Tag: Paul Mescal
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...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #30. Andrew Haigh’s Strangers
Strangers
After a detour in television, Weekend (2011) and 45 Year (2015) filmmaker returns to cinema with Strangers - a film Andrew Haigh directed in...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #85. Garth Davis’ Foe
Foe
Lion (2016) and Mary Magdalene (2018) filmmaker Garth Davis moved into an ambitious sci-fi thriller third feature in January of 2022. Starring Saoirse Ronan,...
2022 Indie Spirits Awards Noms: The Cathedral, Palm Trees and Power Lines, Murina & Aftersun Are Glowing
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Tár, Women Talking and Bones and All are the heavyweight indies that will be properly feted the day before...
Interview: Charlotte Wells – Aftersun
This year's "buzz" title at the Cannes Film Festival was tucked away in the Critics' Week section and everywhere Charlotte Wells' debut feature has...
35th European Film Awards: A Cannes Comp rematch for Ali Abbasi, Lukas Dhont & Ruben Ôstlund
Three huge winners at this year's Cannes Film Festival lead the noms for the 35th European Film Awards. Lukas Dhont’s Close, Ali Abbasi’s Holy...
2022 Gotham Awards Noms: Todd Field’s Tár Takes Centerstage, Aftersun Gets Love Blisters
Aftersun is the tops of the noms garnering Breakthrough Performer, Breakthrough Director, Outstanding Lead Performance and Best Feature. The noms are out and we...
God’s Creatures | Review
Come On, Aileen: Holmer & Davis Craft Old-Fashioned, Straightforward Thriller
Parents lying to protect their children’s potentially heinous crimes is a popular motif in arthouse...
The Lost Daughter | Review
Parallel Mothers: Gyllenhaal Paints a Dark Portrait in Sinister Ferrante Adaptation
“Attention is the purest form of hospitality,” is a quote from Simone Weil utilized...
2022 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Anna Rose Holmer & Saela Davis’ God’s Creatures
After delivering the goods with one of the best directorial debuts (and Sundance Film Festival NEXT section selections) in recent memory, for her sophomore...