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Arco Review: A Thought-Provoking Twist on the Solarpunk Genre
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
With his debut feature, Arco, Ugo Bienvenu puts a unique, thought-provoking twist on the solarpunk genre. He gives us a glimpse of the sort of sustainable utopia that one would expect from the genre: clean air, luscious gardens, thriving wildlife,...
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Rebuilding Review: A Somber Reflection on the Importance of Hope
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Rebuilding opens in theaters on November 14. We can all feel lonely. Even if we’re constantly surrounded by people, we can find ourselves detached or isolated––lost in...
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Sirat Review: Oliver Laxe’s Desert Trance Is a Grand, Adventurous Achievement
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. Sirat has a one-week qualifying run in NY/LA starting November 14 and opens in 2026. For the French-Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe, a competition berth in Cannes has...
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Jay Kelly Review: Noah Baumbach Makes His Fellini Film
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Jay Kelly opens in theaters on November 14 and arrives on Netflix on December 5. Let’s start here: Billy Crudup is one of our truly great actors....
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Left-Handed Girl Review: A Striking Drama Told Through a Child’s Eyes
by admin|7 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 BFI London coverage. Left-Handed Girl opens in theaters on November 14 and arrives on Netflix on November 28. The neon-lit alleyways of Taipei’s night markets have never looked quite...
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2025 Prix Louis Delluc Awards: La petite dernière, Nouvelle Vague, Arco, Kika & Nino Nominated
by admin|7 months ago|Ioncinema
While the focus for awards season these days is Stateside, but the French will soon begin campaign mode for César Awards and other prestigious items such as the Prix Louis Delluc awards. What might be considered a weak year for...
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The Second Season Of “Palm Royale” Is Fabulous To Look At But Exhausting To Follow
by admin|8 months ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – In 1969, an ambitious woman aspires to cross the line between the haves and have-nots to secure her seat at America’s most exclusive, fashionable and treacherous table: Palm Beach high society. THE CAST – Kristen Wiig, Ricky...
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How Ethan Hawke’s Long-Awaited Oscar Win Might Finally Arrive With “Blue Moon”
by admin|8 months ago|Next Best Picture
As the early days of the precursors for the 2025 awards season approach, many categories remain unclear, while others are viewed with considerable confidence, even at this early stage. One such category is Best Actor, where Timothée Chalamet’s towering performance...
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“Images Are Dead”: Oliver Laxe on Sirāt and Spirituality
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
As music thumps across the desert landscape of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains and ravers give themselves over to the endless bass, whispers of World War III echo in the margins. In Sirāt, Oliver Laxe’s fourth feature, pinning down exactly what the...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Die My Love”
by admin|8 months ago|Next Best Picture
For this week’s second podcast review, Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, and Nadia Dalimonte join me to review and discuss the latest film from Lynne Ramsay, “Die My Love,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield & Nick Nolte. The film follows Grace (Lawrence),...
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