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The Mastermind Review: Kelly Reichardt Crafts a Low-Key, Bressonian Heist Drama
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Mastermind opens in theaters on October 17. For the second time in three years, Cannes’ competition ends with a film in which Josh O’Connor plays a...
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IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(The Middleburg Film Festival runs October 16-19 in Middleburg, MD which just happens to be home base for our Lead Critic, Chris Reed. Check out his It Was Just an Accident movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd...
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Frankenstein Review: Guillermo del Toro Crafts an Intricate World and Rhythmically Off-Kilter Adaptation
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Frankenstein opens in theaters on October 17 and arrives on Netflix on November 7. In the rather niche academic field of monster studies, the common understanding of...
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Blue Moon Review: A Melancholy Song for Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Blue Moon opens in theaters on October 17. There was Dewey Finn, Ned Schneebly, Willoughby, Mason Evans Sr.––now there’s Lorenz (or Larry) Hart. Richard Linklater likes a...
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Morelia 2025 Review: IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS, Political Crisis Endangers Writer
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Directed by Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás, the film stars Natalia Reyes. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Good Fortune Review: Aziz Ansari’s Directorial Debut is a Sweet, Timely Comedy
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Good Fortune opens in theaters on October 17. To hear a story from Azrael (Stephen McKinley Henderson) is to know the full potential of an angel’s work....
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Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
O’Connor discusses how he came to understand America by immersing himself in an era. The post Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE THINGS YOU KILL Trailer: Canada’s Oscar Entry is a Psychological Tale of Revenge
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
One of the most gripping, chilling films that shook the Sundance Film Festival was writer-director Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill. Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at the festival, it is a unique psychological thriller that explores...
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November on The Criterion Channel Brings Howard Hawks, Trent Reznor, Blackout Noir & More
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
November, Noirvember, tomato, tomahto. The Criterion Channel continue their quest to find every known subgenre with “Blackout Noir,” which places Terence Fisher’s semi-eponymous 1954 picture alongside In a Lonely Place, The Blue Gardenia, and some lesser-knowns. Not included therein are...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Blue Moon” Star Ethan Hawke
by admin|8 months ago|Next Best Picture
“Blue Moon” is an American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself and his work on the opening night of “Oklahoma!,” the...
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