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A Spinoza professor undergoes an existential crisis in ‘The Basics of Philosophy’

September 8, 2026 Austin Tannenbaum 0 Comments art house cinema, Baruch Spinoza, Bill Pullman, Calvinism, Daniel Zovatto, drama, Ethics, existentialism, film review, First Reformed, Indie Film, Jack Huston, John Calvin, Karl Glusman, moral philosophy, movie review, Paul Schrader, Paul Schrader films, philosophy, predestination, Psychological Drama, religion, Sofia Boutella, Spinoza, The Basics of Philosophy, Venice Film Festival, Venice Film Festival 2026

At the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader Wrestles with Free Will and Determinism

Cannes Has Some Serious (and Some Comic) Daddy Issues

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments A24, Adam Driver, art house cinema, arthouse film, arthouse films, Asghar Farhadi, auteur cinema, award season, Camp Miasma, Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, cinema criticism, cinema culture, Club Kid, cold war cinema, Cristian Mungiu, daddy issues, directorial debuts, Disney Plus, Elijah Wood, European cinema, European film, fatherhood in film, Fatherland, festival acquisitions, festival buzz, Festival Coverage, film criticism, film distribution, film festival coverage, film festivals, Fjord, Friday the 13th, Gentle Monster, Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, Havana Rose Liu, Hirokazu Kore-eda, independent filmmaking, Indie Film, international cinema, Ira Sachs, James Gray, Jane Schoenbrun, Javier Bardem, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Lennon The Last Interview, John Travolta, Jordan Firstman, Kristen Stewart, Léa Seydoux, LGBTQ cinema, meta horror, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Michelle Rodriguez, midnight movies, movie industry news, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar contenders, Palme D'Or, Paper Tiger, Paweł Pawlikowski, Peter Jackson, Pierre Salvadori, postwar Germany, queer cinema, Quentin Dupieux, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sandra Hüller, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Lennon, Sebastian Stan, Slasher Movies, Sophie Thatcher, Steven Soderbergh, The Beatles, The Beloved, The Electric Kiss, The Fast and the Furious, Thomas Mann, Un Certain Regard, Vin Diesel, Woody Harrelson, world cinema

Family ties are being stretched for drama and laughs in festival film after film

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BFG Podcast #306: Michael Jackson, Ian McKellen, Anne Hathaway, Their Films and More

May 6, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments art world satire, back in black, BFG Podcast, blockbuster season, Bohemian Rhapsody, Book and Film Globe, british acting, celebrity biopics, cinema discussion, Colman Domingo, cultural criticism, Emily Blunt, entertainment journalism, entertainment podcast, fashion industry satire, fashion movies, film criticism, film criticism podcast, gillian gaar, Hollywood sequels, Ian McKellen, Indie Film, Jackson 5, jeff bezos parody, Justin Theroux, london art world, Meryl Streep, Michael Jackson, michael jackson biopic, michael movie, Michaela Coel, movie industry commentary, movie podcast, movie reviews, music biopics, music podcast, Neal Pollack, pop culture podcast, pop music movies, prestige cinema, sequel fatigue, Stephen Garrett, Steven Soderbergh, summer movie season, The Christophers, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Drama, victory tour

Neal Pollack, Gillian Gaar, and Stephen Garrett discuss biopics, drama, and people who oughtta retire

‘The Drama’ Uses Vomit in Place of Emotion, That’s Just the Start

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Alana Haim, Boston films, controversial films, dark comedy, European cinema, film criticism, film review, Indie Film, Kristoffer Borgli, Mamoudou Athie, Millennials, Robert Pattinson, romantic comedy satire, The Drama, Zendaya

Kristoffer Borgli wants to skewer modern romcom conventions but ends with a smug exercise in millennial self-loathing

Humanity Counters Robot Overload at SXSW 2026

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments ai robots, ai themes in film, alex prager, Amy Poehler, Apple TV Plus, artificial intelligence, Austin Texas, automation culture, Barack Obama, Better Call Saul, Bill Hader, Boots Riley, Curry Barker, David E. Kelley, Demi Moore, Disclosure Day, dreamquil, Elizabeth Banks, Elle Fanning, Eric Andre, Festival Coverage, Film festival, Film Premieres, HBO comedy, human vs ai, I Love Boosters, iheartradio awards, Inde Navarrette, Indie Film, jeff schaffer, John C. Reilly, John Carney, Juliette Lewis, Keke Palmer, Larry David, life larry and the pursuit of unhappiness, margos got money troubles, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Jonas, Nick Offerman, obsession horror, Paul Rudd, Pluribus, podcasting trends, power ballad, Rhea Seehorn, robotics, rufi thorpe, self driving cars, Sorry To Bother You, South By Southwest, Steven Spielberg, streaming TV, susie essman, SXSW 2026, tech festival, Terry Gross, tesla robot, the big picture podcast, TV Premieres, vanessa prager, Vince Gilligan, waymo, Will Ferrell

The film and TV slate doubled down on the value of the human touch amid what felt like a ‘bot takeover.

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‘Pillion’ Is Sexy in Leather

February 18, 2026February 24, 2026 Laura Pruden 0 Comments Adam Mars-Jones, Alexander Skarsgard, BDSM, biker gang, Box Hill, British film, Bromley London, dominant submissive relationship, Douglas Hodge, erotic drama, gay BDSM, gay cinema, Harry Lighton, Harry Melling, Indie Film, Lesley Sharp, LGBTQ film, motorcycle club, Pillion, queer romance, rom-com

Harry Lighton’s daring BDSM biker romance pairs Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård in a tender, unsettling study of power, devotion, and self-discovery

Sundance’s Last Stand in Park City Delivers Sex, Surprises, and a Farewell to Redford

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Alex Huston Fischer, Alexander Skarsgard, Araki, BDMS, Blossoms Shanghai, Boulder Colorado, Cesc Gay, Cooper Hoffman, Eccles Theater, Edward Norton, Eleanor Wilson, Festival Coverage, Ghost of Robert Redford, Glen Powell, Gothic Comedy, Gregg Araki, Helmut Newton, I Want Your Sex, Indie Film, Invito, Jessica Alexander, NPR, Olivia Colman, Olivia Wilde, Park City, Seth Rogen, Sundance, Sundance 2026, Sundance Film Festival, The Invite, The People Upstairs, The Wicker Husband, USA Film Festivals, Utah, WETA Workshop, Wicker, Wicker Husband

After nearly 50 years in Utah, boundary-pushing premieres from Olivia Wilde, Gregg Araki, and a wicker-nippled Skarsgård

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BFG Podcast #314: Lanterns, Coyotes, Acme Discussions

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0

Neal and Rob unpack private equity and falling anvils; Neal and Nick pick over HBO’s new superhero series

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Ridley Scott Is Back, Flying By the Light of ‘The Dog Stars’

August 28, 2026August 31, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

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Maybe You Can Go Home Again, Samba Traore

August 27, 2026August 30, 2026 William Schwartz 0

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40 Years On, UConn’s Geno Auriemma is Still Butting Heads… and Winning

August 26, 2026August 30, 2026 Jon Hart 0

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