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Sign the Petition here. In case you are unaware, WarnerMedia released a statement last week announcing they were shutting down FilmStruck on November 29th, the statement read, “While FilmStruck has a very loyal fanbase, it remains largely a niche service.” It doesn’t appear that WarnerMedia is changing its tune for now, but the more backlash the better the chance to reverse the hideous decision that they made. Contribute Hire me...

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“Leaving Neverland” comes to us in rather problematic and outlandish circumstances. The fact that Michael Jackson, the antagonist of this documentary, has been dead for the better part of 10 years can seem unfair in that he has no way to defend himself. Secondly, and maybe less covered by the media, is the fact that one of the two accusers in the documentary, Wade Robson, a former choreographer whose allegations of abuse are at the center of this controversial new doc, has a shady past....

This morning, I sent a few emails around, three major trade critics replied stating they had not been invited to any screenings nor had they heard of any actually occurring. I’m starting to wonder if the “buzz” it has been getting the last few days is legitimate or artificial. There have been rumours of PTA touring the film around during the first week of November in select cities, much like he did in late 2017 with “Phantom Thread....

I’ve decided to use Hawks’ measuring stick for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza.” Why specifically PTA’s film? Because my review for it has probably been the most polarozing one I had published last year. You should check out the emails I got for this one. I get it, the film is very unconventional and could isolate even the most diehard of PTA fans. On 12.15.21 I wrote: “Licorice Pizza” is messy, passionate, episodic, flawed, brilliant, and, really, just all over the place....

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Yelchin was only blossoming as a young actor when he tragically died of a freak accident back in June of 2016. As a performer, it’s so easy talking about his talents, because he was unequivocally brilliant and intensely into his art. It has to be said, but his career was mostly filled with supporting turns, and some lead roles, but he always found a way to steal the show. The last time we saw Yelchin on-screen, he stole scenes from the highly talented Anya Taylor-Jones and Olivia Cooke in “Thoroughbreds,” a pitch-black crime drama in which his drug-dealing smack-talker turned out to be the moral compass of the film....

In this latest jaunt in movie extremism, a riff on the movie industry, Noe has decided to make a film starring Beatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg and a bunch of Instagram “influencers.” Dalle, who seems to be playing herself here, is directing a movie starring Gainsbourg. The playful bit of conversation the two share at the start of the film, which must have lasted around 10 minutes, has them smoking and drinking the night away, and talking sex, religion, film — it’s all very French and a total hoot to behold....

The Searchlight-distributed and Chloe Zhao-directed “Nomadland” has been named the best movie of 2020, at least according to a group of film critics, journalists, bloggers, and entertainment reporters. Zhao’s heartland road trip of a movie, which was featured in nearly 60% of the lists sent, towered over its closest competition, Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow.” That’s right, the top 3 most critically-acclaimed movies of the year were all delivered by female filmmakers....

Written and directed by Campion (“The Piano”), the film chronicles events in 20th century Montana, following a ranch owner’s vicious campaign against a young widow after she marries his brother and comes to live on their ranch. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as ranch owner Phil Burbank, alongside Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Thomasin McKenzie, and Frances Conroy. Meanwhile, Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer” will be at three of these festivals (Telluride, Toronto and Venice)....

Hitchcock had just come out of releasing his 1958 masterpiece, “Vertigo,” and followed that one up with his most successful movie, 1959’s “North By Northwest.” Soon after, he acquired rights to Robert Bloch’s novel, “Psycho,” and, according to Stephen Rebello’s book, reportedly ordered his assistant to buy up all copies to preserve the novel’s surprises. However, despite all that, funding for “Psycho” was almost impossible to find. The execs over at Paramount were too afraid of the film, even with Hitchcock offering to shoot “Psycho” quickly and cheaply in black and white by using the crew from his television series....

The major surprise in all of this? Cameron luring back Hamilton, the main star of his two directed films in the franchise, and, gulp, his ex-wife. “Jim was fucking terrified,” Miller jokes. “I was,” Cameron confirms. “It took me a week just to get up the nerve. No, that’s not true. Linda and I have a great relationship. We’ve stayed friends through the thick and thin of it all. And she is the mother of my eldest daughter....

“The Fabelmans” will be having its world premiere on Saturday, September 10th at the Toronto International Film Festival. Spielberg’s film is said to clock in at a lengthy 2 hours 31 minutes. We had posted a positive reaction to the film on 07.27.22. The person described it as an “immensely personal, very Jewish-centric, statement from Spielberg about his love for cinema.” Today TIFF announced that “The Fabelmans” will have a whopping 5 public screenings during the festival, they also released synopsis/thoughts on Spielberg’s autobiographical film: “Steven Spielberg comes to the Festival for the first time with his most personal film yet....

“The Humans” has Erik Blake (Richard Jenkins) gathering three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s new lower Manhattan apartment. Pent up frustrations start to be stirred up. Erik’s wife (Jayne Houdyshell) continuously yaps about the most inane things, as their daughter Aimee (Amy Schumer) is still reeling over a breakup and her sister Brigid (Beanie Feldstein) brings over her new beau, Richard (Steven Yuen), to meet the family, As day turns to night, eerie things start to occur in the apartment; doors randomly creak, lights flicker on/off and loud thuds are heard....

Jury Prize: Oliver Laxe, “The Fire Will Come” Best Director: Kantemir Balagov, “Beanpole” Best Performance: Chiara Mastroianni, “On a Magical Night” Un Certain Regard Heart Prize: Michael Angelo Covino, “The Climb” & Monia Chokri, “A Brother’s Love” Special Jury Prize: Albert Serra, “Liberte” Special Jury Mention: Bruno Dumont, “Joan of Arc” Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

After “First Reformed” and “The Card Counter,” Schrader will be completing his Bressonian trilogy with “The Master Gardener.” It will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September before heading out to the other big fall festivals. Wilder shows up every once in a while on this site’s comments section, maybe he’ll have more to say about this one — if he’s even allowed to divulge anything....

Aronofsky’s film peaked a few months ago at #6 on the Gold Derby charts, it is now at #9. It might be out of the top ten by the end of the month. If you’ve been following this site then it’s not the least bit surprising. The film is being released this Friday with basically one sad-sack excuse for a trailer and one poster, with that much-used extreme close-up of Brendan Fraser’s mug....

It has been confirmed that Aronofsky’s film, which is competing for the Golden Lion at Venice, will be set entirely inside the main character’s small apartment. Meanwhile, as mentioned, Aronofsky will yet again compete at Venice next weekend, this will mark the fifth of his last six movies to have its world premiere at the Venezia. “The Whale” finished shooting in July of 2021. The last film Aronofsky directed was the polarizing “Mother!...