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“LOVERS IN THE BLUE NIGHT”
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THE STORY – Four migrants live in Mumbai whose lonely lives become connected through love, desire, deception, and survival. THE CAST – Neelima Sharma, Kajal Keshav, Pritam Pilania, Jatin Sarin & Bhushan Shimpi THE TEAM – Anuparna Roy (Director/Writer) &...
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“BEING HEUMANN”
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THE STORY – Scrappy, defiant, and done being treated like a burden, Judy Heumann turns her outrage into a revolution. In 1977, she and more than 100 disability rights protestors send a very loud message: The system is broken, not us....
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“ARNE GOES TO SPACE”
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THE STORY – An extraterrestrial visitor upends the lives of two elderly brothers in northern Sweden. THE CAST – Rolf Lassgård, Lennart Jähkel & Kiran Shah THE TEAM – Lars Vega (Director/Writer) & Theodor Österberg (Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 101...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Hope” Filmmaker Na Hong-jin
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“Hope” is a 2026 South Korean epic science fiction action thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Na Hong-jin (“The Wailing”). Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander, and...
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Toronto 2026 Review: FJORD, Palme D’Or Winner Finds Many Arthouse Audience Buttons to Push
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Roger Ebert once described film as a “machine that generates empathy.” For writer-director Christian Mugiu, this is very much true. But what if that empathy was slyly and sharply weaponized into a provocation? Enter Fjord.   In our increasingly globalized...
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“I MATTER”
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THE STORY – Rebeca, a young Roma girl, faces eviction from her orphanage as she is waiting for her father to be released from jail. Torn between hope and threat, she is forced to accept her identity and make it...
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“STUFFED”
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THE STORY – Against a heightened, macabre backdrop, this bold musical follows Araminta, a taxidermist determined to stuff a human, and Bernie, a lonely soul desperate to leave a legacy, who volunteers to be her specimen. But as they set their...
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New to Streaming: Remake, Nadja, Venice 2026 Shorts, and More
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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. Faux Amis (Theo Matza) Vincent Macaigne anchors this ideal use of the short-film format,...
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TIFF Review: Tender Loving Care Serves a Familiar Vision of Mike Leigh’s Greatness
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So comes the apparent final work of Mike Leigh, Tender Loving Care. With two consecutive scenes that seem to deliberately conclude proceedings, it almost feels like he couldn’t decide the proper means to end both his film and career. To...
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PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 Review: Second Time Isn’t a Charm
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When Practical Magic was released in 1998, no one probably thought it would become a special movie for a whole slew of teenage girls and young women. And not just because of witchery, black cats, and pointy hats, even though...
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