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Review Methodology In building our verdict, we’ve considered 3 significant cinematic aspects: the actors, the filming, and the story itself. But we aim to provide a thorough review. In that case, we must also figure out whether the actors fit with the characters, the viewer’s impression of the movie’s unfolding, and the degree to which the storytelling manages to drive the plot’s main point home. Spoiler alert! This review is most helpful if you’ve already seen the movie and want to read a fresh interpretation of it....

Having seen Marcus Reinaldo Green’s “King Richard,” I can safely say it is the better and more effective crowd pleaser. It has the goods to go all the way. Rags-to-riches tale? Check. True story? Check. Inclusivity? Check. High-entertainment? Check. The film itself could get up to 4 acting nods, it’ll also be triumphant at SAG. Maybe the directors branch will be a little tougher on it since this isn’t really an auteur film, but it’s my current Best Picture winner....

Well, that’s kind of what he’s been doing on Facebook. For the past few years, Schrader’s been playing movie critic with the latest releases. His movie opinions are fantastic and indeed Kael-esque in their frankness. Paul, my invitation is still open for you to contribute to this site every few weeks… His latest capsule is a pan of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis”: I found Luhrmann’s “Elvis” to be a notable pop-art fever dream....

As we speak, the Venice and Telluride lineups are close to 90-95% completed. There is still an open slot at both fests reserved for the film, just in case PTA’s latest decides to go that route, but it does look as though New York has won the “Soggy Bottom” sweepstakes. A major catch. If you remember, it was also at NYFF that PTA’s “Inherent Vice” had its world premiere. It was the catch of the fall festival season as a swarm of press, from all over the world, went to the Big Apple just to catch that screening....

The thespian who has delivered this news also mentions in his report that Principal Photography began about a week and a half ago, with a shooting schedule of 3+ months expected. Everyone, from the cast to the crew, will be COVID tested weekly. There is no stage shooting planned for the film, as everything will be shot on location — I expect nothing else from PTA. Bradley Cooper could also be spotted on-set....

Ever since 1997’s “Jackie Brown,” Tarantino has purposely made sure not to replicate the stylistic and narrative aspects of his first three films, not to mention the more serious tone, and go for a more fantasy-inspired route. “Kill Bill” was inspired by cartoon-like Japanese grindhouse cinema, “Inglourious Basterds,” was a war movie that completely revised Hitler and the Nazi’s fate, “Django Unchained” made up its own kind of slave rebellion historical rewrite and “The Hateful Eight” felt like a violent version of an Agatha Christie novel....

And yet, “Spider-Man 2" is still, far and away, the best webslinger movie ever. It may also be the most perfect superhero movie ever made - Its director Raimi was the guy that came closest to pouring Stan Lee’s brains onto the screen. I wrote about the film: “A mind blowing mix of action, heart and character that had viewers on the edge of their seats. The special effects are outstanding and the action sequences, including a thrilling speeding-train finale, make this a knockout through and through....

“This is a film that was met with some disregard and a whole bucketload of hesitation upon its announcement. Written by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Nicole Holofcener, Ridley Scott’s new film is an adaptation of Eric Jäger’s similarly-titled novel, which deals with a battle to the death as a woman claims she’s been raped by her husband’s best friend, Jean de Carrouges. But when no one believes her accusation, her husband (Adam Driver) challenges his friend (Matt Damon) to a duel – which turned out to be the last legally sanctioned one in France’s history....

Olivier Masucci has been named the lead of Roman Polanski’s latest film, “The Palace,” with Fanny Ardant also joining. As previously reported, Mickey Rourke is also part of the cast. Alexandre Desplat will be the composer, Polanski’s regular DP Pawel Edelman will be doing photography, and the budget of the film is an unusually high (for euro production) $13.9 million. ”The Palace” has a screenplay written by Polanski and Jerzy Skolimowski....

Zvyagintsev fell ill in early July. That same month he was hospitalized at the Federal Scientific Clinical Center of the FMBA. At the end of the month, Andrei was discharged, but a week later became sick again and was hospitalized. Soon after, the director’s condition worsened — he was diagnosed with almost 90% of his lungs damaged. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Contribute Hire me...

If you remember, Raimi had some unfilmed ideas for his fourth “Spider-Man” movie, but that project never happened because, well, “Spider-Man 3” turned everybody off (although I was, curiously, a fan). Consequentially, #SpiderMan4 started trending, Marvel cover artist Alex Ross tweeting and then deleting the opening credits of “Spider-Man 2,” meshed with his own work, sure didn’t help in taming down the rumors a bit. Anyway, today Marvel has posted a new teaser image, this time of a number 3....

This inevitably leads to speculation as to whether Glazer’s upcoming holocaust drama will be in Polish and German. This would be the filmmaker’s first non-English film. I honestly wouldn’t put it past Glazer to try to make “The Zone of Interest” as authentic as possible. The film is being produced by A24 and a Cannes world premiere seems like a no-brainer at this point in time. Of course, things could change, especially given the intel that I had posted earlier this month about the way the film might be told....

The results of this once-a-decade film critics and directors poll are highly anticipated. We want to know if Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” will keep the top spot after dethroning near-five decade champion “Citizen Kane” in 2012. Given how much not just the world, but film criticism and culture, has changed these last 10 years, I expect some of the biggest and most drastic changes in the poll’s history to occur within the results....

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Chris Rock, Steve Martin and Martin Short were invited to host the Oscars this year, none of them could commit due to scheduling issues. Now, we’re stuck with watching a near-four-hour ceremony that will be emceed by Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall — three comedian actresses who could use the gig to boost their stock within the industry. Contribute Hire me Advertise Donate Team Contact Privacy Policy

The South By Southwest Film Festival will run from March 11th to March 20th. That’s 10 days of in-person screenings. I’ll be covering it remotely this year, from the comfort of my own living room, and I couldn’t be happier since SXSW is not really a film festival I tend to prioritize. Then again, quite a few titles caught my attention with this year’s lineup, the big studio world premieres look more-than-decent and the narrative competition has a few films with the potential to be under-the-radar gems....

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Here are those poised to be some of the most intriguing players over the coming months at the four major film festivals (Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York). “The Power of Dog” dir. Jane Campion (Venice, Telluride, Toronto, NYFF) “Madres Paralelas” dir. Pedro Almodóvar (Venice, NYFF) “The Tragedy of Macbeth” dir. Joel Coen (NYFF) “Last Night in Soho” dir. Edgar Wright (Venice, Toronto) “C’mon C’mon” dir. Mike Mills (Telluride) “Dune” dir....

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The film follows Chalamet as he transforms from the boozing, wayward Hal, a prince overlooked for the throne by his father, played by the always magnetic Ben Mendelsohn, who upon his entrance into the film could be mistaken for Jeff Bridges’ ‘The Dude’. Thanks to Hal’s own exploits it is Dean-Charles Chapman’s Thomas who has decreed the heir to the English throne, before. Well…Hal is crowned King Henry V. There is however a definite element of ‘taking the rough with the smooth’ as the film’s first half feels rather clunky, as not only does the film feel like its dawdling through its first act, but Chalamet’s slight accent trouble takes you out of the story for a time....