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Sound And Vision: Celine Song
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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Laufey's Goddess, directed by Celine Song. Celine Song, in just two films and one music video, has carved...
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The Telluride Tea: Reflections and Highlights of the 2025 Telluride Film Festival 
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A reflection on the writer's fourth Telluride, and the feeling of community that comes from festival life.
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TIFF 2025: Obsession, Honey Bunch, Whitetail
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On three dark thrillers from this year's TIFF, including a couple of early standouts.
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TIFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man, Rental Family
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On two of the biggest TIFF premieres, including the new Knives Out movie.
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Toronto 2025 Review: STEAL AWAY, A Fable of Desire and Danger
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The words uttered at the beginning of a story don't have to be precisely 'Once upon a time' to lure the audience into a fairy tale. But the form continues to resonate for a reason: we understand that such a...
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TIFF Review: Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice is Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched
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There’s no telling whether Park Chan-wook is a fan of the Sex Pistols. But during his latest film, No Other Choice, I found myself pondering the line John Lydon memorably uttered during the band’s disastrous final performance in 1978: “Ever...
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TIFF Review: Roofman Finds Derek Cianfrance Succesfully Navigating a Tricky Tonal Balance
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Derek Cianfrance’s place in the current American cinema landscape might be somewhat minuscule, but it’s still one worth acknowledging. His small filmography of only four features and one HBO miniseries displays remarkable tonal and stylistic consistency: post-Cassavetes grit cranked so...
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TIFF Review: Brendan Fraser Shines in the Sweet, Slight Rental Family
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There is a moment early in Hikari’s Rental Family that promises a much darker, more unsettling film. Brendan Fraser, a likable Oscar winner for Darren Aronofsky’s quite unlikable The Whale, plays a struggling actor in Tokyo named Philip. He is...
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TIFF Review: Christy Makes a Shamelessly Generic Oscar Grab for Sydney Sweeney
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“Aren’t we past this?” That’s the thought that ran through this writer’s head during Christy, the boxing biopic designed as an official Oscar vehicle for Sydney Sweeney. Both the distributor and actress seem to have similarly malignant aims for the...
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Venice Review: Marc by Sofia is an Agreeable Documentary Portrait Lacking Intimacy
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Sofia Coppola, Marc Jacobs, and 30 years of friendship between them––this triad was promising enough for A24 to jump on the project and for the Venice Film Festival to host its world premiere (out of competition). Where else if not...
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