Telluride 2026: ‘The Debut’ Thrusts An Absolutely Glorious Julianne Moore to Center Stage
They say that there are no small parts, only small actors. What happens, though, when someone who has been made...
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Telluride 2026: ‘The Debut’ Thrusts An Absolutely Glorious Julianne Moore to Center Stage
They say that there are no small parts, only small actors. What happens, though, when someone who has been made...
Venice 2026: Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You,’ One Of The Biennale’s Best With Audacious Work By Vanessa Scalera
As someone who grew up in a slightly volatile Italian family (especially my extended famiglia) where resentments, jealousies and misplaced...
Venice 2026: ‘Camouflage’ — Newcomer Arthur Aliiev Impresses In Mykyta Gibalenko’s Intriguing Feature
Mykyta Gibalenko’s feature debut, Camouflage, begins promisingly enough, in 2021, over a year before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Vitaly...
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Outrageous Final ‘Digger’ Trailer Showcases Tom Cruise
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with his original film DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise in the title role. "The...
Telluride 2026: A Triple Feature of ‘Children in Peril’ Movies, Including Fjord, Club Kid, & Gentle Monster
Megan McLachlan continues her coverage of the 53rd Telluride Film Festival, with reviews of Fjord, Club Kid, and Gentle Monster....
Venice 2026: Penélope Cruz Shines In Florian Zeller’s Lackluster ‘Bunker’
I had high hopes for Florian Zeller’s Bunker. Firstly, I loved his two previous films, the Oscar-winning, The Father as...
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Venice 2026: Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You,’ One Of The Biennale’s Best With Audacious Work By Vanessa Scalera
As someone who grew up in a slightly volatile Italian family (especially my extended famiglia) where resentments, jealousies and misplaced...
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Venice 2026: ‘Camouflage’ — Newcomer Arthur Aliiev Impresses In Mykyta Gibalenko’s Intriguing Feature
Mykyta Gibalenko’s feature debut, Camouflage, begins promisingly enough, in 2021, over a year before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Vitaly...
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