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Lange at the Farm – Part 1 in “Country” (1984) | Blu-ray Review

The 1984 melodrama Country exists as a minor yet notable footnote in the limited but prolific filmography of Jessica Lange. Her first role following...

Midnight Special | Review

The Power of One: Nichols’ Sci-Fi Studio Film a Wispy Homage Indie director Jeff Nichols makes his first crossover to studio fare with Midnight Special,...

2016 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special

Sundance missed out on the opportunity to present Shotgun Stories (2007) to the world (Berlin landed the film instead) but made up for it...

Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2015: #1. Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special

Midnight Special Director: Jeff Nichols // Writer: Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols has been a steadily rising director since his excellent 2007 debut, Shotgun Stories, which first...

Cold in July | Blu-ray Review

Director Jim Mickle’s fourth feature film, Cold in July, is an adaptation of a novel by Joe R. Landsale, set in the particular, simpler...

Sundance 2014: Cutter Hodierne, Damien Chazelle, Kat Candler & Mona Fastvold Among Lucky 16 U.S. Dramatic Comp Selections

As I had predicted here, names such as Cutter Hodierne, Kat Candler, Maya Forbes, Mona Fastvold and Damien Chazelle would be among the invited...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #90. Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace Director: Scott Cooper Writer(s): Cooper and Brad Ingelsby Producer(s): Michael Costigan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Brooklyn...

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Eyes on the Podium: Mary Bronstein Has Jenna Ortega & Rose Byrne as Rivals in ‘Nasty’

Warner Bros.’ indie label Clockwork lassoed the future cinema...

2026 TIFF: Naishtat, Rachel Morrison & Bassam Tariq World Premieres Added; Zellners Heading to Venice

Five Special Presentations programme titles have been added to...

2026 NYFF: James Gray’s Nightmarish American Dream ‘Paper Tiger’ to Open 64th Edition

James Gray’s Paper Tiger has been selected by the...

2026 Venice: Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ is the Opener for Golden Lion Competition

Danny Boyle's INK will indeed competition for the Golden...