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4 hours ago

Honey Don't! Is Only Worth Watching For the Sexual Swagger

Honey Don't! feels like a challenge, daring the audience to decide if it's just goofy, just horny, or just diverting enough to make up for how it runs out of gas long before the credits roll.
Independent films
#cannes-film-festival
fromtime.com
2 days ago
Film

Jennifer Lawrence Gives Her Best Performance Yet in the Postpartum Fever Dream Die, My Love

Film
fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

Cannes 2025: Leave One Day, The Gold Rush | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

The 78th Cannes Film Festival opened with a low-key musical film, challenging traditional expectations for an opening night selection.
Film
fromSlate Magazine
7 hours ago

One of the World's Greatest Filmmakers Was Banned From Filmmaking. Now He's Back With a Vengeance.

Jafar Panahi's film marks his triumphant return to Cannes after a 14-year ban, showcasing powerful themes of guilt and political oppression.
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fromRoger Ebert
4 days ago

Cannes 2025 Video #3: Festival Dispatch with Robert Daniels | Chaz at Cannes | Roger Ebert

Chaz Ebert and Robert Daniels discuss key films at Cannes 2025, highlighting notable entries like 'Urchin' directed by Harris Dickerson.
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fromRoger Ebert
1 week ago

Cannes 2025: Sound of Falling, Reedland | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

Cannes Film Festival showcases ambitious narratives that encourage active viewer engagement, with notable film "Sound of Falling" as a key highlight.
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson's directorial debuts: Between obvious experimentation and sentimental classicism

Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson's directorial debuts at Cannes reflect their distinct storytelling styles and thematic focuses.
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fromtime.com
2 days ago

Jennifer Lawrence Gives Her Best Performance Yet in the Postpartum Fever Dream Die, My Love

Die, My Love explores the complex relationship between love, desire, and the mental struggles of new motherhood.
#cultural-commentary
fromtime.com
9 hours ago
Silicon Valley food

With Mountainhead, the Creator of Succession Targets a Group That's Beyond Satire

Mountainhead satirizes the absurdity and moral vacuity of today's tech elite, highlighting their reckless decisions and lack of accountability.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago
US news

Fresh Air Weekend: America's 'pronatalist' movement; Daria Burke on overcoming trauma

Weekend show features discussions on cultural topics like the pronatalist movement, unique film themes, and personal narratives of overcoming hardship.
Silicon Valley food
fromtime.com
9 hours ago

With Mountainhead, the Creator of Succession Targets a Group That's Beyond Satire

Mountainhead satirizes the absurdity and moral vacuity of today's tech elite, highlighting their reckless decisions and lack of accountability.
#character-study
Independent films
fromVulture
4 days ago

The Nutty, Colorful, and Moving Sister Midnight Is Well Worth Seeing

Karan Kandhari's 'Sister Midnight' offers an imaginative portrayal of a young woman's frustrations in Mumbai, marked by character-driven narrative shifts.
Independent films
fromVulture
4 days ago

The Nutty, Colorful, and Moving Sister Midnight Is Well Worth Seeing

Karan Kandhari's 'Sister Midnight' offers an imaginative portrayal of a young woman's frustrations in Mumbai, marked by character-driven narrative shifts.
#mission-impossible
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Review: Mission Impossible Final Reckoning' is HOW LONG?

The lengthy runtime strains both the narrative and audience patience, overshadowing some exciting moments.
Ethan Hunt's character portrayal shifts towards a more saintly figure, detracting from previous relatable heroism.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 week ago

'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' Review: Tom Cruise Delivers The Best And Worst Of The Franchise

The latest Mission: Impossible film struggles with pacing and coherence but delivers high-stakes thrills by the end.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
12 hours ago

Overblown and inanely plotted, Mission: Impossible's 'Final Reckoning' still thrills

The evolution of pop culture reflects a trend toward longer, more extravagant productions, as illustrated by the 'Mission: Impossible' series.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Show me the tummy! Tom Cruise doesn't need sleep, help or clothes in Mission: Impossible

Tom Cruise dominates the final Mission: Impossible film, showcasing his physicality and charisma, reinforcing his status as Hollywood's biggest star.
Independent films
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

The new Mission: Impossible is a comedy wearing a convincing disguise

The film prioritizes exhilarating action and Tom Cruise's stunts over narrative cohesion, embodying the franchise's appeal.
Dead Reckoning is just the beginning, hinting at a larger series culmination amid AI-themed storytelling.
Film
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Review: Mission Impossible Final Reckoning' is HOW LONG?

The lengthy runtime strains both the narrative and audience patience, overshadowing some exciting moments.
Ethan Hunt's character portrayal shifts towards a more saintly figure, detracting from previous relatable heroism.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 week ago

'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' Review: Tom Cruise Delivers The Best And Worst Of The Franchise

The latest Mission: Impossible film struggles with pacing and coherence but delivers high-stakes thrills by the end.
#jane-austen
#family-drama
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Hallow Road review Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys race to rescue daughter in cracking thriller

Hallow Road is a suspense thriller about repressed family guilt, notable for its strong script and performances.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Hallow Road review Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys race to rescue daughter in cracking thriller

Hallow Road is a suspense thriller about repressed family guilt, notable for its strong script and performances.
#adventure
fromThe Washington Post
14 hours ago

Review | Action-packed 'Fountain of Youth' has everything - except a soul

The film is a professional piece of work but ultimately feels soulless, like it was generated by AI using familiar action-adventure tropes and beats.
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#lilo--stitch
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fromConsequence
3 days ago

With Lilo & Stitch, Disney Gets Its Swagger Back: Review

The 2025 Lilo & Stitch live-action adaptation remains faithful to the original while implementing smart changes for a modern audience.
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago
Independent films

Lilo & Stitch review: There's no reason for a scruffy alien mutt to exist, but it does and only a grump could deny its heart

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fromConsequence
3 days ago

With Lilo & Stitch, Disney Gets Its Swagger Back: Review

The 2025 Lilo & Stitch live-action adaptation remains faithful to the original while implementing smart changes for a modern audience.
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago
Independent films

Lilo & Stitch review: There's no reason for a scruffy alien mutt to exist, but it does and only a grump could deny its heart

#family-dynamics
fromVulture
1 day ago
Film

The Sublime Sentimental Value Is the Toast of This Year's Cannes Film Festival

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fromVulture
1 day ago

The Sublime Sentimental Value Is the Toast of This Year's Cannes Film Festival

The film explores the complexities of familial relationships, particularly the communication struggles between Nora and her estranged father, Gustav.
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fromRoger Ebert
1 day ago

Cannes 2025: A Private Life, The Disappearance of Josef Mengele | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

Jodie Foster makes her leading role debut in French film 'A Private Life,' navigating complex themes of identity and perception.
#love-story
#wes-anderson
#spike-lee
Independent films
fromVulture
3 days ago

Highest 2 Lowest Is All the Best and Worst of Spike Lee

Highest 2 Lowest explores themes of morality and legacy through the lens of aging artists facing change.
fromIndieWire
4 days ago
Independent films

'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Spike Lee Returns with a Jarringly Fun and Upbeat Riff on One of Akira Kurosawa's Bleakest Films

Independent films
fromVulture
3 days ago

Highest 2 Lowest Is All the Best and Worst of Spike Lee

Highest 2 Lowest explores themes of morality and legacy through the lens of aging artists facing change.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
4 days ago

'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Spike Lee Returns with a Jarringly Fun and Upbeat Riff on One of Akira Kurosawa's Bleakest Films

Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' reinterprets Kurosawa's story, showcasing timeless themes of greed and desperation in today's context.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Highest 2 Lowest review Spike Lee and Denzel Washington remake Kurosawa in fine style

Spike Lee's film reimagines Kurosawa's 'High and Low' as a vibrant New York sports and music adventure.
#directorial-debut
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Chronology of Water review: Kristen Stewart makes a traumatic splash with directorial debut

Kristen Stewart's directorial debut navigates themes of trauma, identity, and recovery through the lens of a young abuse survivor's artistic journey.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Chronology of Water review: Kristen Stewart makes a traumatic splash with directorial debut

Kristen Stewart's directorial debut navigates themes of trauma, identity, and recovery through the lens of a young abuse survivor's artistic journey.
fromRoger Ebert
3 days ago

The Red Carpets of the 2025 Chicago Critics Film Festival | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

I'm grateful to be here and this film has made me realize that I can turn pain into art.
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#cannes-2023
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fromVulture
5 days ago

The Little Sister's Nadia Melliti Is Cannes's Breakout Star

Nadia Melliti delivers a stunning performance in her debut role, captivating critics at Cannes with emotional depth and naturalism.
Film
fromVulture
5 days ago

The Little Sister's Nadia Melliti Is Cannes's Breakout Star

Nadia Melliti delivers a stunning performance in her debut role, captivating critics at Cannes with emotional depth and naturalism.
Film
fromVulture
4 days ago

Alexander Skarsgard Does a Lot Without Words in This Salty-Sweet BDSM Romance

Pillion portrays a tender self-discovery journey of an inexperienced man exploring BDSM with a dominant partner.
#ari-aster
fromAnOther
4 days ago
Independent films

Eddington Review: Ari Aster's Surreal, Violent Satire of Covid-Era Madness

fromAnOther
4 days ago
Independent films

Eddington Review: Ari Aster's Surreal, Violent Satire of Covid-Era Madness

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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Urchin review - Harris Dickinson homelessness drama is terrific directorial debut

Harris Dickinson's debut film provides a compassionate and thought-provoking perspective on homelessness, emphasizing emotional struggles and societal disparities.
#lynne-ramsay
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fromIndieWire
6 days ago

'Die My Love' Review: Jennifer Lawrence Goes Full Feral in Lynne Ramsay's Intense, Exhausting Postpartum Psychosexual Frenzy

Jennifer Lawrence delivers an unforgettable performance in 'Die My Love,' vividly portraying the torment of postpartum depression and psychosexual desires.
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fromIndieWire
6 days ago

'Die My Love' Review: Jennifer Lawrence Goes Full Feral in Lynne Ramsay's Intense, Exhausting Postpartum Psychosexual Frenzy

Jennifer Lawrence delivers an unforgettable performance in 'Die My Love,' vividly portraying the torment of postpartum depression and psychosexual desires.
#documentary
fromThe Washington Post
1 week ago

Review | 'Hurry Up Tomorrow': The Weeknd's love letter to himself

Tesfaye's film "Hurry Up Tomorrow" serves as a self-indulgent love letter to fans but ultimately showcases his tedious self-regard rather than impactful storytelling.
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#tim-robinson
Independent films
fromDefector
1 week ago

Netflix Keeps Ruining Action Movies | Defector

Gareth Evans masterfully blends chaotic violence with martial arts precision, particularly in his latest film 'Havoc'.
#final-destination
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fromKqed
1 week ago

Horror With a Side of Hilarity: 'Final Destination Bloodlines' Is Bloody Glorious

Final Destination Bloodlines blends horror with humor, transforming ordinary objects into elaborate, deadly machines of mayhem.
fromIndieWire
1 week ago
Independent films

'Final Destination Bloodlines' Review: The Freak Accident Franchise Beats the Odds with Its Best Film Yet

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fromKqed
1 week ago

Horror With a Side of Hilarity: 'Final Destination Bloodlines' Is Bloody Glorious

Final Destination Bloodlines blends horror with humor, transforming ordinary objects into elaborate, deadly machines of mayhem.
fromIndieWire
1 week ago
Independent films

'Final Destination Bloodlines' Review: The Freak Accident Franchise Beats the Odds with Its Best Film Yet

fromIndieWire
1 week ago

Horror Movie Legend Veronica Cartwright Returns to Her Hitchcockian Roots with 'The Ruse'

Over her 60-plus-year career, Veronica Cartwright has become known for her roles in memorable horror films, returning to the genre in 'The Ruse'.
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fromThe Miami Times
1 week ago

'Black Tea' gets its NYC premiere at the 2025 New York African Film Festival

The film starts with a vibrant scene depicting Aya's inner conflict at her wedding, showcasing the complexities of love and personal freedom in a distracting narrative.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

First Shift review like Training Day with the good bits removed

Boll's ineptitude for pacing has not waned, evident from the opening sequence of mundane activities stretching on for long minutes with little to engage the viewer.
Independent films
#friendship
fromKqed
2 weeks ago
Independent films

True Bromance? 'Friendship' Is a Biting Satire About Male Loneliness

from48 hills
1 week ago
Film

Screen Grabs: Swamp Dogg's delightfully digressive bachelor pad, the documentary - 48 hills

fromKqed
2 weeks ago
Independent films

True Bromance? 'Friendship' Is a Biting Satire About Male Loneliness

from48 hills
1 week ago
Film

Screen Grabs: Swamp Dogg's delightfully digressive bachelor pad, the documentary - 48 hills

#italian-american-culture
fromKqed
1 week ago
Silicon Valley food

'Nonnas' Is the Comforting Dish We All Need Right Now

fromKqed
1 week ago
Silicon Valley food

'Nonnas' Is the Comforting Dish We All Need Right Now

fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Review | 'Juliet & Romeo': Shakespeare gets malled

Panning a movie like "Juliet & Romeo" is a little like kicking a puppy. A puppy that chews the furniture, soils the rugs and projectile vomits on the guests.
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#josh-hartnett
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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Review | Stow your tray tables and brace for comedy in 'Fight or Flight'

Josh Hartnett's return to acting showcases a refreshing depth after years away from the spotlight.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Review | Stow your tray tables and brace for comedy in 'Fight or Flight'

Josh Hartnett's return to acting showcases a refreshing depth after years away from the spotlight.
#slasher
#1980s-cinema
fromInverse
2 weeks ago
Independent films

40 Years Later, The Most Ambitious 'Alien' Knockoff Is Still Quietly Chilling

fromInverse
2 weeks ago
Independent films

40 Years Later, The Most Ambitious 'Alien' Knockoff Is Still Quietly Chilling

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Summer of 69 film review charming, if overfamiliar, teen sex comedy

The film’s unexpected title, a play on the popular sex position, quickly establishes its comedic and playful tone, that veers into the realms of nostalgic yet fresh storytelling.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

In 'Sinners,' the blues is a portal between this world and the next

The film Sinners explores the deep connection between blues music and Black spirituality, highlighting the complexities of sin and cultural identity.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Bonjour Tristesse Is Lovely and Unconvincing

Chew-Bose fills her frame with sun-dappled bodies and faces, tasteful outfits, elegant spaces, and the easygoing languor that comes with the seaside sojourns of the wealthy.
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#marvel
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fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

'Thunderbolts*' hits the ground running at the box office at first place

"Thunderbolts" leads the box office with $31.5 million on its opening day, hailed as Marvel's most entertaining film in years.
#rust
fromVulture
3 weeks ago
Independent films

Sadness Hangs Over Rust, in More Ways Than One

The film Rust is heavily marked by the accidental death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, influencing its perception and narrative.
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
Film

Alec Baldwin's 'Rust': The only thing that's worth seeing in Western is also the most tragic

'Rust' is a movie released under shadowy circumstances following a tragic incident involving Alec Baldwin and Halyna Hutchins.
Despite its completion, the film is deemed mediocre and uncomfortable to watch, associated with a devastating tragedy.
Independent films
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Sadness Hangs Over Rust, in More Ways Than One

The film Rust is heavily marked by the accidental death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, influencing its perception and narrative.
Film
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Alec Baldwin's 'Rust': The only thing that's worth seeing in Western is also the most tragic

'Rust' is a movie released under shadowy circumstances following a tragic incident involving Alec Baldwin and Halyna Hutchins.
Despite its completion, the film is deemed mediocre and uncomfortable to watch, associated with a devastating tragedy.
#a-simple-favor
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fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

The Best Films to See This May

Paolo Sorrentino's film, 'Parthenope,' explores the complexities of female beauty through a Neapolitan protagonist's journey, revealing societal expectations and personal struggles.
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fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

Review | 'Words of War' commemorates the courage of a Russian journalist

The film 'Words of War' highlights journalist Anna Politkovskaya's bravery in exposing truth amidst danger, contrasting with mainstream superhero films.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 weeks ago

FilmWatch Weekly: Seaside settings in Nicolas Cage's 'The Surfer,' a remade 'Bonjour Tristesse,' and the sequel 'Another Simple Favor' * Oregon ArtsWatch

Cage's unnamed protagonist arrives at a remote Australian beach with his teenage son, intending to share his surfing experiences, but faces violent hostility from local yahoos.
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fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

Review | Do yourself a favor: Decline 'Another Simple Favor'

My main issue with 'Another Simple Favor' is that it exemplifies what I call a Location Vacation Movie—horribly written, yet the cast must be drawn by the stunning scenery.
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