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Locarno Film Festival 2024: Radu Jude’s ‘Eight Postcards from Utopia’ and ‘Sleep #2’
by admin|10 months ago|Slant Magazine
These found-footage films further solidify Jude’s status as one of our most vital artists. The post Locarno Film Festival 2024: Radu Jude’s ‘Eight Postcards from Utopia’ and ‘Sleep #2’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Mountains’ Review: Monica Sorelle’s Warm, Intimate Look at a Disappearing Community
by admin|10 months ago|Slant Magazine
Monica Sorelle’s Mountains is a film about work that nonetheless champions leisure. The post ‘Mountains’ Review: Monica Sorelle’s Warm, Intimate Look at a Disappearing Community appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Sparrow and the Chimney’ Review: Ramon Zürcher’s Dysfunctional Family Portrait
by admin|10 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film sees intimacy and isolation as two sides of the same coin. The post ‘The Sparrow and the Chimney’ Review: Ramon Zürcher’s Dysfunctional Family Portrait appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Borderlands’ Review: Eli Roth’s Misguided Adaptation of a Classic Video Game Series
by admin|10 months ago|Slant Magazine
Gearbox’s hit game series arrives on the big screen, losing its entire personality in the process. The post ‘Borderlands’ Review: Eli Roth’s Misguided Adaptation of a Classic Video Game Series appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Exclusive Trailer for 2024 Rockaway Film Festival Celebrates Films by Zia Anger, Wim Wenders, Ed Lachman & More
by admin|10 months ago|The Film Stage
Returning for its seventh edition this year, the 2024 Rockaway Film Festival kicks off next weekend, taking place August 17-25 and featuring a rich lineup of cinematic and artistic events. Highlights include Zia Anger’s My First Film, featuring a Q&A...
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Friday One Sheet: SKINCARE
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
In past columns, I have spoken at length on the art of crying on movie posters, as it is a mild obsession of mine. These images are almost always female (the notable exception being Get Out), and almost always in...
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Death Will Come (La Mort viendra) | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review
by admin|10 months ago|Ioncinema
And Bear Your Eyes: Hochhäusler’s Grim Sketch of a Tangled Underworld Death, it seems, does not quite become Christoph Hochhäusler, the Berlin School alum making his French language debut with the enigmatically titled La Mort viendra (Death Will Come). His...
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BORDERLANDS Review: Even Cate Blanchett Can’t Save Eli Roth’s Risible Video Game Adaptation
by admin|10 months ago|Screen Anarchy
An intergalactic bounty hunter on a mission to rescue a preteen explosives specialist faces off with an arms dealer’s army on a hostile desert planet in Eli Roth’s abysmal video game adaptation, Borderlands. With over one billion dollars in sales...
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Exclusive U.S. Trailer for The Paragon Harnesses Cosmic Power
by admin|10 months ago|The Film Stage
One of the year’s best examples of resourceful filmmaking, Michael Duignan’s fantasy comedy The Paragon was shot over just 13 days in Auckland, New Zealand for a budget of around $15,000 in U.S. dollars. After premiering to much acclaim at...
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New to Streaming: Open Range, La Chimera, Shinji Sōmai, Banel & Adama, and More
by admin|10 months ago|The Film Stage
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Banel & Adama (Ramata-Toulaye Sy) A directorial debut programmed into the main Cannes competition...
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