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20-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Entertainment

Anniversary Review: A Happy Family is Torn Apart in Jan Komasa’s Haunting Drama

Jan Komasa’s Anniversary should be in the running for least-subtle movie of the year. It should also be in the…

BFI London Review: My Father’s Shadow is a Lovely Tale of Familial Bonding That Plays Things Safe

Telling an authentic, politically charged story from a child’s perspective can be a challenge. For tales set during a period…

Ballad of a Small Player Review: A Delicious, Nasty Exuberance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Telluride coverage. Ballad of a Small Player is now…

NYFF 25: The Currents, Gavagai, Is This Thing On? 

Both in life and in the movies, things are not always what they seem. The award-winning career woman may look…

It’s A Process: Kelly Reichardt on “The Mastermind” and Josh O’Connor’s Timeless Mug

When reflecting on the greatest American filmmakers of the 21st century, any conversation would be incomplete without Kelly Reichardt. The…

BFI London Review: Bad Apples Sets Saoirse Ronan in a Twisty Thriller

To international viewers, Bad Apples will play like a conventional dark comedy about a schoolteacher pushed too far by a…

CBS Wants Your Sitcom Time to Be Spent at the “DMV”

There’s something comforting about a well-done workplace comedy. It’s the relatability of people sanded down by capitalism, forced to go…

The Darkest Samurai Film Ever Made: Toshio Matsumoto’s “Shura”

What compels a man to descend into madness? At what point does he abandon reason to pursue the unspeakable? Man…

You Play Well: Diane Keaton (1946-2025)

“I mean, do I really care if a handful of my poems are read after I’m gone forever? Is that…

NYFF 2025: The 63rd Edition Comes to a Close

In the second week of the 2025 New York Film Festival, President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a…