Every now and then, a new film surprises you with something that should always be true: movie-making is magic-making. Especially…
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“Stay Awake” is an addiction story told mainly from a caretaker’s perspective. Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Jamie Sisley,…
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The following table of contents contains Chaz Ebert‘s video dispatches from Cannes 2023, produced by herself and Scott Dummler of…
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10 NEW TO NETFLIX “American Gangster““The Cable Guy““Captain Phillips““Dawn of the Dead”“The Departed““Flight““Heat”“A Man Called Otto““Starship Troopers““Traffic” 10 NEW TO…
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Cannes loves Sean Penn, who served as the festival’s 2008 jury president. If it’s spring, and he has a movie…
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It’s wonderful to be back in Cannes. The return mid-COVID restrictions in 2021 held a terrific slate, but the move…
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RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert’s second video dispatch from the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, made with Scott Dummler of Mint Media…
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Spare a thought for the lost souls who stumble upon the direct-to-video (DTV) action cheapy “Assassin Club” while trawling some…
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A skillful BDSM practitioner knows how to create the illusion of danger inside a tightly controlled experience. A similar technique…
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“Monster” does not, despite its title, see the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda making an unprecedented turn into horror territory. The…
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