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LEE Review: Kate Winslet Shines in World War II Biopic
It might be hard for younger generations to now believe, given the proliferation of doctored photographs, photoshop manipulation, and now the spectre of terrible AI that makes it hard to trust anything we see - but at one point in...
Now Streaming: THE REGIME Plods, GIRLS5EVA Rocks
Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts star in a dramatic satire. Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Paula Pell and Renee Elise Goldsberry star in a comic satire.
Review: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, Immersive Action, Overly Familiar Storytelling
It might sound slightly hyperbolic, but filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic, The Abyss, Aliens) contains multitudes. More than just a writer, director, and producer, he’s the rare filmmaker who not only creates commercial art, but commercial art likely to engage, enthrall,...
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Teaser
It first screened in cinemas at the beginning of the weekend. Then we caught wind of it last night from 'somewhere else'. And here it is now, all official like, for your viewing pleasure. Here is the first teaser for...
Review: WONDER WHEEL Goes Around and Around and Around...
“I suppose you get used to all this noise?” “No. I never get used to it. I hate it!” That’s not Woody Allen responding to the relentless din of the media probing into his personal life and questioning just how...
Review: THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, Realistic Survival Amidst Romantic Notions
In an interview with our own Dustin Chang in February 2014, speaking in connection with his film Omar, director Hany Abu-Assad said in part: "If I made a list of ten movies I like by other filmmakers, they would be...
Woody Allen's WONDER WHEEL Trailer Sounds, No Surprise, Like Woody Allen
Soon to turn 82 -- 82!!! -- Woody Allen continues his annual run of films with Wonder Wheel. Ready to debut at the New York Film Festival on Saturday, October 14, Wonder Wheel's description goes like this: "On Coney Island...
John Hillcoat Packs A Ton Of Names And Even More Firepower Into The Trailer For TRIPLE 9
We've been enormous fans of The Proposition and The Road director John Hillcoat and judging by the sheer volume of high end talent starring in his upcoming heist thriller Triple 9, we're not the only ones. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck,...
The Many Faces Of Kate Winslet
There is another Steve Jobs film in theaters, this time with another team of famous people attached. The baffling popularity of its subject within three movie studios provoked the ire of Dustin Chang, as voiced in his review, but one...
The Many Faces Of Ray Stevenson
Currently number one in US cinemas, Divergent: Insurgent shows there can still be some financial life in young-adult franchises. A look at its cast list reveals an impressive list of supporting actors, including Ray Stevenson, so let's make him the...
Review: INSURGENT Is Dystop-less
Part two of the big screen adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling series of YA sci-fi novels boasts a larger budget and sharper hairstyles than its predecessor, but remains incapable of stepping out from the long shadow cast by rival franchise...
Review: In LABOR DAY, Real Men Bake Pies
Kate Winslet is a Real Woman. And Josh Brolin is a Real Man. And yet, they cannot be together. That's the tragedy of the new drama, Labor Day (based on the novel by Joyce Maynard, who also wrote the source...
Josh Brolin Ties Up Kate Winslet: LABOR DAY Trailer
The online, alternative trailer for Jason Reitman's new film has dropped at Slash Film, ahead of the theatrical version, and it reveals Labor Day to be, apparently, a straightforward drama with some suspense elements. Josh Brolin is an escaped convict...