Park Chan-wook returns with No Other Choice, which might be his most wickedly funny film yet. Lee Byung Hun stars as Man-su, a paper manufacturing specialist who has spent 25 years climbing the corporate ladder only to be unceremoniously laid […]

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It’s that time of year again. After previously announcing its Opening Night (After the Hunt), Centerpiece (Father Mother Sister Brother), and Closing Night (Is This Thing On?) films, the New York Film Festival has unveiled its full Main Slate lineup […]

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The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 – September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs, including Park Chan-wook, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, […]

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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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(The 60th New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 30-October 16. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s movie review of Decision To Leave. Now playing in select theaters. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) South Korean director […]

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The world has undoubtedly changed, which has affected every living breathing thing (humans, animals, organisms, monsters, and zombies) and we have all had to make some adjustments. But you know what has not changed…the biggest granddaddy of genre festivals in […]

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Six years after The Handmaiden, South Korean master Park Chan-wook returns with a new erotic thriller of Hitchcokian proportions that is bound to make jaws drop and heads spin. The Oldboy director premiered his romantic thriller Decision To Leave at […]

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The Fantastic Fest will be making its in-person return for the 2022 edition. The Austin-set festival will be (mainly) screening a variety of horror films from all over the world. It is scheduled to run from September 22 – 29 […]

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The main slate for the 60th annual New York Film Festival is bursting with unmissable auteur titles. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, it will take place from September 30 through October 16 in Lincoln Center and in other venues […]

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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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