The 76th Cannes Film Festival came to a close today as the Ruben Östlund-headed jury awarded the Palme d’Or to Justine Triet’s courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall. The festival ran from May 16 to 27. The in-competition lineup featured […]

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Albert Serra, from Catalan, is one of modern cinema’s most visionary filmmakers. He has been a staple at Cannes with his last three films, The Death of Louis XIV, Liberte and now Pacifiction which debuted in the main competition at […]

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Well….it looks like everyone survived this year’s Fantastic Fest (unless you were cast in the ultra-violent South Korean bloodbath, Project Wolf Hunting). The heat outside was brutal and so was the madness on screen. With audiences returning back to Austin, […]

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Editors note: Triangle of Sadness is now playing in theaters stateside courtesy of NEON. Below is our review from its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. (The 2022 Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28, Our own Jack Schenker is […]

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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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After exploring the modern art world in The Square and examining marital tension in Force Majeure, Academy Award-nominated Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund returns with a new satirical black comedy that centers on capitalism and the super-rich. In Triangle of Sadness, […]

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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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It’s been a strange few years for the major North American film festivals. After starting off the year with a disappointing virtual Sundance, the 2022 SXSW film festival eagerly launched in person and was a huge success, helping to launch […]

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It’s another year on the Croisette. The 2022 Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 17 to 28. The lineup was announced dark and early (at the very least) in U.S. time. Featuring new work in-competition by David Cronenberg, […]

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Mike S. Ryan’s very biased 25 fave low budget American Indies of the ‘10 Decade. 1. Moonlight-Barry Jenkins 2. Meek’s Cutoff/Certain Woman– Kelly Reichardt 3. The Rider-Chloe Zhao 4. The Fits– Anna Rose Holmer 5. It Felt Like Love– Eliza […]

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