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The Tax Collector Review: David Ayer’s Crime Drama is at War with Itself

In the world of masculine cinema, there may be no more divisive and inconsistent an auteur than David Ayer. Indeed, even writing the words ...

Psychomagic, A Healing Art Review: Alejandro Jodorowsky Pitches His Form of Trauma Therapy

Out Stealing Horses Review: Stellan Skarsgård Escapes His Past in Melancholic Drama

I Used to Go Here Review: Gillian Jacobs Searches for Validation in Thoughtful Dramedy

Waiting for the Barbarians Review: Tainted Colonial Drama Takes Moralizing Tone

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Telluride Film Festival Reveals What Would’ve Screened at This Year’s Edition

Three New Films by Steve McQueen Will World Premiere at the 58th New York Film Festival

First Look at Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodóvar’s The Human Voice, Set for Venice Premiere

TIFF 2020 Lineup Features Films by Mira Nair, Werner Herzog, Halle Berry, Regina King & More

Charlie Kaufman May Adapt Japanese Novel Memory Police

Time to look inside, long for the experiences of others, and assess your failing relationship: Charlie Kaufman season is here. The arrival of his new feature I...

Sophy Romvari Launches Exquisite Shorts, a New Approach to Curation and Distribution

While film festivals are a vital birthplace for new work, offering an opportunity for filmmakers to connect with audiences and gain attention in the hopes of a...

Alamo Drafthouse Offers Private Movie Theater Rentals Starting at $150

Even as movie theaters begin to reopen across the country and safety protocols are in place, you may rightfully be fearful of those sitting next to you. Would ...

Denis Lavant & Angeliki Papoulia to Star in Helena Wittmann’s Human Flowers of Flesh

One of the most entrancing films I've seen in the last few years has been Helena Wittmann's debut feature Drift, screened at New Directors/New Films back in 20...

Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek Movie Was a 1930s Gangster Film Set on Earth

In between the release of The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, some news in the world of Quentin Tarantino broke that was highly illogical, ...

Disney Ceases 4K UHD Production on Catalog Titles, Including Fox Library

In an era of media where the proliferation of streaming services means an unprecedented selection of films available at the click of a button, this ease of acc...

The Tax Collector Review: David Ayer’s Crime Drama is at War with Itself

In the world of masculine cinema, there may be no more divisive and inconsistent an auteur than David Ayer. Indeed, even writing the words "auteur" and "David ...

Ben Affleck Heads to Chinatown to Direct The Big Goodbye

Ben Affleck is traveling back to the '70s for his next directorial feature, specifically looking at the making of a Hollywood classic. He's set to adapt The Bi...

One Perfect Shot is Becoming an HBO Max Series Produced by Ava DuVernay

The world of Film Twitter is expanding. One Perfect Shot, the popular Twitter account that doles out cinematic beauty one still at a time, is becoming a TV ser...

I Used To Go Here Director Kris Rey on Accessible Art, External Validation, and Remembering Lynn Shelton

With her fourth feature, writer/director Kris Rey teamed with lead actor Gillian Jacobs (“Love”) to create I Used To Go Here, a comedy focused on a newly publi...

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