Shorts Exclusive: ‘The Mourning Of’ Drops Trailer
As fall festival season begins to wind down, it's time to consider turning our attention to some short films that...
‘Twinless’: O Brother, Where Art My Other Half?
"I can't control this mixture of anger and hurt," a character says in James Sweeney's dark and darkly funny sophomore...
‘Ballad of a Small Player’: An Emotionally Bare Colin Farrell Ups the Ante
"Fuck." That is is the first line delivered by a weary, hungover, and anxious Colin Farrell at the beginning of...
‘Hamnet’: The Ferocious Love of a Mother Cannot Be Erased By Monumental Loss
The first time that we see Jessie Buckley's Agnes in Chloé Zhao's stunning Hamnet, she is laying under the safety...
Neon Debuts Trailer for ‘The Secret Agent’ Ahead of Fall Festivals
Do we have a stealth Best Actor contender on our hands? Neon just debuted the first trailer for Kleber Mendonça...
‘Hamnet,’ ‘Bugonia,’ & ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Among Telluride Lineup
Stay tuned to the site for Megan, Clarence, and Joey's coverage of the festival! ___________________________________________________________________ Telluride, CO – Telluride Film Festival,...
Focus Features Drops Full Trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Batshit ‘Bugonia’
We got bees! We got bald Emma Stone! We got...alien conspiracy theories? Stone plays a high-powered corportate executive who finds...
Owen Cooper On Finding Jamie’s Unpredictable Anger for ‘Adolescence’
Owen Cooper delivers the most remarkable performance of the year. One of the reasons why Adolescence became a phenomenon was...
Focus Features Debuts Stunning Teaser for Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’
Chloé Zhao's latest film, the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet. is heavily rumored to debut at this year's Telluride Film...
Beading, Draping, and Silhouettes: Breaking Down 2025 Emmy Costume Categories
The clothes we hang in our closet say so much about who we are and how we want to be...
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