Tag: Kodi Smit-McPhee

Maria | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

Songs from the Specious Floor: Larrain Imagines the Last Days of a Diva A penny for the thoughts of Maria Callas regarding Pablo Larraín’s glossy...

The Power of the Dog | Review

Dog Days Aren’t Over: Campion Returns with Menacing Gothic Western Although Jane Campion’s work in television has created an innovative and expansive platform for the...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #17. Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog Produced by Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman Directed by Jane Campion Written by Jane Campion Starring: Kirsten Dunst,...

Slow West | Review

Western Dreams: Maclean’s Accomplished, Stylized Debut Scottish musician John Maclean makes a handsome directorial debut with Slow West, a period western set mainly in 19th century Colorado....

All the Wilderness | Review

Wild at Heart: Johnson’s Solipsistic, Sincere Coming-of-Age Drama Initially titled The Wilderness of James when it premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, Michael Johnson’s...

Young Ones | Review

Young at Heart: Paltrow’s Sci-Fi Western is All Dried Up Dystopic draught heralds the end of times for the parable that serves as Jake Paltrow’s...

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Review

Monkey Trouble: Reeves Get a Crack at Famed Cinematic Simian Franchise It’s kind of wild to think how much cinematic mileage (now eight films and...

A Birder’s Guide to Everything | Review

Bird is the Word: Meyer’s Debut a Well Meaning But Slight Observation Bird watching seems to be something of a recent cinematic inspiration, though has...

Sundance 2014: Colangelo, Shelton, Corbijn, Winterbottom, Araki & Gareth Evans Among 16 V.I.Ps

The Sundance Film Festival made their final feature film line-ups with the Premieres category announcements. Sixteen films with huge name talent, returnee filmmakers and...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #9. Ari Folman’s The Congress

The Congress Director/Writer: Ari Folman Producer(s): David Grumbach, Eitan Mansuri U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harvey Keitel, Frances Fisher, Danny Huston Folman's ...

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Lingering Influence: Meryem Benm’Barek Filming ‘Behind the Palm Trees’

A project initially scheduled for a 2023 shoot has...