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Toronto 2026 Review: LOOK BACK Sees Hirokazu Kore-eda Struggle to Bring Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Acclaimed Manga to Life

by admin|1 month ago17 September 2026|Screen Anarchy

Celebrated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to the pages of Japanese manga for inspiration once again, unveiling this thoughtful adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s acclaimed 2021 coming-of-age one-shot, Look Back. Reuniting actresses Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita, both of whom featured prominently...

TIFF Review: Anchors Aweigh Finds Profundity In Silliness

by admin|1 month ago17 September 2026|The Film Stage

Perhaps you don’t know American writer, director, and comedian Matt Barats, nor one of his primary projects over the past decade: the REVERIES series. Taking place over three films (to date), the trilogy takes influence from the concept of Jack...

“NEIL PEART: NO ONE’S DISCIPLE”

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Next Best Picture

THE STORY – Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson team up with four revered drummers — Stewart Copeland, Danny Carey, Chad Smith, and Gavin Harrison — for an exhilarating and poignant tribute to late Rush legend Neil Peart. THE CAST – Geddy...

‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Peter Farrelly’s Exhaustingly Rousing Sylvester Stallone Biopic

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Slant Magazine

This film about the making of Rocky is in the business of shameless hagiography. The post ‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Peter Farrelly’s Exhaustingly Rousing Sylvester Stallone Biopic appeared first on Slant Magazine.

“PHOOLAN”

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Next Best Picture

THE STORY – In the heartland of India, a young Phoolan Devi becomes one of the most famous outlaws in Indian history and the target of 2,000 heavily armed men sent to kill her over a grueling 48-hour siege. THE CAST...

THE REMOTES

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Hammer to Nail

(The 2026 Venice Film Festival ran September 2-12 on the island of the Lido di Venezia (Venice Lido) in Italy. HtN has coverage coming in like Lé Baltar’s The Remotes movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd...

“Being Heumann” Will Close The 2026 AFI Film Festival

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Next Best Picture

The American Film Institute has announced that it has selected “Being Heumann,” Siân Heder’s follow-up to her Best Picture-winning “CODA,” as the closing night film of the 40th edition of AFI Fest, screening on October 25. While “Being Heumann” already...

Toronto 2026 Review: ELSINORE, Centered By Andrew Scott’s Haunting, Unforgettable Performance

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Screen Anarchy

In Elsinore, the new biopic on Scottish actor Ian Charleson (1949-1990), director Simon Stone thankfully avoids most of the usual cliches of the genre to create a deeper cinematic experience. Anchored by Stephen Beresford's (Pride, 2014) script, with a career-defining...

A Conversation with Jan Holoubek (WILD WILD EAST)

by admin|1 month ago16 September 2026|Hammer to Nail

With his latest film, Wild Wild East, Polish director Jan Holoubek has combined the Western with a noirish thriller and thrown the mix into the middle of World War II. The year is 1943, and a mysterious stranger rides into...