Jordan M. Smith

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Criterion Collection: The Great Beauty | Blu-ray Review

In Paolo Sorrentino’s lavishly received Italian crime potboiler Il Divo, the stage is set with a world building montage that places us in a...

Mysterious Skin | Blu-ray Review

It’s been a decade since Gregg Araki’s arresting coming-of-age examination of the ramifications of child molestation debuted at the Venice Film Festival in 2004...

Interview: Frank Pavich (Jodorowsky’s Dune)

You might remember Frank Pavich from his history of the New York hardcore music scene in N.Y.H.C., which found its release over a decade...

Jodorowsky’s Dune | Review

Resurrecting Sci-fi Legend: Pavich Taps Alejandro Frank Herbert's epic novel Dune has been a sci-fi benchmark since it's original release back in 1965, and since,...

Criterion Collection: A Brief History of Time | Blu-ray Review

In wake of the massive non-fiction success that was The Thin Blue Line, singular director Errol Morris really could have done any number of...

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Titanic Ocean | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Deep Sea, Baby: Kotzamani Goes Down Where It’s Wetter Greek...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’

The only title to have had its world premiere...

Minotaur | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Cranes Aren’t Flying: Zvyagintsev Unleashes Primordial Tendencies “They always...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’

We nearly lost this master filmmaker during the Covid...
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