Not a total shock, but Italy has selected Mario Martone’s “Nostalgia” as their Oscar submission for Best International Film.
Read more‘Avatar’ Re-Release Exceeds Expectations
James Cameron’s “Avatar” was back in theaters this weekend. Yes, 13 years after its initial release, Cameron decided to freshen up people’s memories.
Read more‘Blonde’ Audience Ratings Are Predictably Atrocious
This coming Wednesday, Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” will be available to stream in Netflix.
Read moreThe Best Horror Movies of the Year (So Far)
Sean Durkin’s ‘The Iron Claw’ Set to Shoot in October
Sean Durkin is coming off two above-average films, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and “The Nest,” and he’s hoping to continue that streak with his next one.
Read more‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Was Very Quietly Released in Theaters on Friday
The Greatest Beer Run Ever’s Toronto International Film Festival debut went so poorly, critically-speaking, that Apple’s plan to release Peter Farrelly’s film theatrically on 09.30.22 was, without notice, moved up to this past Friday.
Read more‘Athena’ and its Stylized Emptiness
Romain Gavras’ “Athena” is now available to stream on Netflix. It premiered in Venice competition just a few weeks ago.
Read moreModern- Day Movies JLG Actually Liked, There Aren’t Many
In a recent post, I had the assumption that the late Jean-Luc Godard basically hated most 21st century films and filmmakers. I had never really heard him praising anything from this era.
Read moreKelly Reichardt’s ‘Showing Up’ Will Be Released in Early 2023
It is now official. According to a person I spoke to from A24, Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up” will be released in the Spring of 2023.
Read moreIf ‘The Woman King’ is Such a Resounding Success … [Updated]
If “The Woman King” is the resounding box-office success most prognosticators claim it to be, then why is its second weekend gross so weak?
Read more‘Till’ Screens For NYFF Press …
A New York Film Festival press screening occurred earlier for Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till.”
Read moreFrance Submits ‘Saint Omer’; Where the Race Stands
France announced that Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer” will be their selection for the International Film Oscar.
Read moreWill Jean-Luc Godard’s New Film(s) Ever Be Released?
We know that Jean-Luc Godard was working on two new movies before his death last week.
Read more‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Made $3.1 Million in Thursday Previews
Late Thoughts on ‘All Quiet On the Western Front’
Although overlong, Edward Berger’s very loose remake, and adaptation of “All Quiet in the Western Front”, features some of the most harrowing war sequences of the 21st century.
Read moreOscars: Rooney Mara Will Be Campaigned as Lead Actress
Some pundits have switched up their “Women Talking” predictions this morning as it is being said that Rooney Mara will most likely be campaigned as Lead Actress for “Women Talking.”
Read moreBrody Agrees, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ is Not a Stinker
This week I caught a screening of “Don’t Worry Darling,” and, much to my surprise, it wasn’t that bad. In fact, I far preferred it to “Booksmart.”
Read moreJohn McTiernan Shooting First Film in Over 20 Years in France
John McTiernan reinvented the action movie in the ‘80s with “Predator,” and “Die Hard.” The ‘90s fared just as well for him with “The Hunt For Red October,” “The Last Action Hero,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
Read more‘God’s Country’ is an Immensely Underrated Film
Here’s a film that first screened in the “premieres” section at the Sundance Film Festival in January and has been unfairly dumped via a September release.
Read moreAdam McKay Vows to Support ‘RRR’ Calls Snub a ‘Travesty’
Has anybody here seen “RRR”? It’s quite entertaining, the action is deliciously over the top, but you also feel its 3-runtime.
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