This past Spring, I posted a few early reactions for Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance”, with all of them saying it was “his best film in years.” It turned out to not be hyperbole.

Some unexpected but VERY welcome news coming from the Venice Film Festival. Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” has just screened and the whole place went crazy for it.

I’m trying to figure out what Yorgos Lanthimos meant when he supposedly confirmed to Cineuropa that he’s already shot another film with Emma Stone.

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi shocked the cinema world with a new film of his appearing, out of nowhere, in the Venice Film Festival lineup. We had no idea he was even working on a new project.

Craig Mazin has become a big name on television as the creator of HBO’s “Chernobyl” and “The Last of Us.” His stock has risen to the point where he’s getting plenty of offers from Hollywood.

I’m sure you’ve already heard of David Fincher’s comments about how he can “understand both sides” of the dispute in the actors-studios strike.

Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” is being called her best film since “Lost in Translation.”

Snubbed were Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” and Kore-eda’s “Monster.” This is the first time that Japan has picked a film by a non-Japanese director.

Woody Allen just screened “Coup de Chance” at the Venice Film Festival. What I’ve heard is positive, but that doesn’t mean it’ll necessarily translate into good reviews stateside.

The film has a 75 on Metacritic, based on 11 reviews. It is not set to be screened again until October, that’s when it premieres at the BFI London Film Festival. It will be available to stream via Netflix on November 10th.

Questioned by Deadline about the atrocious response Polanski’s “The Palace” received yesterday from critics, Barbera admits that the film just isn’t good.

One of the great Maverick American filmmakers of the last 50 years, the late William Friedkin, will have his final film released on Showtime in the U.S. and Paramount+ in Europe. What a joke.

Bonello is a critically acclaimed French filmmaker who has had his films premiere at Cannes, Berlin and Venice. 

Here’s an underrated gem that screened at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival and is being released this coming Friday.

“The Equalizer 3” is eyeing a $42 million weekend opening. This is a record-high opening for the R-rated film franchise. It easily dethroned “Gran Turismo” from the top spot at the box-office.

Rotten Tomatoes is continuing on with its 25th anniversary polls. This time they’ve asked their readers, not critics, to vote for the Best Director of The Last 25 Years and the results are not that surprising.

The embargo hasn’t lifted yet, but get prepared for some absolutely horrendous reviews for Polanski’s “The Palace” at Venice. Even fans of the Polish director are not liking this one. It sounds like a real stinker.

The reviews are in and they’re quite respectable. So far, it has a 7/10 rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 5 reviews logged in.

A new report from Variety claims that Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” might delay its November release date to 2024.

I’ve seen Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” twice. I still firmly believe that its first two hours are filled with brilliance. The last hour … not so much. It eventually gets bogged down by Aster’s mad ambitions.