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2020 Sundance Film Festival: Justin Simien’s Bad Hair, David Bruckner’s The Night House & Bill Benz’s The Nowhere Inn in Midnight Section

Last year's Midnight section gave us Greener Grass, The Lodge and Sweetheart. In 2020, it appears that the section is more "worldly" with four...

Star Trek Beyond | Review

Back to Basics: Lin Takes Another Franchise Where It Has Bravely Gone Before Director Justin Lin (Fast and Furious installments three, four, five, and six)...

Septembers of Shiraz | Review

Iran, So Far Away: Blair’s Simplistic, Tedious Period Portrait of Iran One glance at the headlining cast of Septembers of Shiraz should indicate a...

Last Knights | Review

About Last Knight: Kiriya’s Culture Club Reimagining of the Feudal System It’s unclear for who or for what reason Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya decided to...

Rosewater | Review

Solitary Confinement Is Boring: Stewart's Adaptation Of Bahari's Lengthy Detainment is a Slick, Tame Affair Jon Stewart’s first foray into the fictional film arena is...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Jon Stewart’s Rosewater

He took a noticeable leave of absence from the Daily Show back in July to shoot a project close to his heart. With an...

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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...