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CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT
by admin|11 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(Check out Chris Reed’s Chronicles of a Wandering Saint movie review, the film startsits theater rollout Friday, June 28. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Death may be no cause for joy, but sometimes the absurdities...
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‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o Goes on an Existential Search for Pizza
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
It’s in the very real, diseased specter of death itself that the film finds its true power. The post ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o Goes on an Existential Search for Pizza appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Music | Review
by admin|11 months ago|Ioncinema
Oedipus Shrugged: Schanelec Finds Tragedy is the Song That Doesn’t End There’s little use clinging to the description of Angela Schanelec’s latest film Music as being ‘freely adapted from the myth of Oedipus’ as the only players truly blinded are...
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Harmony Korine Resurrects The Trap as Anime Feature and Sets Up Motion-Capture Comedy
by admin|11 months ago|The Film Stage
Harmony Korine scholars no doubt mourn The Trap, a revenge thriller he once called his “most ambitious project” and which would’ve starred Benicio Del Toro, Robert Pattinson, Al Pacino, Idris Elba, and James Franco. He clearly hasn’t forgotten: nearly a...
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The Hard Way, Or My Way? RIP Bill Cobbs (1934-2024)
by admin|11 months ago|Roger Ebert
Bill Cobbs walks into a fictional inn in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania. He’s playing a building inspector on an undistinguished episode of the undistinguished soap opera “One Life To Live.” The show has several guest stars in that episode, including Jason...
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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: QUERELLE
by admin|11 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Jonathan Marlow takes a journey with...
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Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala on The Devil’s Bath, Unhomely Houses, Depression, and Empathy
by admin|11 months ago|The Film Stage
It’s rare for a festival like the Berlinale to allow a genre film in its main competition, and this year it was Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s third feature, The Devil’s Bath, that stood out. The period horror film is...
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‘Daddio’ Review: Sean Penn’s Taxi Driver Plays Armchair Therapist in Stilted Two-Hander
by admin|11 months ago|Slant Magazine
The characters may surprise each other, but they rarely surprise us. The post ‘Daddio’ Review: Sean Penn’s Taxi Driver Plays Armchair Therapist in Stilted Two-Hander appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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U.S. Trailer for Close Your Eyes Brings Víctor Erice’s Triumphant Return Stateside
by admin|11 months ago|The Film Stage
Despite being seen exclusively on the festival circuit, Víctor Erice’s first feature in 30 years, Close Your Eyes, ended up at #20 on our best-of-2023 list. One imagines it’ll land higher when we take stock of 2024: it’s finally getting...
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My Old Ass Trailer: Aubrey Plaza Gives Advice to a Younger Version of Herself in Sundance Comedy
by admin|11 months ago|The Film Stage
Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Megan Park’s coming-of-age comedy My Old Ass has a bit of a light sci-fi twist. On her 18th birthday, Elliott (Maisy Stella) is visited by an older, 39-year-old version of herself...
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