Tag: Tom Hanks

The Phoenician Scheme | Review

Much Ado About Fussing: Anderson Spills More Twee The Wes Anderson devotee cult has been searching for a way to justify his cinematic sainthood following...

Asteroid City | Review

The Lost City of Twee: Anderson Continues Quest of Counterfeit Sentiments Somewhere along the way, over the past twenty years, Wes Anderson’s style completely...

Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7

Technically speaking the great American filmmaker Wes Anderson has now appeared in the Cannes competition with three titles - opening the '12 edition with...

News of the World [Video Review]

Hermes’ Hermits: Greengrass Finds Humanity in the Crevices of Revisionist Western Home is where the hope is, rather than the heart, and there’s nary much...

Greyhound | Review

Showboating: Schneider Sinks Ships with WWII Historical Action Cinema is littered with war-time submarine action epics, a claustrophobic setting which taps into universal anxieties and...

The Circle | Blu-ray Review

Indie darling James Ponsoldt experienced his first major hiccup with a swipe at the mainstream with tech thriller The Circle. Despite starring Harry Potter...

Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) | Blu-ray Review

One of the most celebrated on-screen couples during the 1990s were Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan thanks to Nora Ephron’s beloved 1993 title Sleepless...

The Circle | Review

Like a Record Round: Ponsoldt Spins the Wheels with Silly Tech Thriller James Ponsoldt launches uneasily into mainstream studio territory with the internet thriller The...

A Hologram for the King | Blu-ray Review

Director Tom Tykwer’s international co-production A Hologram for the King unfortunately failed to generate much buzz following its premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival...

A Hologram for the King | Review

Same as it ever Was: Tykwer’s Unwieldy Intersection of Commerce and Culture We’ve seen an increasing amount of films featuring Americans floundering about in the...

Bridge of Spies | Review

A Bridge Too Far: Spielberg Gets Chilly with Cold War Curiosity We’re used to seeing Steven Spielberg’s penchant for WWII recuperations, whether it be via...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #38. Tom Tykwer’s A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King Director: Tom Tykwer// Writer: Tom Tykwer Primarily known for his famed 1998 title Run, Lola Run, which shot actress Franka Potente...

Saving Mr. Banks | Review

Sugartime: Hancock Syrupy Recount Gets the Disney Dress Up There’s a fascinating story lurking somewhere in John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr. Banks, but it’s relegated...

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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

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Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

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