Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei & Anne Hathaway Shine, But Rebecca Miller’s Latest Is Otherwise Lukewarm [Berlin]

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Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei & Anne Hathaway Shine, But Rebecca Miller’s Latest Is Otherwise Lukewarm [Berlin]

The last time actor Peter Dinklage and musician Bryce Dessner were involved in the same project, we got “Cyrano,” Joe Wright’s beautifully moving (if underappreciated) adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play “Cyrano de Bergerac.” Less than two years later, Dinklage…

Celine Song’s Debut Is Soulful, Tender, Devastating [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Past Lives Review: Celine Song's Debut Is Soulful, Tender, Devastating [Sundance] The story is simple, but there is beauty in its layers, its performances & the heart-wrenching & deeply moving connection between its characters. Greta Lee and…

Billy Crudup Makes A Strong Sales Pitch, But Apple TV+’s Retro-Future Series Doesn’t Reach the Stars

“You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down,” is one of the most romantic declarations in movie history. James Stewart‘s George Bailey from “It’s A Wonderful Life” is far…

Adam Scott Show Hasn’t Stopped Having Fun Yet

It seemed like only a matter of time until Party Down returned. Canceled after two seasons in 2010, fans were clamoring for the show’s return almost immediately, and with other fan-favorite shows like Arrested Development, Gilmore Girls, and Veronica Mars—among…

“NARVIK” (2023): Heroic Norwegian beat back of Nazi invaders

It is April 1940. The eyes of the world turn to Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, the source of the iron ore needed for Nazi Germany’s war machinery. Following two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler suffers his first defeat.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXUPmKR2Lz8[/embed]“NARVIK” (2023): Heroic Norwegian beat back of…

ReBroken | Film Threat

Losing a loved one is never easy. It’s probably the only moment where the physical and the spiritual somehow make a fleeting connection. The emotional, psychological, and spiritual aspects of loss find their intersection in director Kenny Yates’ thriller, ReBroken, written…

Liam Neeson Sleepwalks Through Neil Jordan’s Convoluted Noir

Raymond Chandler’s famous hard-boiled detective gets an update in Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe.” Stepping into the shoes that Humphrey Bogart and Elliot Gould made famous, Liam Neeson’s 100th feature film suggests, perhaps, the weary actor needn’t be so prolific. An adaptation…

Teen Wolf: The Movie Review: A Disappointing Continuation

Teen Wolf: The Movie tries to capture the magic of the original show, but though many original cast members returned, it falls short of the mark. Tyler Posey as Scott McCall and Crystal Reed as Allison Argent in Teen Wolf:…

A Sexy, Fun Caper Worth Tuning in For

There's been a dearth of sexy shows on television. That shouldn't be conflated with the number of skin-baring scenes that any given series might sprinkle into their narrative — but a genuinely sexy show, consisting of a fun, engaging dynamic…

‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Review: Oh (Don’t) Bother

Sometimes when a beloved property ends up in the public domain, you might hear people joke about how now anyone can make a film about that story, how even the most innocent of ideas could be turned into crazy concepts.…

Peyton Reed Tries To Square Peg ‘Star Wars’ Ambitions Into The ‘Ant-Man’ Franchise With Sub-Atomic Results

Filmmaker Peyton Reed badly wants to make a “Star Wars” film. We know this because he’s already spent a lot of time directing Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars” spin-off series “The Mandalorian,” and because his new ‘Ant-Man & The Wasp’ film, ‘Quantumania,’…

Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

There are many instances of people obsessed with movies eventually becoming filmmakers themselves, or critics for that matter. The subject of co-writers/co-directors Dima Ballin and Kat Ellinger’s documentary, Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin, is no exception. The…

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