The film test-screened in August and is said to be a cookie cutter biopic with a strong lead performance (Kingsley Ben-Adir). That seems to be the consensus, that’s it utterly conventional.

Lachman’s collaboration with the filmmaker in “El Conde” has clearly sparked something in him since I’m now hearing he will also be lensing Larrain’s “Maria” next month.

Did anyone actually think “The Expand4bles” would be good or even decent? In case you missed it in the title, this is the fourth instalment of the Sly Stallone franchise and it barely registers, again.

I just got out of Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator.” The film is under strict embargo until Monday, but social media reactions are allowed. So, here goes:

Justine Triet seems to be angry about her film, “Anatomy of A Fall,” not having been selected as the french candidate for the Oscars.

Another SAG-exempted production that I don’t see being reported anywhere, this one from Ali Abassi, who made waves at Cannes with his first two features, “Border” and “Holy Spider.”

Franco recently premiered “Memory,” one of the best films of the fall, at Venice. The film garnered positive reviews and Sarsgaard won the Best Actor award for his beautifully rendered performance.

Any Bruno Dumont fans here? Here’s the trailer for his upcoming film, “The Empire.” It looks delightfully deranged, playing like a hybrid of sci-fi, slapstick and Dumont’s own “Quinquin.”

Legendary filmmaker William Friedkin passed away in the summer, but not without directing one final movie — his first one since 2011’s “Killer Joe.” We now have a trailer for “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.”

Well, consider me surprised by France’s selection of Trần Anh Hùng’s “The Taste of Things” as their Oscar selection for Best International Film. Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” was snubbed by the selection committee.

These days, there’s not much to get excited about when it comes to “Star Wars.” A lot of fans lost interest after Disney’s botched trilogy. There’s been in a revolt in the Galaxy.

The film is now back on, scheduled to be filmed in Fuerteventura, Spain. The production schedule hasn’t been announced yet. However, filming is expected to begin once the SAG-AFTRA strike concludes.

Enfant terrible of the 1980s art scene, Julian Schnabel went on to become a critically-acclaimed director with “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Before Night Falls.”

Glazer picked up the Grand Prix and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes with the pic, which will be released by A24 in the US on 8 December 2023. A24 has yet to announce the UK release date.

The film screened at Telluride in early September. It got praised left and right. It’s maybe the most critically acclaimed title of the fall fests, alongside Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”

In a recent interview with Collider, filmmaker Alexander Payne gave an update regarding the current status of his upcoming “Election” sequel, titled “Tracy Flick Can’t Win.”

So far, the reviews are pretty bad, with only 47% of critics liking it. The fact that Mel Gibson is in it does not help this series’ cause at all. Critics are not even hiding their disdain for Gibson in their reviews:

After winning the top award at TIFF, Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, “American Fiction”, is switching up its release plans from Novemver 3rd to December 15th.

When the project was announced last year, it felt like an odd match in having “Pig” director Michael Sarnoski helming this franchise film, especially as he was just coming off directing one of 2021’s best-reviewed films.