For her sophomore feature, Belgian filmmaker Laura Wandel continues her rigorous exploration of childhood as a site of ethical conflict, institutional pressure, and emotional vulnerability. Receiving a second invite to Cannes (nestled in the Critics’ Week section, while Playground before...
For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, and Giovanni Lago join me to discuss the latest film from Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme” starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara & Fran Drescher. His first...
A quartet of loveable losers strike out into the Amazon jungle in a foolhardy attempt to reboot a ‘90s creature feature classic in director Tom Gormican’s meta narrative comedy, Anaconda. Ron (Paul Rudd) is an actor whose career isn’t turning...
Cutting his teeth writing features in Deepak Rauniyar’s Highway (2012 – a Berlinale selection) and Min Bahadur Bham’s Kalo Pothi: The Black Hen (2015’s Venice selection), Nepalese filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah gradually padded on the shorts with his 2022 short...
The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025. Here are this year’s winners… Best PictureBlack BagHamnetIt Was Just an AccidentMarty SupremeOne Battle After Another (WINNER)Sentimental ValueSinners (RUNNER-UP)Sorry, BabyTrain DreamsWeapons Best DirectorHamnet...
“Marty Supreme” is an American sports comedy-drama film that had its world premiere at the 2025 New York Film Festival as a surprise screening, where it received widespread critical acclaim for its direction, screenplay, performances, casting, score, production design, and...
The Portland Critics Association (PCA) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 31st. Here are this year’s nominations… Best PictureMarty SupremeNo Other ChoiceOne Battle After AnotherSinnersSorry, BabyTrain Dreams Best...
Park Chan-wook returns with No Other Choice, which might be his most wickedly funny film yet. Lee Byung-hun stars as Man-su, a paper manufacturing specialist who has spent 25 years climbing the corporate ladder only to be unceremoniously laid off...