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‘Family Portrait’ Review: Lucy Kerr’s Enigmatic Mosaic of a Family Teetering on the Brink

by admin|1 year ago24 June 2024|Slant Magazine

The film stands out for its mistrust, not just of images but of the sense of sight altogether. The post ‘Family Portrait’ Review: Lucy Kerr’s Enigmatic Mosaic of a Family Teetering on the Brink appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Exclusive Trailer for Dusty & Stones Follows a Swazi Country Music Duo’s Trip Through America

by admin|1 year ago24 June 2024|The Film Stage

Jesse Rudoy’s acclaimed documentary Dusty & Stones follows a continent-crossing journey story told through country music. The documentary, picked up by First Run Features for a summer theatrical released, intimately chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and...

The Best Films of 2024 … So Far

by admin|1 year ago24 June 2024|Slant Magazine

Cinema can be a salve, but it can also force us to reckon with the chaos of our fragile world. The post The Best Films of 2024 … So Far appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Janet Planet

by admin|1 year ago23 June 2024|Roger Ebert

When the young, melancholic Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) begs her mother Janet (Julianne Nicholson) to pick her up from summer camp early, it feels urgent. “I’m going to kill myself,” she says. “I said I’m going to kill myself if you...

‘June Zero’ Review: Jake Paltrow’s Stirring Meditation on the Cycle of State Violence

by admin|1 year ago23 June 2024|Slant Magazine

The film ponders what it means to have the power to distort and weaponize collective memory. The post ‘June Zero’ Review: Jake Paltrow’s Stirring Meditation on the Cycle of State Violence appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Willie Mays: The Greatest to Ever Play

by admin|1 year ago23 June 2024|Roger Ebert

I never saw Willie Mays play. A fact, through the very cruel accident of when I was born, I’ve always regretted, and one my father never let me forget. “You got a lot of great ball players today,” he’d say....

Interview: Ariane Louis-Seize – Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

by admin|1 year ago23 June 2024|Ioncinema

After being feted on the Lido (winner of the Director’s Award in the Giornate degli Autori section – we were there) and being showcased at TIFF, Ariane Louis-Seize returned to her home turf for the presentation of her award-winning feature...

Robert Towne Offers Major Update on David Fincher’s Chinatown Prequel Series

by admin|1 year ago22 June 2024|The Film Stage

It’s nearly five years since we learned David Fincher and Robert Towne would partner on a Chinatown series concerning the early days of Jack Nicholson’s Jake Gittes. (One made, naturally, for Netflix.) The time since (Mank, The Killer) pointed towards...

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Review

by admin|1 year ago22 June 2024|Ioncinema

Sentimental Succubus: Louis-Seize Finds Love is All Consuming in Vampire Rom-Com “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” read the tagline for the quintessential 1970 romantic drama Love Story, in which a young man and woman from different walks...