This is a near-perfect sequel in terms of go-for-broke intensity and one-upmanship.
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Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, a trio of Canadian filmmakers known for their distinctive and experimental approach to cinema, have once again pushed the boundaries of storytelling with their latest project, Rumours. Maddin, a veteran director whose career […]
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The experience of watching Anora is akin to a spontaneous and unexpected invite to a epic house-wrecking party. It starts off with surprise and wonder, plunges into drunken euphoria, loses all your friends, projectile vomits on you in a car ride around town, lands you in court after dawn, and eventually, a stranger dumps you, broken, at your doorstep. Maybe the experience leaves a silver-lining, where you learn to never do that again. These are not plot spoilers. They are the inevitabilities of maturing into an adult human. Not all of us make it through the ringer. Sean Baker’s Palme D’Or winner at one point name-checks Cinderella. Its visual language and layered bedlam evoke a re-envisioning of Pretty Woman (or perhaps more interestingly the 0.01% of Eyes Wide Shut) by…
We are pleased to offer an excerpt from the October 2024 issue of the online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room. Their theme for October is Screwballs, and they’re devoting the entire month to screwball comedies, past and present. In addition to Olympia’s piece on Lombard, the issue also features new essays on “The Thin Man,” “The Palm Beach Story,” “The Awful […]
A look back at one of Brian De Palma’s most erotically-charged ’80s thrillers.
We are pleased to premiere the brand new poster for the documentary film The In Between, the debut feature by Robie and Alejandro Flores/ The film had its successful world premiere at SXSW earlier this year and is traveling non-stop on the international film circuit. Recent and future festival gigs include New Orleans, New York Latino, Munich, Vancouver, Morelia, and Monterey, before its broadcast premiere on PBS’ Independent Lens in the winter 2025. Per the official description, The In Between “is a lyrical and personal documentary essay about finding joy in the aftermath of grief, and a nuanced and unexpected portrait of the US/Mexico border.” I watched and reviewed the film during SXSW, and was mighty impressed. As I wrote at the time: “Robie Flores…
After getting sucked into the Dwayne Johnson abyss of tentpole filmmaking, Jaume Collet-Serra is getting back to what he knows best: thrillingly calibrated B-movies. Next spring will see the theatrical release of his Danielle Deadwyler-led horror thriller The Woman in the Yard, but first he’s teamed with Netflix for Carry-On. Returning to the aviation-centered thriller […]
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Every year is a good year to admire Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose filmography runs far and deep enough to essentially guarantee you’ve yet to discover something wondrous. 2024 is of particular note, though: it’s brought Cloud, a thrilling detour into action cinema; the French-language remake of his essential Serpent’s Path; and Chime, which spends its fleet […]
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We are very pleased to premiere the trailer for a new Mexican folk horror film called A Fisherman’s Tale (Un cuento de pescadores). This is the new film from Edgar Nito the director of the Tribeca hit, The Gasoline Thieves. This time, with one of their co-writers from that first film, Alfredo Mendoza, they are exploring the legend of La Miringua. A Fisherman’s Tale is the cinematic adaptation of a Purépecha legend that is passed down by word of mouth in the lake areas of Central Mexico. It tells the story of a spirit that takes the form of a woman to attract fishermen to the depths of the lake, where it bewitches them. La Miringua, whose name means forgetting or forgetting, confuses people, making them…