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‘Expendables 4’ Review: Action-Packed Farewell with Humor Resembles ‘Meg 2: Part 2’

‘Expendables 4’ Review: Action-Packed Farewell with Humor Resembles ‘Meg 2: Part 2’

Sequels, and sequels of sequels, have trouble differentiating themselves from their brethren from time to time. But Expendables 4 (or Expend4bles, as this fourth and final entry in the mercenary-based action series has been marketed), indisputably takes the cake for recycling previously used material

September 22, 2023
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Rob Marshall’s Live Action Adaptation of Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Receives Positive Reviews Above and Below the Sea

Rob Marshall’s Live Action Adaptation of Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Receives Positive Reviews Above and Below the Sea

Disney’s attempts to reinvent their animated classics as live action versions has

August 23, 2023
‘Mountains’ Review: Monica Sorelle’s Impressive Directorial Debut at Toronto Film Festival Portrays Touching Story of Haitian Family in Miami

‘Mountains’ Review: Monica Sorelle’s Impressive Directorial Debut at Toronto Film Festival Portrays Touching Story of Haitian Family in Miami

Watching Mountains, which just made its international debut as part of the

September 18, 2023
FilmmakerFocus’s Doc Talk Podcast: Exploring the Turbulent Documentary Market and the Academy Branch’s Bias Towards Popular Filmmakers

FilmmakerFocus’s Doc Talk Podcast: Exploring the Turbulent Documentary Market and the Academy Branch’s Bias Towards Popular Filmmakers

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…,”

September 20, 2023
‘Club Zero’: Anorexia Takes Over School in Jessica Hausner’s Disturbing Cannes Film Festival Entry

‘Club Zero’: Anorexia Takes Over School in Jessica Hausner’s Disturbing Cannes Film Festival Entry

Bleak, clean spaces arranged in ominously geometrical order: Jessica Hausner’s eye for

August 23, 2023
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘About Dry Grasses’ Receives Positive Reception at Cannes Film Festival Despite Lengthy Dialogue

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘About Dry Grasses’ Receives Positive Reception at Cannes Film Festival Despite Lengthy Dialogue

Nuri Bilge Ceylan loves snow. The depths of winter, people in thick coats, frozen taps, the sense that these long, bitterly cold

August 23, 2023
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Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Debut Film ‘Banel & Adama’ Impresses at Cannes Film Festival with Striking Sophistication

Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Debut Film ‘Banel & Adama’ Impresses at Cannes Film Festival with Striking Sophistication

“You cannot go against your destiny,” 18-year-old Banel is warned in Banel & Adama (Banel e Adama), a visually striking and deceptively

August 23, 2023
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Scorsese, De Niro, and DiCaprio Tackle Epic Tale of Love, Deception, and Murder in “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Cannes Film Festival

Scorsese, De Niro, and DiCaprio Tackle Epic Tale of Love, Deception, and Murder in “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Cannes Film Festival

At 80, Martin Scorsese has finally made a Western, and it packs a wallop. The much anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon

August 23, 2023
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Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore Shine in Todd Haynes’ Latest Film ‘May December’ at Cannes Film Festival

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore Shine in Todd Haynes’ Latest Film ‘May December’ at Cannes Film Festival

Todd Haynes has a way with female stars. I would even call him the new-age George Cukor in that regard. Whether in

August 23, 2023
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Receives Quirky and Creative Review at Cannes Film Festival

Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Receives Quirky and Creative Review at Cannes Film Festival

“You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep,” people are advised more than once in Wes Anderson’s madly original 11th film,

August 23, 2023
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“Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’ Exposes Unforgiven Sins of Holy Fathers in Cannes Film Festival Premiere”

“Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Kidnapped’ Exposes Unforgiven Sins of Holy Fathers in Cannes Film Festival Premiere”

In 1857, 6-year-old Edgardo Mortara was stolen from his Jewish family to be raised in a Catholic seminary on the spurious grounds

August 23, 2023
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Kim Chang-hoon’s Debut Film ‘Hopeless’ Impresses with Brutality but Falls Short on Depth at Cannes Film Festival

Kim Chang-hoon’s Debut Film ‘Hopeless’ Impresses with Brutality but Falls Short on Depth at Cannes Film Festival

Written and directed by Kim Chang-hoon, the debut feature Hopeless is marked by a morose atmospheric tone that forces the audience to

August 23, 2023
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Laurie Metcalf and Tatiana Maslany Tackle Man-Made Horror in Broadway’s ‘Grey House’

Laurie Metcalf and Tatiana Maslany Tackle Man-Made Horror in Broadway’s ‘Grey House’

When it comes to horror, Broadway typically cedes turf to Hollywood, the occasional Martin McDonough play notwithstanding. There have been giant apes,

August 23, 2023
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‘The Pot Au Feu’ Leaves Cannes Film Festival Audience Hungry for More: Tràn Anh Hùng’s Romance Receives Mixed Reviews

‘The Pot Au Feu’ Leaves Cannes Film Festival Audience Hungry for More: Tràn Anh Hùng’s Romance Receives Mixed Reviews

Cordon bleu is the warmest color in Tràn Anh Hùng’s long but surprisingly light soufflé of a movie, a highly watchable Aga

August 23, 2023
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“The Boogeyman” Film Review: Stephen King’s Iconic Tale Transforms into a Haunting Psychological Horror, Centered on Bereavement and Sorrow

“The Boogeyman” Film Review: Stephen King’s Iconic Tale Transforms into a Haunting Psychological Horror, Centered on Bereavement and Sorrow

If the title feels familiar you would not be wrong. The word “boogeyman” has been the subject of numerous movies all using

August 23, 2023
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