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BACKROOMS Trailer: Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor Explore a Dimension of Horrors in Kane Parsons’ Feature Debut
by admin|7 months ago|Hammer to Nail
In 2022, a then-16-year-old Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels) introduced the world to his creepypasta, found-footage web series Backrooms, which drew tens of millions of viewers and followers on YouTube over the next few years. Now, the 20-year-old director has...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Our Hero, Balthazar” Stars & Filmmakers
by admin|7 months ago|Next Best Picture
“Our Hero, Balthazar” is an American dark comedy-drama film directed and produced by Oscar Boyson in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Boyson and Ricky Camilleri. It stars Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Chris Bauer, Jennifer Ehle, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah...
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CPH:DOX 2026: Winners and Winners
by admin|7 months ago|Hammer to Nail
This year’s edition of CPH:DOX (March 11–22) was as usual jam-packed with exciting discoveries. And unlike the Oscars, which aired the first weekend of the fest, many of the eventual doc award winners, competing in six categories, were well-deserving of...
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THE STRANGER Review: Cool Aloofness
by admin|7 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Francois Ozon's new version of Albert Camus' book debuted at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Arnaud Desplechin Finds the Music in U.S. Trailer for Two Pianos
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
It’s been quite some time since a film by the great Arnaud Desplechin has received a U.S. theatrical run, and thankfully that changes this May when Kino Lorber releases Two Pianos. Starring François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, and Charlotte Rampling, the...
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Trailer – “Backrooms”
by admin|7 months ago|Next Best Picture
A24 has released the trailer for “Backrooms” starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell. The film will be released in theaters on May 29th. Plot Synopsis: A therapist ventures into an otherworldly dimension in search...
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THE STRANGER Interview: François Ozon on Existential Authorship and Colonial Visibility
by admin|7 months ago|Screen Anarchy
François Ozon reflects on the artistic and political choices behind his black-and-white adaptation of Albert Camus' canon. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Backrooms Trailer: Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor Discover the Abyss in Kane Parsons’ Debut
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
In a summer movie season once again full of sequels and reboots, one piece of I.P., per se, that actually has our interest is Kane Parson’s directorial debut Backrooms, inspired by his “creepypasta” web series. With a cast including Renate...
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Netflix Will Stream The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Eddie Murphy
by admin|7 months ago|Next Best Picture
Netflix and the American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that the televised special, THE 51st AFI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: A TRIBUTE TO EDDIE MURPHY, will premiere on Netflix on May 31st, 2026. This marks the first year the Emmy-winning special...
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Living the Land | Review
by admin|7 months ago|Ioncinema
Land of Steady Habits: Meng Reflects Familial Upheaval in Quiet Saga “Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before…” wrote Willa Cather...
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