After a successful jaunt in acting and directing short films, french actress-writer-director Mati Diop returns to Senegal for her first feature-length movie “Atlantics.” Coincidentally, this is also the first film directed by a black woman to compete in Cannes' main competition. Maybe that’s why the reviews have been positive for this middling movie, a complete and utter slog.
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The ‘Smile’ franchise has a new director. David Bruckner, who made “The Night House” and the 2022 “Hellraiser” reboot, has been hired to direct “Smile 3” for Paramount.