When I first read the tagline of Sofia Alaoui’s “Animalia,” I was intrigued. “A young pregnant woman finds emancipation as aliens…
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Carl Franklin‘s stupendous livewire noir may have a Criterion release and a very vocal fanbase, but nothing Franklin ever did got the…
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“You ready for an adventure?” This line from the second episode of the third season of Disney+’s massive hit “The…
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In the era of weaponized nostalgia, it’s gone underreported how much of a pipeline there has been from classic film…
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The 1990s saw a boom in independent and DIY filmmaking, launching the careers of countless filmmakers. Yet, for many Black…
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A few things have happened since 1981—unrelated to some wars, canceled breakfast cereals, and the gradual decline of democracy—when blockbuster…
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It is their time. Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson, each 2023…
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When leaving the central core of the Berlinale press and industry section of the festival that’s primarily situated around Potsdamer…
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“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” occupies a curious spot in Martin Scorsese’s legendary filmmaking career. Sandwiched right between “Mean Streets”…
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“Your depression is mounting, the ashtray is filling because of it.Bedside bottles half-empty, the rest of it’s filling with your…
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