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‘Rubikon’ Trailer: Leni Lauritsch’s Sci-Fi Film Asks If Humanity Is Worth Saving

May 25, 2022 1:15 pm

Ever wondered what would happen if humans left Earth? If we abandoned our home to explore space or if we left because Earth was no longer inhabitable? Hollywood’s answer to that is the upcoming sci-fi flick, “...

‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’ Trailer: Freida Pinto, Theo James & Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Star In A ‘Bridgerton’-Style Romance

Matthew McMillan

May 25, 2022 12:45 pm

News, Trailers

Catapulting the historical aristocracy drama to frenzied heights of popularity, the premiere of “Downton Abbey” in 2010 ushered in the transatlantically popular era of elaborate costumes, ornate, sprawling cou...

Kristen Stewart On The “Gaping, Weird Bruises” Of David Cronenberg Films: “We’re Pleasure Sacks”

Ned Booth

May 25, 2022 12:39 pm

Festivals, News

David Cronenberg’s latest deep dive into body horror, “Crimes Of The Future,” had its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this week (read our review here). And it looks like the C...

‘Godland’ Review: Hlynur Pálmason’s Hypnotic, Spiritual, Slow-Cinema Look At 19th Century Iceland [Cannes]

Elena Lazic

May 25, 2022 12:18 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

As countries go, Iceland is probably one of the most fast-changing in terms of its biological make up, its intense volcanic activities reshaping its surface and contours at a speed fast enough to be perceived ...

‘Beast’ Trailer: Idris Elba’s Killer Lion Thriller Flick From Universal Pictures

Molly Cottee Tantum

May 25, 2022 11:42 am

News, Trailers

Ever had a holiday and by some random turn of events, it’s just gone incredibly wrong? Maybe you forgot to pack your swimsuit or that extra pair of underwear. Whatever it is, it can’t be as bad as being chased...

Ruben Östlund Says His Next “Air Rage” Film Stars Woody Harrelson & Is Called, ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’

Ned Booth

May 25, 2022 10:55 am

News

Swedish director Ruben Östlund's already won one Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; in 2017 for "The Square." And while he's back in Cannes again this year with "Triangle Of Sadness" to try and win anothe...

‘Forever Young’ Review: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s Tempestuous Romance Is Passionate, But Remote [Cannes]

Elena Lazic

May 25, 2022 10:30 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Based on her own time spent in the acting school Les Amandiers, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s “Forever Young” aims to recreate a very specific time and place both in her life and in France, more than it cares to in...

‘Down With The King’: Grammy Winner Freddie Gibbs’ Acting Debut Arrives In June

Molly Cottee Tantum

May 25, 2022 10:15 am

News, Trailers

Hip-Hop artist Freddie Gibbs is making his film debut with the upcoming feature “Down With The King.” Gibbs is a world-renowned artist with a discography that includes over 20 mixtapes, 8 EPs, 4 official solo ...

‘Physical’ Season 2 Review: It’s Impossible To Look Away From Rose Byrne’s Powerhouse Performance

Emma Fraser

May 25, 2022 10:00 am

News, Reviews, Television

Prickly protagonists are a dime a dozen on TV these days, continuing long after the reign of antiheroes like Tony Soprano, Don Draper, and Walter White ended. On Apple TV+’s dark comedy, “Physical,” Rose Byrne...

‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’ Review: Unflinching Medical Doc Zooms In On Life & Death [Cannes]

Carlos Aguilar

May 25, 2022 9:41 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Observed in isolation, detached from the body or in extreme close-ups, organs and other vital viscera resemble moist masses of soft tissue plucked from alien landscapes in the unflinchingly immersive medical d...