The thing about a breaking point is that it is often not an isolated incident, but time stretched out to its very limit, gnawed at by unbudging hands who pull and pull and pull. This sustained state of unrest, foreign…
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No matter where you come from or what kind of life you lead, chances are you have drama with your family. Daddy issues, mommy issues, general past trauma — it all comes part and parcel with being a part of…
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There's loving music and enjoying music, and then there's being able to taste sound and see colors in sound. That is how Paul Mescal's Lionel experiences music. It's more than just music to him, and when he meets Josh O'Connor's…
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Richard Linklater’s love for the French New Wave is on full display in Nouvelle Vague , his heartfelt and humorous recreation of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s classic film Breathless. Released in 1960, that film follows Michel Poiccard (played in…
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The French legal term “abus de faiblesse”, which translates to “abuse of weakness”, describes situations in which a vulnerable person is pushed by another to act against their own interest. When the expression appears in the news, it usually refers…
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Jane Austen has touched multiple generations of women; that's an undeniable fact. From searching for their ideal Mr. Darcy to avoiding the Wickhams and Mr. Collinses of the world, her stories have influenced as many burgeoning writers as it has…
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Back in 2019, Michael Angelo Covino and his frequent collaborator, Kyle Marvin, presented their film The Climb at Cannes, a cringey, charming film about bike riders that felt perfectly programmed as it rode its debut stage at the cinematic equivalent…
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Elena Oxman’s feature directorial debut, Outerlands , is a sincere drama layered with depth and empathy. The story sees Asia Kate Dillon as Cass, a non-binary San Franciscan navigating life through childhood trauma while barely getting by. Struggling to make…
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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…
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From 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…
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Based 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…
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You 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…
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