Tag: Denzel Washington

2024 Golden Globe Awards: Emilia Pérez, The Brutalist & Anora Take Pole Positions

It'll be a Cannes Film Festival competition rematch alongside the critical darling (Best Director) winning competition film from the Venice Film Festival. Emilia Pérez...

Gladiator II | Review

Eternity and a Day: Scott Rehashes the Dying Embers of an Empire “The movie doesn’t have to be great; it can be stupid and empty...

The Tragedy of Macbeth | Review

O Brother Wherefore Art Thou: Joel Cohen’s Stunning Solo Shakespeare Joel Coen’s first solo effort as director sans brother Ethan is visually sumptuous, visceral Shakespeare:...

The Little Things | Review

Devil Detail: Hancock Probes Processes in Neo-Noir Throwback In a city of angels, there are an awful lot of devils dwelling, which is part of...

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom [Video Review]

It’s Rainey’s Men: Wolfe Wows with Ardent Adaptation of Eloquent Wilson Play August Wilson, arguably the most notable and influential Black playwright lionized for his...

Devil in a Blue Dress | Blu-ray Review

Director Carl Franklin followed the success of 1992’s break-out thriller One False Move with his most notable work to date, Devil in a Blue...

The Equalizer | Review

Sequelizer: Fuqua Resurrects Vintage TV Series to Maudlin Effect Upon the project’s official announcement, it may not have seemed a necessarily surprising or even awful...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...