Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi (3 Faces) just won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival with his latest movie, It Was Just an Accident, which asks viewers to consider what they would do if offered a chance […]

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(The Middleburg Film Festival runs October 16-19 in Middleburg, Virginia, and lead critic Chris Reed is on the ground doing coverage for us. Check out his It Was Just an Accident movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of No Bears, the  latest from Iranian director Jafar Panahi. It opens Friday, December 23 at Film Forum before going wide in the new year. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd […]

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After 10 days of long standing ovations and exciting new titles making their world premieres, the 79th annual Venice Film Festival concluded yesterday with its awards ceremony, which sets the stage for Awards Season. The Julianne Moore-headed jury awarded the […]

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The 47th annual Toronto International Film Festival is coming back. After a more desolate festival last year due to COVID, people are hoping for a resurgence of both critics and attendees as numerous festival favorites and world premieres will screen […]

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