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Destroyer | Review

Sabotage Triage: Kusama and Kidman Break the Bank in Riveting Revenge Thriller Robert Burns’ eternal line “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men/Gang aft...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #20. Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer

Destroyer She didn't exactly lose her footing, but Karyn Kusama found herself in the dream scenario moving directly from indiewood Sundance accolades to Hollywood misfires...

Tracking Shot: Alistair Banks Griffin, Brady Corbet & Karyn Kusama Shooting in December

“Tracking Shot” is a top of month featurette here at IONCINEMA.com that looks at the projects that are moments away from lensing and as...

Kong: Skull Island | Review

Kong’s Crib: Vogt-Roberts Strains Weak Characters Through Special Effects Pageant In the continuing tradition of flinging fledgling indie directors into studio tent pole franchise reboots,...

A Monster Calls | Review

Cover Up Love’s Alibi: Bayona Delivers Sensitively Portrait of Childhood Grief Rounding out a loosely themed trilogy on traumatic motherhood, director J.A. Bayona, once protégé...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #7. Juan Antonio Bayona’s A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls Director: J.A. Bayona Writer: Patrick Ness Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona adapts Patrick Ness' celebrated children's book A Monster Calls for his third feature....

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2016: #1. Juan Antonio Bayona’s A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls Director: Juan Antonio Bayona // Writer: Patrick Ness Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona began as one of the talents supported by Guillermo Del...

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...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #52. Zal Batmanglij’s The East

The East Director: Zal Batmanglij Writer(s): Batmanglif and Brit Marling Producer(s): Marling, Michael Costigan, Jocelyn Hayes, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight Cast: Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgård,...

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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...