If someone wins a Golden Globe and no one is around to see it, does it make a whisper?
Read moreWhat Exactly is Going With the Berlin Film Festival?
I’m definitely not going to Berlin this year, not with all the travelling hurdles I have to deal with, not to mention the vague and restrictive policies the film festival has implemented due to Omicron. Cannes is much more worth the headache.
Read more‘Drive My Car’ Wins NSFC, Clean Sweeps Major Critics Groups
I’m really going to try hard not to complain too much about the National Film Society of Critics voting “Drive My Car” Best Picture, but do tell me if I go too far here.
Read moreA24 Mostly Skipped Sundance 2022 Due to Virtual Component
A24 has two films playing Sundance 2022, but their presence this year will not be as prominent as in recent non-COVID years.
Read more‘The Matrix Resurrections’: Warner Bros Losses Estimated at Around $100 Million
If it weren’t for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” then we would have been reading plenty of obits about how this past year was when moviegoing died for good. Safe for Spidey, moviegoing audiences strayed far from the multiplex in 2021.
Read moreThe Best Threequels of All-Time
It is one of the hardest feats in commercial cinema to achieve: producing a third instalment that feels worthy and non-disposable. It’s happened, albeit not quite that often enough.
Read moreConfirmed: Pedro Almodóvar’s First English-Language Film Will Be ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women’ Starring Cate Blanchett
This is why World of Reel has continued to exponentially grow these last two years. We pride ourselves in reporting tomorrow’s news today.
Read more‘Don’t Look Up’ Breaks Record for Most-Watched Netflix Movie
Adam McKay’s political satire, “Don’t Look Up,” is actually one of the biggest films in Netflix history.
Read moreWes Anderson to Direct Adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ For Netflix
Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” was released just a few months ago, not to mention he just wrapped shooting his next film “Asteroid City” in Spain. However, he’s already set his sights in directing another film this winter.
Read moreWhy ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Deserves A Best Picture Nomination
In my recap of 2021, I said “of the 25+ years that I’ve religiously been watching and covering movies, I don’t think I’ve experienced a worse one than this.”
Read moreTerrence Malick’s ‘The Way of the Wind’ to Include Jesus’ Descent into Hades
Jesus Christ's descent into the world of the dead, also known as his “descent into hades,” is rumored to be included in Terrence Malick’s “The Way of the Wind” — unless, of course, the legendary filmmaker decides to edit the sequence out of his final cut.
Read moreCannes 2021: Spike Lee Didn’t Like ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Memoria’ … Blocked Them From Winning Big Prizes
French Director Xavier Beauvois Slams Palme d’Or Winner ‘Titane’
French filmmaker Xavier Beauvois is clearly not a fan of the most recent Palme d’Or winner, Julia Ducournau’s “Titane. He went on Twitter to express his discontent (translated from French):
Read more‘West Side Story’ Will Be Available Digitally in February
I’ve been getting some emails inquiring about when Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” will be made available digitally. I’ve been messaging people for a week now and finally got an answer — it seems as though Searchlight/Disney will make Spielberg’s film available in early February with the plan being a Disney+ VOD launch.
Read moreIn-Person Sundance Film Festival Cancelled, Goes Fully Virtual
The in-person component of the Sundance Film Festival will not happen for a second year-in-a-row and instead rely on screening the lineup of films virtually.
Read more‘Italian Studies': Not Even Vanessa Kirby Can Save This Wandering Statement of Nothingness [Capsule]
In “Italian Studies,” the wonderful Vanessa Kirby is stranded in a sea of nothingness. This is the kind of pretentious independent film that gives the art form a bad name.
Read morePaul Schrader Set to Start Shooting ‘The Master Gardener’ This Month
I was hesitant in including Paul Schrader’s “The Master Gardener” on my Most Anticipated Films of 2022 list, mostly because I hadn’t heard of a shooting date. Alas, I’m now being told production on the film will be starting this week.
Read moreAbsolutely Nobody in Hollywood Wants to Present at the Golden Globes
The 10 Best Movies of 2021
Of the 25+ years that I’ve religiously been watching and covering movies, I don’t think I’ve experienced a worse one than this. Going to Cannes in July seemed like a rejuvenation and more than half of my ten best list is composed of films that premiered there.
Read moreBerlin Film Festival Might Be Going Hybrid For Its 2022 Edition
A persistent rumour I keep hearing is that, due to Omicron concerns, the Berlin Film Festival is in the final stages of transitioning to a hybrid/in-person model for their 2022 edition.
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