The topic of immigration in today’s society is just as significant as ever. French director Boris Lojkine examines the lives of asylum-seeking migrants in his newest drama, Souleymane’s Story. It stars breakout Abou Sangare as the titular protagonist, a Guinean […]

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French writer-director Julien Colonna has made an edge-of-your-seat coming-of-age tale with his feature debut, The Kingdom. The mob thriller had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section. It stars Ghjuvanna Benedetti as a teenage […]

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After his return a few years ago with Crimes of the Future, body horror maestro David Cronenberg has quickly followed it up with what may be his most personal film yet. The Shrouds is another darkly funny futuristic thriller starring […]

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(Photo credit Mike Coppola/Getty Images) After truly independent filmmaker Sean Baker won the freeking Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, he was fast-tracked to Oscar nominations galore! Amazing! Tonight, Baker won Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, Editing and Directing […]

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Miguel Gomes, the Portuguese filmmaker behind Tabu, Arabian Nights, and The Tsugua Diaries, is back with a black-and-white-shot odyssey that toggles eras, cultures, and styles. Grand Tour, billed by MUBI as a “melodrama and screwball comedy with a cat-and-mouse chase […]

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Flow has now come home. Gints Zilbalodis’ double Oscar nominee for Best Animated Film and Best International Feature Film is now streaming on Max, following an ongoing theatrical run and ahead of its eventual 4K Criterion Collection release. This bold, […]

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There’s no better movie to arrive in early spring like Carson Lund’s Eephus. The Cannes and NYFF hit is a phenomenal baseball movie for anyone with a deep love of the classic American sport/pastime. Set in a baseball field in […]

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Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) is a force to be reckoned with in Armand. The psychological thriller marks the directorial debut of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman. It had its world […]

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One of the most mind-blowing, visually distinctive films to come out of the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year is Eat The Night from directing duo Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel (Jessica Forever). The French queer thriller, which premiered at […]

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Ryan J. Sloan’s directorial debut Gazer is a gritty fever dream filmed in 16mm. The psychological neo-noir, which premiered at Cannes Directors Fortnight, stars Ariella Mastroianni – who co-wrote and produced the film with Sloan – as a single mother […]

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