A Mournful Miracle Of A Film Evokes Heartbreak Similar To ‘Aftersun’ But 1990s Lagos, Nigeria [Cannes]

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A Mournful Miracle Of A Film Evokes Heartbreak Similar To ‘Aftersun’ But 1990s Lagos, Nigeria [Cannes]

No matter how surreptitiously Folarin (Sope Dirisu) thinks he’s acting, his perceptive young sons Remi (Chibuike Marvellous Egbo) and Akin (Godwin Egbo) pick up on the nuances of his behavior. A flirtatious smile with a woman who’s not their mother…

Léa Drucker Gives A Flawless Performance In Dominik Moll’s Intense Thriller On Police Brutality

Dominik Moll’s crime thriller, Dossier 137 , serves up an intense inspection of malignant police institutionalism. Like in many of his previous works, the director has a knack for exploring sociopolitical concepts on the spectrum of morality. Here, he does…

Our Favorite Grandpa and Grandson Are Back for More Witty, Absurd Interdimensional Adventures

When Rick and Morty first aired in 2013 on Adult Swim, it quickly excited fans with the titular grandpa and grandson's intergalactic and interdimensional misadventures that spanned each episode. Between the crude, yet clever humor of each mind-boggling exploit and…

We Need To Talk About Hershel

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Episode 3. The premiere episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 saw Maggie (Lauren Cohan) being forced to go back to New York…

Richard Linklater’s Dull Recreation Of The ‘Breathless’ Shoot Is An Astonishing Misunderstanding Of What Made Jean-Luc Godard Great [Cannes]

“The offscreen is more evocative”, says a Jean-Luc Godard lookalike in “Nouvelle Vague,” Richard Linklater’s Palme d’Or contender at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It is an astonishing inclusion in a film that is, ultimately, nothing more than a painstakingly…

Though Still Appealing To Musical Lovers & Theater Buffs, It’s The Story That Keeps Us Coming Back To Fame

For anyone who has experienced the excruciating process of auditioning for something, I can't recommend Fame enough, and I also can't recommend it at all. At least, I can't recommend it if you're not prepared to be thrust right back…

Pedro Pascal’s Joel Returns for the Ultimate Farewell

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 6. The sixth episode of The Last of Us Season 2 is the most beautifully heartbreaking episode of the show so far — and yes,…

NBC’s Legal Drama Spin-off Never Reached Its Full Potential

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the Suits LA series finale.It's already time to say goodbye to Suits LA. While it wasn't shocking news that NBC decided not to pursue a second season of the legal drama, it…

Wagner Moura Commands Stunning Brazilian Crime Drama Steeped In History & A Palpable Adoration for Cinema [Cannes]

The screams from an audience watching “The Omen” in 1977 can be heard throughout the Cinema São Luiz in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife. They reach a private room near the projection booth where an average man, Marcelo (Wagner…

Ari Aster’s COVID Comedy Nightmare Is Like A Two & A Half Hour Doom Scroll

In the half-decade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many have tried to make films capturing what it was really like, but few have failed to grasp exactly how the pandemic really changed things. Not just in a social-distancing, health-conscious way,…

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Benicio del Toro Becomes the Ultimate Girl Dad in Wes Anderson’s Best Film in Years

I'll be honest when I say that I wasn't the biggest lover of Asteroid City or The French Dispatch. And as a long-time fan of Wes Anderson, I felt like maybe he had already hit his peak and wasn’t just…

This Heartwarming, Informative Apple TV+ Film Is 2025’s First Legitimately Great Documentary

Gallaudet University is a special place. It’s far more than a university for the deaf. If you live in Washington, DC, it's a pillar of the community. And in 1988, it was the home of a revolution that would make…

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