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The Acolyte Sends Star Wars Into a Galaxy Far, Far In the Past
by admin|12 months ago|Roger Ebert
Like the Jedi and the Sith, the "Star Wars" universe of late has felt like a dueling dyad of creative directions for the franchise—each battling for supremacy on the now-fertile ground of Disney+. Some entries, like "Ahsoka" and the later seasons...
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Short Films in Focus: The Year of Staring at Noses
by admin|12 months ago|Roger Ebert
This should be obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: Go watch the movie first. Scroll down, watch it, then scroll back up and read the review and Q&A. Part of the joy of doing this piece every month is the...
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HANDLING THE UNDEAD Interview: Director Thea Hvistendahl
by admin|12 months ago|Screen Anarchy
The dramatic horror film Handling The Undead goes into a wider release this coming Friday. We had the opportunity to speak with the director and co-writer, Norwegian filmmaker Thea Hvistendahl about their debut feature film.    We talk about themes...
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Vicky Krieps on Isolated Characters, Being Directed by Viggo Mortensen, and Subverting the Western
by admin|12 months ago|The Film Stage
Back in March, Vicky Krieps returned to her hometown to serve as jury president at the 14th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival. “I did one in Deauville and one in Munich,” Krieps explained to me one recent morning...
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Banel & Adama Review: Ramata-Toulaye Sy Crafts an Intoxicating, Bold Directorial Debut
by admin|12 months ago|The Film Stage
A directorial debut programmed into the main Cannes competition is typically viewed with suspicion, if not overlooked altogether. Very rare is that lightning-in-a-bottle moment like the arrival of Son of Saul some years back. Typically, the only conversation these debuts...
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THE VOURDALAK: Trailer And Poster For Adaptation of 18th Century Vampire Tale
by admin|12 months ago|Screen Anarchy
When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as...
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Banel & Adama Review: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Fable-Like Portrait of Ephemeral Bliss
by admin|12 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film is most memorable when it wallows in the allegorical registers of its images. The post <em>Banel & Adama</em> Review: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Fable-Like Portrait of Ephemeral Bliss appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Come Together at the Seams: Music Box Films Lands Monica Sorelle’s Mountains
by admin|12 months ago|Ioncinema
Beyond Harmony Korine, the Florida film community has produced some solid American indie cinema. Last year, we witnessed this through a family portrait that captured the struggles of staying together as gentrification threatened to further bulldoze their community. Winner of...
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Animation Is Slow Motion: Pablo Berger on Robot Dreams
by admin|12 months ago|Roger Ebert
For years, live-action was director Pablo Berger's playground, but he always had that animation dog inside him. His Oscar-nominated animated feature "Robot Dreams" let him release his bark. Full of charm, soul, and warmth, "Robot Dreams" is a cinematic triumph...
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Viggo Mortensen on the Subtle Power of Vicky Krieps and the History of Western Cinema
by admin|12 months ago|The Film Stage
In the heart of Western Europe, above the gorge of the Alzette river, sits Luxembourg City, a trash-free Eurotopia where the trams are free and the streets are ranked amongst the safest in the world. It’s a long way away...
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