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SUNLIGHT Review: Taking This Monkey Show on the Road
by admin|4 weeks ago|Screen Anarchy
We've likely all had very strange reactions to a great trauma in our lives, be it the death of a loved one, the loss of a treasured lover, intimate abuse. Or at least we might have thought about doing something...
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Cannes 2025 Review: Duty and Desire Collides in CARAVAN in a Touching Portrait of Motherhood and Womanhood
by admin|4 weeks ago|Screen Anarchy
Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová draws on her background in documentary and her Cannes-awarded short Bába to craft a restrained psychological drama exploring motherhood, identity, and the unspoken costs of care. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Japan Cuts’ 2025 Lineup Features Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Teki Cometh & More
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
The last decade of cinema has brought no greater certification than Kiyoshi Kurosawa as Japan’s preeminent filmmaker. The thought occurs to me looking at the programming for Japan Society’s 2025 edition of Japan Cuts, sponsored by GU, running July 10—20,...
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Cannes Review: The President’s Cake Has All The Ingredients of a Breakthrough Directorial Debut
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Among the best things in The President’s Cake are the colors. There’s the deep red of a rooster’s comb as it peeks out from a young girl’s carrying pouch; there’s the white decorations that adorn her uncle’s blue car; and...
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Humanizing the Sharks: Sean Byrne on “Dangerous Animals”
by admin|4 weeks ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the writer-director of IFC Films' shark-themed serial killer thriller.
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A Great Businessman in the Persona of a Wonderful Entertainer: Todd Purdum on Desi Arnaz
by admin|4 weeks ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the author of a new memoir on the pioneering actor, producer, and husband of Lucille Ball.
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Trailer: Kogonada Sets Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell on an Adventure
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Following his tender, formally precise indie dramas Columbus and After Yang, video-essayist-turned-filmmaker Kogonada is stepping up to the big leagues with his next project. The Seth Reiss-scripted A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, was once...
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59th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Announces Official Selection and Juries
by admin|4 weeks ago|Roger Ebert
34 titles and a host of exciting jurors have been announced for this year's Czech-based film festival.
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‘The Ritual’ Review: Not Even Al Pacino Can Save This Bland Serving of Supernatural Hokum
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Like any number of Exorcist wannabes, David Midell’s film is a special kind of hell. The post ‘The Ritual’ Review: Not Even Al Pacino Can Save This Bland Serving of Supernatural Hokum appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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A Conversation with Jia Zhangke (CAUGHT BY THE TIDES)
by admin|1 month ago|Hammer to Nail
Caught by the Tides represents perhaps the most ambitious project in Jia Zhangke’s celebrated filmography. Assembled from footage shot over 23 years, from 2001 to 2023, the film follows the character Qiaoqiao (played by Zhao Tao) as she searches for...
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