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People Have Theories: “Picnic at Hanging Rock” at 50
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
A look back at Peter Weir's mysterious masterpiece.
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Having a Lunatic’s Dream: Emily Bett Rickards on “Queen of the Ring”
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the star of Queen of the Ring.
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HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” Return for Its Darkest Season Yet
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
“The Righteous Gemstones” is funny, wry, clever, disgusting, moving, shocking, and endearing in ways that are purely aspirational for most comedies on TV, and I’m sorry to say goodbye to it.
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MICKEY 17: Now Playing, Taking Us to the Stars
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Our own Pierce Conran wrote an in-depth review of Bong Joon Ho's latest film, Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattison, upon its premiere at Berlinale 2025 last month. He wrote in part: "With his latest film, Bong Joon Ho reaches for...
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Bruno Dumont on The Empire, Star Wars, and the Maelstrom of Human Nature
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
Initially considered the heir to Robert Bresson, Bruno Dumont shocked audiences in 2014 with the heel-turn of his Twin Peaks-inspired miniseries P’tit Quinquin, which (were it not television) would certainly earn the label of An Extremely Goofy Movie. His switch...
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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: CRONOS
by admin|4 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, “The Curbside Criterion” continues...
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New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup
by admin|4 months ago|Hammer to Nail
New Directors/New Films is coming back for its 54th edition. Since 1972, it has showcased work from the likes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar-wai,...
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Exclusive Trailer for Robina Rose’s Extraordinary, Restored Nightshift Tracks One Night In a Hotel
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
I wish there were an exact subgenre for Robina Rose’s Nightshift so I could see every single one of its kin. The British feature––recalling the austere melancholy of Chantal Akerman or films of its cinematographer, Jon Jost––has spent 40-plus years...
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‘McVeigh’ Review: A Suffocatingly Atmospheric, If Muted to a Fault, Portrait of a Terrorist
by admin|4 months ago|Slant Magazine
McVeigh’s ominous atmosphere is omnipresent, clinging to Timothy like a dog to a bone. The post ‘McVeigh’ Review: A Suffocatingly Atmospheric, If Muted to a Fault, Portrait of a Terrorist appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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ANDOR: Disney Reveals a New Poster And Special Look at Season Two
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Disney+ released a new poster and a special look at the upcoming Star Wars series, Andor. The new poster is the familiar multiple character variety. Stormtroopers march through a wheatfield and Tie fighters fly overhead along the bottom of it....
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