James Madio brings back to life featherweight boxing champion Willie Pep in The Featherweight. Cinematographer Robert Kolodny makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Steve Loff that pays tribute to both an athlete and the cinema verité of […]

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Known for her examinations of the Holocaust in her Oscar-nominated features Europa Europa and In Darkness, Agnieszka Holland turns her focus to the ever-pressing refugee crisis in her revelatory new film Green Border. Shot in crisp black and white, it […]

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Documentary filmmaking duo Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross know how to capture up close and personal the lives of youth in modern rural America. Following a fruitful festival run that took them from Venice to SXSW to the brand […]

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Following the global success of his Oscar-winning Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi ventured to a rural village just outside Tokyo to film – in secret – his newest drama. Evil Does Not Exist is considered a return to the director’s […]

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When Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away from cancer in March 2023 at age 71, the world lost one of its greatest musicians. Now, his legacy is captured in a stunning new documentary directed by his son, Neo Sora. The iconic, Oscar-winning […]

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“What is stronger, your fear or your love for me?” One of the most exciting, versatile filmmakers of today is without a doubt, Bertrand Bonello. The French writer-director (Saint Laurent, Nocturama) returns with his futuristic tenth feature that is sure […]

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As we are getting closer to the 96th Academy Awards, one of the nominees for Best International Feature will finally head to U.S. theaters on February 23, just around the corner. Io Capitano is the eleventh feature from writer-director Matteo […]

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Could Harmony Korine bring forth a new stage of cinema? The boundary-pushing filmmaker made headlines when he announced plans to form EDGLRD, a Florida-based multimedia collective that produces films, video games, and other new media undertakings that are developed mainly […]

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Whenever he’s not playing your usual villain in blockbusters, Mads Mikkelsen displays his impeccable wide range of acting in his native Denmark. He is just fresh off a Best Actor win at the European Film Awards for his performance in […]

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Goran Stolevski is a filmmaker on the rise who’s had three strong features over the last few years. The Macedonian-Australian director made a splash at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival with his witchy horror You Won’t Be Alone. He followed […]

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