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Sisterhood (HLM Pussy) | Review
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Nora El Hourch’s Fiery Sisterhood is La Haine for the #MeToo Generation Arriving like a molotov cocktail thrown through a plate glass window — or more accurately, like a hashtag gone viral — Nora El Hourch makes an unforgettable first...
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2025 Berlinale: Park Chan-wook, Justine Triet and Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel in Berlinale Shorts
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Berlinale alumni in Park Chan-wook, Justine Triet and the Eat The Night tandem of Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel have been selected to present their latest works in the Berlinale Shorts 2025 – To Be in This World. As we...
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2025 Cinema Eye Honors: No Other Land Takes Best Feature, Mati Diop Wins Best Direction
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Last year’s top two documentary titles from the Berlinale continue there winning ways landing the top prizes at last night’s Cinema Eye Honors. Docus that premiered at Sundance dominated the other major categories, with Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, Union,...
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Thrice as Nice: Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ is Part of Mumbai Trilogy
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We got a quick blurb update from the folks at Variety: After campaigning since Cannes, Payal Kapadia has offered a glimpse into the near future and it seems she’s planning to continue exploring Mumbai as the setting for a cityscape...
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2024 NYFCC: The Brutalist Nabs Best Picture & Best Actor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Still in the Mix
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The New York Film Critics Circle Awards gave Brady Corbet‘s Venice and Golden Globe winning The Brutalist the top honors in the Best Film and Best Actor categories, while RaMell Ross‘ Nickel Boys is still very much in the race...
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2025 DGA Award Noms: Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker & Brady Corbet Jockey for Gold
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It’ll be non fisticuffs round between Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker and Brady Corbet. and it’s worth mentioning the Oscars aren’t too far behind. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) nominations are out and among the group of five we also...
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What’s in Store for 2026?: Élie Wajeman’s ‘Le joueur’ & Valérie Donzelli’s ‘À pied d’œuvre’
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The Cineuropa folks have unveiled the latest round of CNC’s advance on receipts projects (eleven in total) and at the top of the list we find the likes of Élie Wajeman, Valérie Donzelli and sophomore features by the next wave...
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Eat the Night | Review
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The Sway of the Sword: Reality Bytes in Poggi/Vinel’s Bleak Online/Offline Portrait Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel‘s sophomore feature outing pulses with the heartbeat of survival, where a side passion becomes a lifeline and a main, risky hustle can be...
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2025 Sundance: Last Minute Docu Additions from Andrew Jarecki & Bao Nguyen
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Making for a cool 88-title 2025 edition, the Sundance Film Festival have added two last minute additions to the line-up in the Premieres category. Andrew Jarecki (who broke out big in Park City with Capturing the Friedmans back in 2003)...
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2025 Indie Spirit Awards: Filmmaker Sarah Friedland & Producer Sarah Winshall Land Coin
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As per usual, well before the actual film awards show takes place (February 25th) – three lucky people in three categories are offered cash prizes rather trophyware by the Film Independent Spirit Awards folks – its that little extra nudge...
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