CANNES – What a great pleasure it is to have a madcap romantic comedy like Michael Angelo Covino’s “Splitsville” in the mix at a festival that has been particularly heavy when it comes to the emotional range it offers. This…
Read moreFrom her decades on Broadway going back to the 1950s, through to almost a half-century of films, including her celebrated turn in Alexander Payne's 2014 Nebraska, June Squibb has steadily crafted numerous roles, employing her trademark affability buttressed with a…
Read moreBased on the Broadway musical of the same name, The Wiz is a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz told through the lens of contemporary African-American culture. In this version, Dorothy Gale is whisked away from her apartment in Harlem…
Read moreYou know what they say: the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Such is the case for Fares Fares' George Fahmy in Eagles of the Republic. Known to the people of Egypt as the "Pharaoh of the Screen," George…
Read moreComing out during one of the bleaker chapters in Disney Animation, Lilo & Stitch was a breath of fresh air the studio desperately needed. More than twenty years later, it’s still one of Disney’s most original films, seamlessly blending themes…
Read moreCANNES – When we last saw Denzel Washington on screen, he appeared to be one of the few actors who realized just how camp Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” was going to be. As a scheming hustler during the height of…
Read moreJennifer Lawrence returns with startling force in Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love. Since her franchise days, Lawrence has been very selective with the projects she takes on, starring in the understated Causeway and Adam McKay's divisive Netflix movie Don't Look…
Read moreWhen Disney's mega-hit Frozen first came out, there was an outpouring of praise for the movie as the first animated Disney film to show the underrepresented dynamic of a struggling two-sister relationship on the big screen. However, 2002's Lilo &…
Read moreIt's been almost 20 years since Spike Lee and Denzel Washington last collaborated with 2006's Inside Man. It was worth the wait, as in Highest 2 Lowest, we get Washington at his showiest, playing the charismatic and stylish music mogul,…
Read moreCANNES – After screening “Eagles of the Republic,” a world premiere in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, we’re confident that Tarik Saleh will not be allowed back into Egypt anytime soon. The writer and director has been exiled…
Read moreWhat’s the only thing stranger than an I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson sketch? How about an A24 movie starring Tim Robinson? Friendship wasn’t written or directed by Robinson, with those duties going to newcomer Andrew DeYoung. It’s…
Read moreIn the time of post-COVID, many filmmakers and storytellers are utilizing their experiences during the pandemic in their stories. Just at Cannes this year, we've gotten a couple, including Ari Aster's political satire Eddington. However, it's Julia Ducournau who perfectly…
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