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The Hard Way, Or My Way? RIP Bill Cobbs (1934-2024)
by admin|1 year 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|1 year 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|1 year 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|1 year 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|1 year 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|1 year 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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Sebastian Trailer: A Journalist Explores Sex Work for Research in Sundance Drama
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Premiering earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival, Sebastian marks the sophomore feature from writer/director Mikko Mäkelä (whose debut was the 2017 gay romance A Moment in the Reeds). Following a burgeoning young journalist who turns to sex work to...
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Chattanooga 2024 Review: NOCLIP Goes Nowhere On Purpose
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
NOCLIP opens with a silly animated commercial for the Kansas City Missouri mall Crown Center. It's a real mall that's existed for more than half a century now, though I haven't been able to determine whether or not the commercial...
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A Quiet Place: Day One
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
There are enough interesting ideas and at least two confident performances holding “A Quiet Place: Day One” together, even if it sometimes feels like a first draft of a richer, more complex final film. “Pig” director Michael Sarnoski proves deft...
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A Quiet Place: Day One Review: A Tender, Uneven Franchise Origin Story of Existential Despair
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
For a movie so deeply focused on sound, there’s a bit of an arrhythmia to A Quiet Place: Day One. Michael Sarnoski directs his own screenplay, dabbling within this improbable sci-fi franchise to suit his interests. Despite the Pig director’s...
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