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LEGENDS OF THE CONDOR HEROES: THE GALLANTS Review: Tsui Hark’s Irresistible Action Eye Candy
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Tsui Hark adapts Jin Yong's classic story, starring Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Dafei, and Leung Ka Fai Tony. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Beautifully Tactile Fairy Tale of Obsession
by admin|4 months ago|Slant Magazine
The Ice Tower is, ultimately, an aesthetic and nostalgic exercise. The post ‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Beautifully Tactile Fairy Tale of Obsession appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Berlinale Review: What Does That Nature Say to You is Hong Sangsoo’s Meet the Parents
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
The last time Hong Sangsoo failed to feature in a Berlinale program, Childish Gambino’s “This is America” was in the charts and Green Book was on its way to beating Roma at the Oscars. (2019 notwithstanding, you have to go...
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Berlinale Review: Denis Côté’s Paul is a Strikingly Moving Portrait of a Cleaning Simp
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
Consider the logline: a 34-year-old, pre-diabetic, 250-pound, extremely anxious loner finds respite as a cleaning simp for dominatrices eager to belittle him as he tidies up their homes. Now think of the word simp: in Internet patois, a term denoting...
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Berlinale Review: Eel is a Slippery, Strange Drama of Great Beauty
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
The most significant change introduced by new Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle is the cancellation of the Encounters sidebar which hosted many arthouse gems supposedly too experimental for the main competition. In its stead, Perspectives––a competitive section dedicated to first films––was...
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Visual Effects
by admin|4 months ago|Slant Magazine
This is a category that significantly favors best picture nominees. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Visual Effects appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Rotterdam 2025 Review: MEMOIR OF A SNAIL Gets You, Pacing Be Damned
by admin|5 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Back in 2009 we were treated to one of the best films ever made about autism, and it was, surprise surprise, an animated puppet feature. That was Mary and Max, directed by Adam Elliot, who had previously won an Academy...
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2025 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS
by admin|5 months ago|Hammer to Nail
The 2025 Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 2, and as always, 15 short films compete across 3 categories—animation, documentary, and live action—for the golden statuette in their respective areas. Every year, I watch all of them and then...
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Berlinale Review: Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail Takes a Lively Journey Down the Amazon River
by admin|5 months ago|The Film Stage
The Blue Trail, the lively new film from Gabriel Mascaro, takes its name from the secretions of a mythical snail. Azure and oozing, the substance, when dropped on the iris, is rumored to grant a vision of things to come....
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Errol Morris Untangles a Web of Conspiracy in First Trailer for CHAOS: The Manson Murders
by admin|5 months ago|The Film Stage
After watching Zodiac Killer Project, it’ll be hard to view any true-crime mystery documentary the same way again. But if there’s one filmmaker who could pull it off, it’s Errol Morris. Just a few months after this last documentary Separated,...
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