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April Review: Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Second Feature is a Mystical Cinematic Revelation
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. April opens in theaters on April 25. In this year’s diverse line-up of Venice competition titles, there is one that stands out. A film without any predecessors...
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“Expedition 33” Is An Exercise In RPG Artistry
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
One of the most sensitive handlings of grief and artfully crafted stories in the medium.
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Your Guide to EbertFest 2025: Day 1, April 23rd
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
What to expect on Day 1 of the festival.
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Calgary Underground 2025 Review: EEPHUS, Where Baseball Contains Multitudes
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Eephus, Carson Lund’s wonderful ode to small stakes baseball and gruff Americana, needs its odd title explained: The Eephus pitch is a throw that is so unnaturally slow that it confuses the batter.   It makes him swing too early,...
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Calgary Underground 2025 Review: REVERIES: THE MIND PRISON, One Story Ends, Another Story Must Begin
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
You know that dream where you are running, to nowhere in particular, for no reason, and you trip, fall, and wake up? Reveries: The Mind Prison is the movie version of that dream. Only here, you are walking, and thus...
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“There’s No Nostalgia for Me in This Film”: The Legend of Ochi Director Isaiah Saxon on Making His $10 Million Debut Look Bigger Than Life
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
Making movies is hard. This is not a revelatory observation, though a film like The Legend of Ochi underlines how much most of us take the art of filmmaking for granted. There is so much impossible skill involved in creating...
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Mountainhead Teaser: Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong’s New Film Captures Billionaires in Crisis
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
In what may be among the quickest production-to-premiere turnarounds for a feature film, Succession creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong’s next project Mountainhead wrapped shooting earlier this month and will now arrive on Max at the end of May, just in...
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Shudder Acquires Historical Horror ORANG IKAN (MONSTER ISLAND)
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Deadline has the scoop this acquisition by Shudder this morning. They have acquired Mike Wiluan’s historical horror film Orang Ikan (also known as Monster Island) for North America, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand release.   A co-production between Singapore,...
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Transformation and Rebirth: Constance Tsang on “Blue Sun Palace”
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
The Taiwanese-American director talks about the film's many long takes, filmmaking as grief process, and more.
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Emergent City Review: A Resonate Tale of Brooklyn Community Fighting for Their Home
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Tribeca coverage. Emergent City opens in theaters on April 25. Full transparency: I’ve been to Sunset Park’s Industry City. I walked around the shops and restaurants, ate lunch at...
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