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A 9/11 Memory: A Historic Day, and Just Another One
by admin|8 months ago|Roger Ebert
Whenever this day arrives, I think of how popular culture usually depicts momentous days in history as ones where ordinary life stands still, and the way it really is: the momentous thing happens, but there are also all of these...
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TIFF Review: Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night Has One Yearning for Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
“Can satire save the Republic?”— May 2017 cover story of The Atlantic featuring Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump “Mad TV would have done a Barron Trump School Shooter skit the week after Columbine. Donald would show up in a diaper...
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‘Nightbitch’ Review: Marielle Heller’s Horror Comedy Heels When It Should Bark
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
In spite of its righteous indignation, Nightbitch heels instead of getting too messy. The post ‘Nightbitch’ Review: Marielle Heller’s Horror Comedy Heels When It Should Bark appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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2024 TIFF Exclusive: Poster One-Sheet for Ana Endara’s ‘Beloved Tropic’ (Querido Trópico)
by admin|8 months ago|Ioncinema
This marks the world premiere week for Panama City-based Ana Endara‘s fiction feature debut at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (Centerpiece programme selection) with it’s European premiere set for San Sebastian next week. After cutting her teeth in the...
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A Look at Three More Short Films From LANTERN BLADE’s Nice Boat Animation
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
After we reviewed the animated web series Lantern Blade at Fantasia we were kindly connected to the studio that made the series, Nice Boat Animation in China. Pleasantries were traded and the studio expressed their gratitude to receive some international...
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‘The Critic’ Review: Ian McKellen Is Brilliantly Acerbic in Anand Tucker’s Flimsy Thriller
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
Whenever the film lets the critic do his criticizing, McKellen is a wicked delight. The post ‘The Critic’ Review: Ian McKellen Is Brilliantly Acerbic in Anand Tucker’s Flimsy Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE RADLEYS Official Trailer: Dark Comedy Thriller Starring Damian Lewis, Kelly Macdonald… And Damian Lewis?
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
It follows a seemingly ordinary family with a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but their truth is revealed one day. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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DAHOMEY
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Chris Reed’s Dahomey movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Director Mati Diop (Atlantics) turns her talents to the documentary realm...
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‘Meanwhile on Earth’ Review: Jérémy Clapin’s Muddled Elegy on Grief in an Alien World
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
The overbearing plot of the film sadly obscures the humanity of its characters. The post ‘Meanwhile on Earth’ Review: Jérémy Clapin’s Muddled Elegy on Grief in an Alien World appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE STOIC: Official Trailer Out Now, on VOD & Digital Next Month
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
It follows a group of mercenary leaders in a country retreat after pulling off a raid on a drugs gang. Things take a turn for the worse after they raise the attentions of 'The Stoic', a man from an ancient...
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