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KimStim Acquires Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Serpent’s Path Remake for Summer Release
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That every Kiyoshi Kurosawa project of late—some of which are 45 minutes long and originated as an NFT—can get a theatrical release makes especially odd the stranding of Serpent’s Path, a wholly deserving remake of his 1998 film. (Even that...
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Magic Hour Review: Katie Aselton and Daveed Diggs Work Through Complex Emotions
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Is it still a twist if the script tells you what’s happening around the 15-minute mark? The marketing that surrounds Katie Aselton’s Magic Hour seems to believe so. I’d argue the film itself does not, though, because it needs us...
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Netflix’s New “Lord Of The Flies” Fully Embraces Humanity’s Darkness
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THE STORY – When a group of schoolboys crash-lands on a tropical island, their attempts to survive are threatened by the lure of their darkest instincts. THE CAST – Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna & Ike Talbut THE TEAM...
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Burns Bright In The Dimly Lit “Man On Fire” Netflix Series
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THE STORY – John Creasy, a wounded former mercenary, is on a quest to get revenge for the loss of his only companion while defending the daughter of his dead colleague from the forces that tore her family apart. THE...
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An Essential Showcase in a Difficult Time: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview
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When the Festival de Cannes revealed this year’s poster, a fetching production still of “Thelma & Louise” co-stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis looking lithe on the hood of a convertible, their expressions somewhere between “Come hither” and “Go away,”...
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Exclusive Clip: Emergency Fun(d) in Valentina Maurel’s ‘Forever Your Maternal Animal – 2026 Cannes
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With her body of work, Franco-Costa Rican filmmaker Valentina Maurel has explored adolescence, female desire, social alienation and fractured family dynamics through a raw, darkly comic lens, and with Forever Your Maternal Animal further digs into the malaise of who...
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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 59 – Gotham TV Award Nominations & The Major Emmy Award Contenders
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The Next Best Series Podcast is back as Alyssa Christian, Daniel Howat, and Megan Lachinski join me to discuss the latest series, shows, and awards season updates for all things television! On this new episode, we discuss the 2026 Gotham TV...
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IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU: Patton Oswalt Joins New Doc From Alexandre O. Philippe
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An obsessive filmmaker and a sensorially gifted archivist who can "hear" silent films search the world for surviving copies of NOSFERATU to reassemble and reinvent F.W. Murnau's vampire classic from a multiplicity of decayed versions. [Read the whole post on...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Is God Is” Stars Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Erika Alexander & Vivica A. Fox
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“Is God Is” is an upcoming American thriller film written and directed by Aleshea Harris in her feature directorial debut, and starring Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, Vivica A. Fox, and Sterling K. Brown. It is based...
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‘Obsession’ Review: A Chilling, Supernaturally Tinged Portrait of a Crush Gone Awry
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The film’s big set pieces are as chilling in their effect as they are confident in their execution. The post ‘Obsession’ Review: A Chilling, Supernaturally Tinged Portrait of a Crush Gone Awry appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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