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Opening This Week: BACKROOMS Liminal Horror, PRESSURE Wartime Tension, THE CURRENTS Psychological Mystery
by admin|1 week ago|Screen Anarchy
Plus: 'Forastera,' 'Pitfall,' 'With Hasan in Gaza,' 'Speed Demon.' [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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“ASHES”
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – Lucila leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who had left a few years earlier to chase a better future. When they finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves...
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The Oscar Contenders From The 2026 Cannes Film Festival
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
In recent years, the Cannes Film Festival has had greater influence on the Oscar race, potentially reflecting the Academy’s growing diversity. Last year, four out of the five Best International Feature nominees and two out of the ten Best Picture...
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Sound And Vision: Timur Bekmambetov
by admin|1 week ago|Screen Anarchy
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at several music videos directed by Timur Bekmambetov. I rarely discuss tie-in music videos, music videos that...
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Cannes 2026: Second Takes on Some of the Year’s Best Films
by admin|1 week ago|Roger Ebert
The Managing Editor of the site on six films worth watching that he didn't write about at Cannes this year.
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Hearing a Movie: Daniel Roher on “Tuner”
by admin|1 week ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the director of "Tuner," now in limited release and going wider this Friday.
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The Best Films of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
by admin|1 week ago|The Film Stage
The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord taking home the Palme d’Or (see all jury winners here). While our coverage will continue with a few more reviews this week––then far beyond, as...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 493 – Final 2026 Cannes Film Festival Recap, Award Winners, “Fjord,” “La Bola Negra,” “Hope,” “Minotaur,” “The Man I Love,” “Coward” & “Victorian Psycho”
by admin|1 week ago|Next Best Picture
Bonjour NBP Film Community! For Episode 493, I am joined by Cody Dericks, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, and Aaron Isenstein, as we are back home from the 79th Cannes Film Festival, ready to deliver Part 2 of our experience, including this year’s award winners. We’re...
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The Birthday Party (Histoires de la nuit) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review
by admin|1 week ago|Ioncinema
Bird on a Wire: The Past Haunts the Present in Mysius’ Thriller For her third feature film, Histoires de la nuit (aka The Birthday Party), writer/director Léa Mysius once again plays with genre conventions, intrigued by characters who have desperately...
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Cannes 2026: Full Phil, Sanguine (Species), Jim Queen
by admin|1 week ago|Roger Ebert
On three quirky, subversive Midnighters at this year's festival.
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