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It Was Just an Accident Review: Jafar Panahi’s Fiercest, Most Incendiary Takedown of Iran’s Regime
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Cannes coverage. It Was Just an Accident is now in theaters. If you were handed over the man who destroyed your life and those of countless others––a psychopath who...
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BFI London Review: My Father’s Shadow is a Lovely Tale of Familial Bonding That Plays Things Safe
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Telling an authentic, politically charged story from a child’s perspective can be a challenge. For tales set during a period like WWII, a lifelong combination of school lessons and pop culture ensures an instant familiarity for audiences, allowing films to...
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Anniversary Review: A Happy Family is Torn Apart in Jan Komasa’s Haunting Drama
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Jan Komasa’s Anniversary should be in the running for least-subtle movie of the year. It should also be in the running for most terrifying. This ruthlessly effective thriller rarely beats around the bush with what it’s trying to say, nor...
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Ballad of a Small Player Review: A Delicious, Nasty Exuberance
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Ballad of a Small Player is now in theaters and arrives on Netflix on October 29. In Ballad of a Small Player, we are given the gift...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “John Candy: I Like Me” Director Colin Hanks, Co-Executive Producers Chris Candy & Jennifer Candy-Sullivan
by admin|8 months ago|Next Best Picture
“John Candy: I Like Me” is a celebrity biopic documentary film directed by Colin Hanks about Canadian actor John Candy. The documentary premiered as the opening night film of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews....
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‘Train Dreams’ Review: Clint Bentley’s Earnest Elegy to the American Frontier
by admin|9 months ago|Slant Magazine
The film surveys an era’s unprecedented upheavals with an ambivalent eye. The post ‘Train Dreams’ Review: Clint Bentley’s Earnest Elegy to the American Frontier appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Beyond Fest 2025 Interview: Meiko Kaji Talks Scorpion, Snowblood, Stray Cat Rock, and the Refreshing Nature of Wearing a Costume, As Her Career Turns 60
by admin|9 months ago|Screen Anarchy
The Japanese genre film legend speaks with Screen Anarchy for the first time ever. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Kiss Of The Spider Woman”
by admin|9 months ago|Next Best Picture
For this week’s second podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and Cody Dericks join me to review and discuss the latest film from Bill Condon, “Kiss Of The Spider Woman,” starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, and Jennifer Lopez. It is an American musical drama...
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SEND HELP: Trailer & Poster For Sam Raimi’s New Thriller, Starring Rachel McAdams And Dylan O’Brien
by admin|9 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it...
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THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
by admin|9 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) ran September 26-October 13 via Film at Lincoln Center. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s The Love That Remains movie review, fresh from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) As the seasons...
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