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“BUCKS HARBOR”
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THE STORY – Downeast Maine is a narrow stretch of rugged coastline chiselled between the forest and the sea. Here, boys are shaped by the brutal winters, by their harvesting of the ocean’s bounty, and by the rigid codes of their...
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“THE LIGHTS, THEY FALL”
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THE STORY – Sixteen-year-old Ilay aimlessly drifts through the outskirts of Berlin. His mother, Maria, lies on her deathbed, cared for by Ana, a Mexican palliative nurse. Refusing to accept his mother’s impending death, Ilay retreats further into himself, increasingly shutting...
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“LIGHT PILLAR”
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THE STORY – The future. Winter. Space travel is no longer a dream. A once-thriving film studio faces bankruptcy. The enormous compound, with structures ranging from the Great Sphinx of Giza to the Forbidden City, is now completely covered in snow...
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San Francisco’s Original Movie Palace, The Castro Theatre, Reopens With Harry Melling’s PILLION
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The second movie palace to bear the name, the Castro Theatre in San Francisco opened more than a century ago (1922).   Originally serving the working-class inhabitants of the area, the Art Deco-inspired Castro Theatre ran new and old theatrical...
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“MOUSE”
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THE STORY – The summer of 2002, and the senior year of high school, is on the horizon for best friends Minnie and Callie. As the golden child of their North Little Rock High School in Arkansas, Callie is the shining...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Pillion”
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For this week’s second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Aaron Isenstein, and Tom O’Brien join me to discuss the debut feature film from Harry Lighton, “Pillion” starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, and Anthony Welsh. The film...
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“EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS”
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THE STORY – New York, June 1961. Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott LaFaro, his musical soulmate. A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live...
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Yellow Letters | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
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How to Beat the High Cost of Fascism: Çatak Flounders in Blaring Treatise Following his Academy Award nominated The Teacher’s Lounge (2023), Turkish-German director Ilker Çatak conjures a more overt political exercise in Yellow Letters (Gelbe Briefe). Set in Ankara and...
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“A PRAYER FOR THE DYING”
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THE STORY – In 1870, the town of Friendship, Wisconsin, is enduring a dry, hot summer. The small town revolves around Jacob Hansen (Johnny Flynn), a hero of the American Civil War who, in spite of his many accomplishments, is unable...
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“SUNNY DANCER”
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THE STORY – After 17-year-old Ivy beats cancer, she can’t think of anything worse than becoming a Make-A-Wish kid. When her parents send her to a summer camp for kids affected by cancer, Ivy has a hard time adjusting to the...
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