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Athena

Paris is Burning

September 23, 2022September 21, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Athena, Romain Gavras

France goes up in flames in the anti-police brutality film ‘Athena’

Moonage Daydream

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All The David Bowies

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Brett Morgen, David Bowie, Moonage Daydream

‘Moonage Daydream’ is an immersive trip, maybe a little long

The Woman King

‘The Woman King’ Takes Some Historical Liberties. So What?

September 18, 2022September 20, 2022 Sara Stewart 2 Comments Gina Prince-Bythewood, John Boyega, Lashana Lynch, The Woman King, Viola Davis

Name a Hollywood history that doesn’t

See How They Run

A Better ‘Mousetrap’

September 16, 2022September 19, 2022 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Adrien Brody, Agatha Christie, David Oyelwo, Ruth Wilson, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, See How The Run, The Mousetrap

‘See How They Run’ spoofs on a tired genre

Whale

Whale of a TIFF

September 16, 2022September 18, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Brendan Fraser, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Darren Aronofsky, Empire of Light, Joanna Hogg, Martin McDonagh, Patrick and The Whale, Sam Mendes, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Whale, Tilda Swinton

Cetaceans and cetacean-sized humans close out a great festival in Toronto

Pearl

Goodbye, ‘Pearl’

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Pablo Gallaga 1 Comment Mia Goth, Pearl, Ti West, X

The fabulous Mia Goth can’t justify Ti West’s hasty sequel to ‘X’

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is Black Now and That’s OK

September 15, 2022September 19, 2022 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Boyd Holbrook, Halley Bailey, Hans Christian Andersen, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Moses Ingram, Neil Gaiman, The Little Mermaid, The Sandman, Tom Sturridge, Vanesu Samunyai, Viola Davis, Vivienne Acheampong

It’s also OK to criticize performances by Black actors

From Where They Stood

Photos at an Atrocity

September 14, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Christophe Cognet, From Where They Stood

‘From Where They Stood,’ a bafflingly pretentious French documentary about the Holocaust

Godard

The Classic Early Films of Jean-Luc Godard

September 13, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Alphaville, Anna Karina, Band Of Outsiders, Breathless, Brigette Bardot, Cahiers du Cinema, Francois Truffaut, Jean Seberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo

Legendary French director passes away at age 92

Don't Worry Darling

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What, Me Worry?

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments Chris Pine, Don't Worry Darling, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Jason Sudeikis, Olivia Wilde, Shia LaBoeuf

The insane, absurd publicity drama around ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ a middling movie with an A-list cast

Toronto

Toronto is on the Menu

September 12, 2022September 16, 2022 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Anya Taylor-Joy, Daniel Craig, Daniel Radcliffe, David Lynch, Edward Norton, Ethan Hawke, Glass Onion, Kate Hudson, Knives Out, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Ralph Fiennes, Rian Johnson, Steven Spielberg, The Fablemans, Toronto International Film Festival, Weird Al Yankovic

TIFF is back, featuring a ‘Knives Out’ sequel, a Spielberg semi-autobiography, a Weird Al parody biopic, and ‘The Menu’

Barbarian

Grosse Pointe Blech

September 9, 2022September 13, 2022 Jonpaul Henry Guinn 0 Comments Barbarian, Bill Skåsgard, Georgina Campbell, Justin Long, Zach Cregger

‘Barbarian’ teaches us to not pull the creepy rope

The Last Movie Stars

Newman And Woodward’s Own

September 7, 2022September 9, 2022 Lani Gonzalez 0 Comments Ethan Hawke, Harper, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, The Last Movie Stars, The Long Hot Summer

‘The Last Movie Stars,’ an intimate look at an old-school Hollywood power couple

Review-bombing

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Nothing Will Stop Review-Bombing

September 6, 2022September 14, 2022 Jake Harris 3 Comments Elon Musk, Ms. Marvel, Review-bombing, Rings of Power, She=Hulk

Online trolls can make or break a show’s reputation

Venice

Lights, Camera, Lido!

September 6, 2022September 7, 2022 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments Alejandro González Iñárritu, Athena, Cate Blanchett, Frederick Wiseman, Lars Von Trier, Luca Guadagnino, Nan Golden, Noah Baumbach, Paul Schrader, Romain Gavras, Tár, Timothée Chalamet, White Noise

A report from the Venice Biennale

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