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‘Dreams’ Review: Michel Franco’s Bluntly Obvious Immigration Drama Thinks in American
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
The film pledges allegiance to the material constituting the fabric of dreams. The post ‘Dreams’ Review: Michel Franco’s Bluntly Obvious Immigration Drama Thinks in American appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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DEVIL’S DINER Review: Tasty, Twisted, Terrific
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Ham Tran's anthology series from Vietnam is diabolical and disturbing. Now streaming on Netflix. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Berlinale Review: The Ice Tower is Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Most Bewitching Film Yet
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
If there is a filmmaker whose work can be described as “elemental cinema,” that’s Lucile Hadžihalilović. It’s easy to chronicle her 2015 film Evolution as fluvial for its many water (and underwater) scenes, but also how its rhythmic flow steers...
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Berlinale Review: Sam Riley-Led Neo Noir Islands Plays It Too Safe
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Sam Riley stars as Tom, a washed-up tennis-pro-turned-coach at a luxury island hotel on the Canary Islands, in Islands, the English-language debut of A Coffee in Berlin director Jan-Ole Gerster. He is the protagonist, but we know little about a...
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Talkin’ About His Generation: New Book Chronicles the Making of Millennial Touchstone “Superbad”
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the writer of a new book about "Superbad."
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NBC’s “Grosse Pointe Garden Society” Fails to Grow Much of Interest
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
It’s not a disaster, but it won’t stand out enough in the TV garden.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Director
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
We now enter the part of our program called “How Many Oscars Will Sean Baker Win?” The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Director appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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THE ICE TOWER: Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Dark Fairy Tale, Starring Marion Cotillard, Acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
Deadline announced this morning that our friends at Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired all North American rights for Lucile Hadžihalilović’s dark fairy tale The Ice Tower.    Set in the 1970s, the picture follows runaway Jeanne) who falls under the...
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Berlinale 2025 Review: MICKEY 17, Bong Joon Ho Takes Us to the Stars in Angry and Amusing Sci-fi Comedy
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
With his latest film, Bong Joon Ho reaches for the stars but what his characters discover in the far reaches of space is just another version of the messed-up world they left behind, a world Bong has laid bare for...
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Sundance 2025 Review: JIMPA, Generational Queer Drama Elevated By Authentic, Heartfelt Performances
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
With a career spanning six decades, two centuries, and more accolades than could fit in a single review, John Lithgow could have retired long ago to bask in much deserved critical acclaim and popular consideration.   Even as he approaches...
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