Indiana Film Critics Awards Recognizes ‘The Substance’ as the Best Film of 2024
This year's winners and runners-up for the annual Indiana Film Journalists (IFJA) have been named this morning. While The Substance...
Director Fang Li’s Eight-Year Journey to Bring the Untold Story of ‘The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru’ to the Screen
The subject of World War II has been so extensively covered that it’s hard to believe that a story like...
‘Blitz’ Editor Peter Sciberras on Cutting for Hope and Reality
Acclaimed Editor Peter Sciberras first broke through with David Michod’s Aussie classic, The Rover. From there, Sciberras edited the painfully...
Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu:’ A Slick, Unnecessary Cover
When I first heard that Robert Eggers was going to film a remake of Nosferatu, I was beyond jazzed. I...
‘Day of the Fight,’ Film of the Year?
What would you do if you only had one day to make it right with the people who mattered to...
‘My Old Ass’ Is a Good Ass Time
What if your older self could go back and tell your younger self what to look out for, what comes...
Reframe: ‘Birdy’ at the VAFF
Based upon the 1978 William Wharton novel of the same name, Birdy was considered an impossible film to make due...
The Washington Family Delivers a Strong ‘Piano Lesson’ for Netflix
Denzel Washington may not have said so outright, but it’s clearly been his mission in recent years to bring the...
VAFF Narrative Award Winner ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ is the Discovery of the Festival
Every year, the Virginia Film Festival (VAFF) selects two narrative award winners: one chosen by the audience and the other...
‘Gladiator II:’ The Denzel Washington Show
Bear with me here; I don’t mean what I’m about to say entirely as a pejorative. Gladiator II is a...
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