian Vodou faith, even though the original term refers to a live person...
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