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U.S. Trailer for Radu Jude’s Dracula Takes an Ambitious Bite
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With more ideas per minute, perhaps second, than any other film this year, Radu Jude’s take on Dracula actually features many takes. Following its New York Film Festival premiere, 1-2 Special will now release the film on October 29 and...
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New U.S. Trailer for Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Plots Revenge
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Premiering to instant acclaim at Venice Film Festival earlier this fall, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice will now be coming to the U.S. for a New York Film Festival this week ahead of NEON’s Christmas day release. The adaptation of Donald E....
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NYFF Review: Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai Poses Questions on Filmmaking Tensions
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German director Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai attempts to play upon its title, focusing on the idea of misunderstanding. Gavagai, a made-up word popularized by philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine, looks at translation of a word––or in this film, translation of a...
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Obex Trailer: Albert Birney’s Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Feature Constructs an Imaginative World
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Following up the imaginative Strawberry Mansion with another DIY-style adventure, Albert Birney returned to Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with OBEX, a film that should delight fans of David Lynch and RPG videogames alike. Picked up by Oscilloscope for...
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In “One Battle After Another,” The Kids Are Alright
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As Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master“ ends, Lancaster Dodd, a charlatan of cosmic promises, sings a love song. He hopes to win back the affection of Freddie Quell, a wandering post-war brute of deadly but delicious alcoholic potions, and commands...
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Which 2025 Foreign Language Films Are Set To Receive Additional Oscar Nominations Outside Of Just Best International Feature Film?
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Before the 91st Academy Awards in 2019, only nine foreign language films had broken into the Best Picture category across the ceremony’s 90-year history. One of those, “Letters from Iwo Jima,” was actually an American film directed by Clint Eastwood....
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“SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT”
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THE STORY – Two gunmen cause chaos in Hong Kong as they aimlessly shoot innocent civilians. The bloodshed is shocking, but it is dealt with by the Police. There is no time to rest as a hospital is blown up, which...
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A House of Dynamite | Review
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On a Nuclear Day You Can See Forever: Bigelow’s Living in a Powder-keg, Giving Off Sparks With the doomsday clock adjusted to eighty-nine seconds to midnight at the dawn of 2025, something like Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film, A House of...
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Why Regina Hall’s Performance In “One Battle After Another” Should Not Be Underestimated For Best Supporting Actress
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When Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled project was first announced in January 2024, the cast trio of Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Regina Hall instantly set the internet ablaze. Hall, best known for her sharp comedic turns in the “Scary Movie”...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Perfect Neighbor” Filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir
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“The Perfect Neighbor” is an American documentary film, directed and produced by Geeta Gandbhir, that follows the killing of Ajike Owens, primarily told through bodycam footage, exploring several suburban disputes that led to the murder. It had its world premiere...
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