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NYC Weekend Watch: Wuhan, Jia Zhangke, Sarah Maldoror, Jean Vigo & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMA retrospective of Wuhan on film begins. IFC CenterA major Jia Zhangke retrospective has begun; The Beaver Trilogy, Interview with the Vampire, Dr. Caligari, and The Big Lebowski show late. Museum of the Moving ImageThe Fast and...
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Chattanooga’s Second Rad Wave: Tina Romero’s QUEENS OF THE DEAD, Metal AF FAUST, World Premieres
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The Chattanooga Film Festival remains to be one of my favorite film festivals in the U.S. It's certainly the most punk rock, and they continue to champion truly independent cinema. It's a festival that wears its bloody heart on its...
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The B-Side Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (with Murtada Elfadl)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  Today we talk about the great Debra Winger! Our B-Sides include...
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A Desert Review: Neo-Noir Debut Can Only Coast on Vibes For So Long
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Anything weird, offbeat, or psychosexual seems to elicit the world “Lynchian” in descriptions, reviews, or marketing material. It’s become a shorthand and ultimately a reduction––more than of an influential filmmaker, a style that pushes against norms of narrative storytelling. Something...
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New to Streaming: Jia Zhangke, Nickel Boys, Sacramento, The Friend & More
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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Being Maria (Jessica Palud) Last Tango in Paris was both a breakout role and turning...
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Sally Trailer: Sundance Winner Captures the Life of Boundary-Breaking Astronaut
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Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Cristina Costantini’s Sally captures the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space, and the struggles she endured both in...
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Jeonju 2025 Review: THE DREAM, Gender Politics Take Center Stage in Dark Period Fable
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After tearing through the 1980s with a range of celebrated films such as People in the Slum, Whale Hunting and Deep Blue Night, all starring Ahn Sung-ki, director Bae Chang-ho kicked off the 1990s with The Dream--once again starring Ahn--a...
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THUNDERBOLTS* Review: Rumors of MCU’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
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Over less than two decades, Disney Studios has released 35 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), for an average of more than two films a year, redefining and dominating pop culture along the way.   And that’s not including...
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VENOM (No, Not That One) Slithers onto 4K UHD from Blue Underground
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Oliver Reed, Susan George, and Klaus Kinski star in director Piers Haggard's high-concept thriller, as a deadly mamba Interrupts a kidnapping. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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WHAT LIES BENEATH 4K Review: Zemeckis’ Hitchcock Homage Rules
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In the year 2000, Robert Zemeckis unleashed What Lies Beneath, his moody Alfred Hitchcock homage. Previously, Zemeckis had directed big budget Hollywood fare such as Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone, Forrest Gump, Death Becomes Her, Contact, and Who...
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