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“You Can’t Recreate a Reality”: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|The Film Stage

Full disclosure: Blue Heron takes such strides proving itself one of 2026’s greatest films (plus 2025’s, if we wish to be sticklers about premiere dates) that a decade of friendship with writer-director Sophy Romvari requires no disclosure. Knowing the Canadian...

BALLISTIC Review: Mother Undone by Her Son’s Battlefield Death

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|Screen Anarchy

Lena Headey stars in director Chad Faust's unexpectedly nuanced and consistently engrossing drama. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

The Criterion Collection’s July Lineup Features The Elephant Man, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Mike Mills on 4K

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|The Film Stage

While 2026 still has a bit of bloom on its rose—personally speaking, entirely outside the scope of world events—Criterion is already halfway through the year. They’re beginning the latter stretch formidably: July’s line-up boasts nine titles and a box set,...

“LORNE”

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|Next Best Picture

THE STORY – Lorne Michaels redefines television, culture, and comedy as the creator of “Saturday Night Live”. THE CAST – Lorne Michaels, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Mike Myers, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Kristen...

AMRUM Exclusive Clip: Coming-of-Age at The End of WWII in Nazi Germany

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|Screen Anarchy

In 1945 Amrum Island, 12-year-old Nanning hunts seals, fishes at night, and farms to help feed his family. Life feels idyllic on this windswept isle until peace reveals an unexpected danger closer to home. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]

Mother Mary Review: An Intimate, Metaphysical Two-Hander

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|The Film Stage

The first thing we hear in Mother Mary is the sound of Michaela Coel’s voice. She anticipates Mother Mary’s arrival and warns us that this story is cursed. Anyone who has been watching television for the last decade could recognize...

David Lowery on Mother Mary, Beyoncé, and Transposing His Concerns Onto a Pop Icon

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|The Film Stage

Watching David Lowery’s Mother Mary made me think, in some unexpected way, of a scene early in Todd Field’s Tár, in which Lydia Tár dresses down a Juilliard student for his proud indifference to the Western canon. Field has said...

‘Wasteman’ Review: David Jonsson and Tom Blyth Captivate in a Tense Prison Thriller

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|Slant Magazine

Jonsson and Blyth make for a fascinating yin-and-yang pair across this gritty prison drama. The post ‘Wasteman’ Review: David Jonsson and Tom Blyth Captivate in a Tense Prison Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.

ENOUGH ALREADY! It’s Time To Give Harrison Ford An Emmy For “Shrinking”

by admin|3 months ago15 April 2026|Next Best Picture

Indiana Jones. Han Solo. Rick Deckard. Based on these three names alone, Harrison Ford is arguably one of the most accomplished film actors of all time. He’s embodied characters that have shaped pop culture today, drawing praise and admiration from...