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“THE CARPENTER’S SON”
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THE STORY – A Son known as ‘the Boy’ doubts his guardian, the Carpenter, rebelling with mysterious powers as he uses abilities, and they face natural and divine horrors. THE CAST – Nicolas Cage, Noah Jupe, Souheila Yacoub, Isla Johnston &...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “The Running Man”
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For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Giovanni Lago & Amy Kim join me to discuss the latest film from Edgar Wright, “The Running Man,” starring Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo,...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Rebuilding” Star Josh O’Connor & Filmmaker Max Walker-Silverman
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“Rebuilding” is an American independent drama film written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman, starring Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, and Amy Madigan. The film follows a cowboy named Dusty (O’Connor), who ends up in a FEMA camp...
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Bertrand Mandico’s ‘Roma Elastica’ – Everything We Know So Far …
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A filmmaker whose work is definitely idiosyncratic and agnostic choosing whatever approach works best for a specific tale, Bertrand Mandico has been setting the film world ablaze with 2017’s Les Garçons sauvages, 2021’s After Blue (read ★★★★ review) and 2023’s...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Arco” Filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu And Producer Natalie Portman
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“Arco” is a French animated science fantasy film written and directed by Ugo Bienvenu and produced by Natalie Portman. It stars Swann Arlaud, Alma Jodorowsky, Margot Ringard Oldra, Oscar Tresanini, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel, William Lebghil, and Oxmo Puccino in...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Sentimental Value”
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For this week’s third podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, and Giovanni Lago join me to review and discuss the latest film from Joachim Trier, “Sentimental Value,“ starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning. The film had its world premiere at...
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“TRAP HOUSE”
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THE STORY – In El Paso, Texas an undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious group of thieves: their own rebellious teenagers. The teens begin to rob from a dangerous cartel,...
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KING IVORY Interview: Ben Foster, James Badge Dale, and Michael Mando on Neo-Westerns, Playing Family, and Graham Greene
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Peter Martin put it perfectly when he summed up King Ivory with a focus on its three leads in his article on this weekend's new releases: "James Badge Dale, who brings simmering intensity to every role, Ben Foster, who has...
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Interview: Alireza Khatami – The Things You Kill
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For his second feature film, Toronto-based Alireza Khatami tackles masculinity, shame, and the violence passed down through generations. A haunting, psychologically layered drama that explores guilt, memory, and the quiet violence people inflict on eachother (and themselves), The Things You...
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‘Keeper’ Review: Osgood Perkins’s Airless, Abstruse Cabin-in-the-Woods Chiller
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Perkins mistakes abstruseness for surrealism and oppressive atmosphere for palpable tension. The post ‘Keeper’ Review: Osgood Perkins’s Airless, Abstruse Cabin-in-the-Woods Chiller appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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