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The Old Oak Review: Ken Loach’s Swan Song Is a Moving Clarion Call for a Better Tomorrow
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The Old Oak, like the best of Loach’s work, isn’t so much a sermon as it is a plea. The post <em>The Old Oak</em> Review: Ken Loach’s Swan Song Is a Moving Clarion Call for a Better Tomorrow appeared first...
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Arrow Video Player in April: Sex, Drugs & Don Coscarelli. Not Together. That Would be Weird.
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After the Easter chocolate coma subsides April will have fooled us and we can turn our attention to the fine programming that the folks at Arrow Video Player have in store for us.    First, we want to draw attention...
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A Poet of an Actor: Louis Gossett, Jr. (1936-2024)
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In processing the news that we have lost Louis Gossett, Jr. it is striking that the part that won him the Academy Award in 1983 is not the only role of his that comes to mind. With a whopping 200...
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BABY ASSASSINS 2 Giveaway: Win a Blu-ray!
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It's the holiday weekend y'all. If you've taken some time away from family get-togethers to catch up on action related news then we've got something for you right here. We're giving away three (3) copies of Hugo Sakamoto's slacker action...
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Why I Love Ebertfest: A Movie Lover’s Dream
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Dear Ebertfest Movie Lovers, In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, several of our longtime audience members have shared their testimonials with us about what drew them to Ebertfest and why they keep coming back. These snapshots of what makes Ebertfest...
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2024 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Un Certain Regard (Part 2)
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Yesterday we tossed filmmaker names like Ala Eddine Slim, Alexandre Koberidze, Marco Dutra and the tandem of Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza into the prognostication Un Certain Regard mix. Today we present another ten options and make sure to tune...
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The Listener
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To call "The Listener" minimalist would be an understatement. Shot a year into the pandemic, it played film festivals in 2022 and is only now getting a proper release, and once you watch it you can see why it wasn't treated as...
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La Chimera | Review
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The Passionate Thief: Rohrwacher Finds Treasures Under the Tuscan Sun “The sun is following us,” whispers a willowy blonde in the enigmatic opening moments of Alice Rohrwacher’s fourth feature, La Chimera, the title a reference to the fire-breathing hybrid monster...
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(Good) Friday One Sheet: HUMANE
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Curious timing on the Christian calendar for today’s column. We are not at the resurrection yet on Good Friday, only the sacrifice, and the death-heavy poster for Humane shows that.   Perfect ordered body bags, in an neutral grey setting, suggest...
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Adam Wingard Focuses on the Monsters
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To paraphrase everyone’s favorite AMC Theaters spokesperson, “We come to kaiju films to see giant monsters beat each other up,” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” the fifth installment of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise, delivers the creature fights in spades....
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