May 08, 2025
Entertainment, Film, Interviews, News, TV show
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Dea Kulumbegashvili on April
Acclaimed Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili makes films that transport the viewer both to the rural region, at the foot of…
May 08, 2025
Cymbeline, Entertainment, Film, Michael Almereyda, News, TV show
Michael Almereyda’s Cymbeline Screens In 10th-Anniversary Event on May 16
Shakespeare adaptations are not the surest commercial prospect; asking audiences to show for a contemporary riff on one of the…
May 08, 2025
Cannes 2025, Entertainment, Festivals, Film, News, TV show
2025 Cannes Classics Lineup Features David Lynch, Edward Yang, John Woo, Stanley Kubrick & More
With the Cannes Film Festival just around the corner, the festival has now unveiled its Classics lineup, featuring new restorations,…
May 08, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals, Film, Friendship, News, Paul Rudd, Reviews, TIFF 2024, Tim Robinson, TV show
Friendship Review: Tim Robinson Masters Cringe in Hysterically Funny Comedy
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 TIFF coverage. Friendship opens in theaters on May 9.…
May 07, 2025
Entertainment, Film, News, Short Films in Focus, TV show
Short Films in Focus: Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers
It’s time to take a break from the kinds of social injustice movies covered in this column for the past…
May 07, 2025
All of a Sudden, Entertainment, Film, News, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tao Okamoto, TV show, Virginie Efira
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Will Direct Paris-Set Drama All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto
While he’d long been rumored to be working in France on a film titled Our Apprenticeship, Ryusuke Hamaguchi told us…
May 07, 2025
Entertainment, Fight or Flight, Film, James Madigan, Josh Hartnett, News, Reviews, TV show
Fight or Flight Review: Aviation Thriller Leans On the Sturdy Charm of Josh Hartnett
When James Madigan’s action picture Fight or Flight works it’s because of Josh Hartnett. The premise is fairly simple: a…
May 06, 2025
Entertainment, Far Flungers, Film, News, TV show
“Cookie’s Fortune”: A Little Southern Comedy
Roger Ebert once observed on Robert Altman: “There may not have been a director who liked actors more.” Altman’s 1999…
May 06, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals & Awards, Film, News, TV show
The 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival
With more than 100 screenings and events, panels, book signings and special presentations, the 16th annual Turner Classic Film Festival…
May 06, 2025
David Mamet, Entertainment, Film, Henry Johnson, News, Reviews, TV show
Henry Johnson Review: The Abyss Stares Back in David Mamet’s Effective Prison Drama
The abyss stares back––that’s the overwhelming feeling of David Mamet’s new film Henry Johnson. It’s based on his play of…