In The Balconettes (which I recently reviewed), French actress/writer/director Noémie Merlant (Mi iubita, mon amour) delivers an exciting sophomore effort behind the camera, crafting a powerful feminist tale about physical and sexual assault and its horrific consequences. Seamlessly working over-the-top comedy into the mix, […]

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(The 2025 Vashon Island Film Fest runs August 7-10 on beautiful Vashon Island, just a ferry ride from Seattle. HtN has coverage coming your way like this The Balconettes movie review by Chris Reed! Seen it? Join the conversation with […]

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Years after breaking out in Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Noémie Merlant is also making a name for herself as a director. This time, she unleashes a wave of revenge in her sophomore feature The Balconettes. Directing […]

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The Vashon Film Institute (VFI), the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the film slate for its fourth annual Vashon Island Film Festival (VIFF), set for August 7-10. VIFF will screen nine features […]

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The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the first slate of films for its 77th edition across many sections, from the Competition to Un Certain Regard. It will be held from May 14 through 25. Ahead of the announcement, a few […]

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The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed. The nominations in 12 categories recognize independent/arthouse films and breakout TV from this year. The ceremony will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Monday, November 28. Angelica […]

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From the early to mid-2000s, writer-director Todd Field delivered two incredible dramas set in American suburbia, In The Bedroom and Little Children. For about a decade and a half since then, no one has heard anything new from the Oscar-nominated […]

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Jacques Audiard (A Prophet; Rust and Bone) made his return to the Cannes Film Festival last year with Paris, 13th District, a black-and-white shot tale of modern-day love and sex set in the City of Lights. His first film since […]

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(Rendez-Vous with French Cinema takes place at Film at Lincoln Center from March 3 – 13. M.J. O’Toole has this movie review of Paris, 13th District which plays on March 4 and 7. It will be released in theaters on […]

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I met with Belgian director Zoé Wittock, making her feature debut, on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, to discuss her delightfully strange Jumbo, a film about a troubled young woman who falls in love with […]

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