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Miami Beach Mayor Axes Plans to Shutter Indie Theater for Screening ‘No Other Land’
by admin|2 years ago|Hammer to Nail
The controversial threat to terminate the lease for Miami Beach’s arthouse theater O Cinema for screening the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been withdrawn by its mayor Steven Meiner following a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 19. Per...
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REAL FACES
by admin|2 years ago|Hammer to Nail
(The 2025 SXSW Film & TV conference, ran March 7-15, and HtN has you covered with great coverage like Chris Reed’s Real Faces movie review. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) As Real Faces, Belgian director Leni Huyghe’s debut...
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‘Snow White’ Review: A Less Heigh-Ho Than Ho-Hum Remake of a Disney Classic
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
The original tale proves too skeletal to support the film’s weightier ambitions. The post ‘Snow White’ Review: A Less Heigh-Ho Than Ho-Hum Remake of a Disney Classic appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Together Teaser: Alison Brie and Dave Franco are Inseparable in Body Horror Feature
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
One of the highlights from the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year was Together, the latest collaboration between Alison Brie and Dave Franco. Marking the directorial debut of Michael Shanks, the film follows a couple who become intertwined in, let’s...
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THE ALTO KNIGHTS Review: Comfortable Sleep Aid for Mob Movie Lovers
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
The opening of The Alto Knights is wildly disorienting and, frankly, embarrassing. Viewers are placed in gangster Frank Costello's (Robert De Niro) point of view as he's shot, overwhelming the screen with double exposures, aggressive Dutch angles, and rapid cuts...
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BEING MARIA Review: Rebuking Unchecked Sexism in Film Industry
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Jessica Palud's film is a scathing rebuke to unchecked sexism that dominated the film industry for too long, and a well-deserved portrayal of trailblazing actress/activist. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Ambient Comedy: Carson Lund on “Eephus”
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the director on bonding with the film’s ensemble cast, his approach to working with time, and the extraordinarily layered sounds of one last ballgame at Soldiers Field. 
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SXSW 2025 Review: BROTHER VERSES BROTHER, A Live Cinema Musical With A Huge Heart
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Twin brothers roam the streets of San Francisco in search of their AWOL father in Ari Gold’s blissfully introspective live cinema musical, Brother Verses Brother. The fact that Brother Verses Brother recently added Francis Ford Coppola to its credit block...
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Misericordia Review: A Galvanizing Ode to the Power and Subversiveness of Desire  
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our Cannes 2024 coverage. Misericordia will be released in theaters on Marach 21 from Janus Films/Sideshow. In a career spanning four decades and eight features, Alain Guiraudie has cemented himself as...
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‘Locked’ Review: Anthony Hopkins Tortures Bill Skarsgård in Muddled Action Thriller
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
Throughout, the filmmakers’ sympathies are lost in a confusing haze of cynicism. The post ‘Locked’ Review: Anthony Hopkins Tortures Bill Skarsgård in Muddled Action Thriller appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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