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2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Tarik Saleh’s ‘Eagles of the Republic’
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Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh has been moving up from arthouse The Nile Hilton Incident (read ★★★ review) and genre items The Contractor (read ★★ review) to Cannes type projects such as Cairo Conspiracy aka Boy From Heaven (read ★★½ review)....
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Eagles of the Republic | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review
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One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through Propaganda Politics “Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true,” so said Hubert H. Humphrey. In the case...
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NIGHT AFTER NIGHT: HACKS Actor Johnny Sibilly Joins Sci-fi Thriller
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Some casting news for you today, for a sci-fi thriller called Night After Night. Hacks actor Johnny Sibilly, Alexis Louder, and Trace Lysette have boarded the flick.    Two overnight security guards at a private university experience increasingly disturbing events when...
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Udine 2025 Review: TEKI COMETH Details a Slide Into Madness
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Kyozo Nagatsuka is superb as a professor who is losing touch with reality. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! Review: Hear Me Roar
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Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim's documentary sheds light on an unappreciated civil rights moment in U.S. (and world) history. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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ALPHA Teaser Trailer: Julia Ducournau’s Twisted Cannes Contender Arrives This October
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Four years after nabbing the Palme d’Or for her twisty, jaw-dropping body horror Titane, Julia Ducournau is gearing up to make another splash at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with her highly anticipated third feature, Alpha. The film, which reunited...
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THE SHROUDS Interview: David Cronenberg, Wrapped in What the Light Reveals
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When I’m interviewing someone as respected as David Cronenberg, the temptation to revisit as much of his work as I can ahead of time looms large. It’s seldom practical unless one is writing a book. Especially when the work spans...
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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE THREE & FOUR MUSKETEERS
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(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, “The Curbside Criterion” continues...
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Cannes 2025 Review: DALLOWAY Envisions a Grim, Not-Too-Distant Future Where A.I. Assistants Run Amok
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In director Yann Gozlan's out-of-competition midnight entry, technology may be fluid, but evil Big Tech is forever. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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MUBI’s June 2025 Lineup Includes Twin Peaks, Việt and Nam, Gregg Araki & More
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MUBI’s June 2025 selections have arrived, featuring the previously announced mammoth drop of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks: Season 1 & 2 and Twin Peaks: The Return. Additional highlights include Trương Minh Quý’s acclaimed second feature Việt and...
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