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New to Streaming: Mr. Scorsese, The Perfect Neighbor, and My Big Bold Beautiful Journey
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. My Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Kogonada) If there’s a thread running through Kogonada’s films...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
by admin|1 year ago|Next Best Picture
For this week’s third podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Katie Johnson, and Giovanni Lago join me to review and discuss the latest film from Mary Bronstein, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” starring Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, and...
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The Mastermind Review: Kelly Reichardt Crafts a Low-Key, Bressonian Heist Drama
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Mastermind opens in theaters on October 17. For the second time in three years, Cannes’ competition ends with a film in which Josh O’Connor plays a...
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IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
by admin|1 year ago|Hammer to Nail
(The Middleburg Film Festival runs October 16-19 in Middleburg, MD which just happens to be home base for our Lead Critic, Chris Reed. Check out his It Was Just an Accident movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd...
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Frankenstein Review: Guillermo del Toro Crafts an Intricate World and Rhythmically Off-Kilter Adaptation
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Frankenstein opens in theaters on October 17 and arrives on Netflix on November 7. In the rather niche academic field of monster studies, the common understanding of...
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Blue Moon Review: A Melancholy Song for Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. Blue Moon opens in theaters on October 17. There was Dewey Finn, Ned Schneebly, Willoughby, Mason Evans Sr.––now there’s Lorenz (or Larry) Hart. Richard Linklater likes a...
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Morelia 2025 Review: IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS, Political Crisis Endangers Writer
by admin|1 year ago|Screen Anarchy
Directed by Mariana Rondón and Marité Ugás, the film stars Natalia Reyes. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Good Fortune Review: Aziz Ansari’s Directorial Debut is a Sweet, Timely Comedy
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 TIFF coverage. Good Fortune opens in theaters on October 17. To hear a story from Azrael (Stephen McKinley Henderson) is to know the full potential of an angel’s work....
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Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos
by admin|1 year ago|Slant Magazine
O’Connor discusses how he came to understand America by immersing himself in an era. The post Interview: Josh O’Connor on ‘The Mastermind’ and Calibrating a Character’s Chaos appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE THINGS YOU KILL Trailer: Canada’s Oscar Entry is a Psychological Tale of Revenge
by admin|1 year ago|Hammer to Nail
One of the most gripping, chilling films that shook the Sundance Film Festival was writer-director Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill. Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at the festival, it is a unique psychological thriller that explores...
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