The latest remaster goes to Sony’s influential and entertaining Until Dawn.
Talia Zucker and Ashley Zukerman star in a demented and nutty thriller, directed by Will Howarth and Tom McKeith.
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Fran Perea’s Carnaval, directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Álex de la Iglesia’s sole music video, for Fran Perea’s Carnaval, seems fitting almost to the extent of self-parody. If any word would describe a lot of De la Iglesia’s movies, it’s carnivalesque. The Last Circus has clown characters, Witching and Bitching has a heist in weird costumes (there is a Jesus bank robber and a Spongebob bank robber) and pagan parties, and Veneciafrenia is a slasher based on bal masques in Venice. There is a sense of excess to the films of De la Iglesia, with a focus on the grotesques, caricatures and silliness. Costumes, circusses,…
On three very different films from this year’s Chicago International Film Festival.
A dispatch of three dramas from the Chicago International Film Festival.
The Holy Trinity of Hallmark hunks discusses the network’s new male-centered romcom trilogy.
Recently restored, Murdering the Devil is a Czech film from 1970. It’s an absolute delight. Art director and costume designer Ester Krumbachová’s first and only film was credited with shaping the look of the Czech New Wave. It packs a strong satirical punch to domesticity and gender roles, with most of the scenes taking place in a woman’s house. Namely, she’s unnamed. Played by Jirina Bohdalová, she isn’t as young as she once was. She wants romance and, ideally, a husband. She’s an excellent cook, and this movie will make you gungy. Many of the shots linger on roasted meats, bubbling sauces, sugary desserts. She will seduce him through his stomach. “Him” is Mr. Theo Devil (Vladimír Mensikí). Mr. Devil, a supposed heartthrob from her…
The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle showed a deft hand in bringing a documentary-like authenticity to her drama Skate Kitchen. She’s now expanding those skills, heading out of NYC with The Black Sea, co-directed and starring Derrick B. Harden in a fish-out-of-water tale following a Brooklynite making waves in Bulgaria. Largely improvised with a cast also […]
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For his first of two features this year, director Hong Sangsoo reunites with star Isabelle Huppert for his new slice-of-life comedy. Following their collaboration on In Another Country and Claire’s Camera, the duo are back together for A Traveler’s Needs. […]
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As ever, the loving textures of Aardman’s claymation practically warm the heart.
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