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‘Vitalina Varela’: Pedro Costa Delivers A Beautiful Meditation On Legacy, Loss, And Love [Review]

February 21, 2020 3:56 pm

Surrounded by all sides by corroded concrete, encased in stifling darkness, stone-faced men shuffle down an alleyway carved into the lifeless fabric of a Cape Verdean slum. Crucifixes, entrenched in the surfac...

‘Minamata’: A Timely Reminder Of Industrial Greed & Johnny Depp’s Talent [Berlin Review]

Jessica Kiang

February 21, 2020 3:30 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

In the sort of disheartening yet unsurprising coincidence that has become a fairly regular feature of Life Under Plutocracy, on Monday, The Washington Post carried a story about an EPA proposal to imminently r...

Anya Taylor-Joy Talks ‘Emma’ & Being A Jane Austen Antihero [Interview]

Valerie Complex

February 21, 2020 2:17 pm

Interviews, News

Jane Austen never thought her books would be popular. She certainly didn’t expect any of her stories to spawn cinematic adaptations (because of course, movies didn’t exist at that time. There are different ver...

New Directors/New Films 2020 Lineup Includes ‘Boys State,’ ‘The Mole Agent’ & More

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 2:14 pm

Festivals, News

While it may not have the recognition of festivals like Cannes, Venice, or Toronto, New Directors/New Films has, for the past half-century, been one of the premier events that highlights indie works from some ...

Newly Restored ‘Come And See’ Is Still A War Movie Like No Other [Be Reel Podcast]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

February 21, 2020 1:58 pm

News, Podcasts

With the restoration and re-release of Elem Klimov's underappreciated war epic "Come and See" (1985), Be Reel steels itself this week to revisit a film famous for its brutal portrayal of the Nazi invasion of m...

‘Bad Education’ Trailer: Director Cory Finley Tries To Beat The Sophomore Slump With Hugh Jackman

Brynne Ramella

February 21, 2020 1:49 pm

News, Trailers

Cory Finley’s newest film “Bad Education” has just dropped a new teaser. The movie tells the story of a school-larceny scandal that hit Long Island in the early 2000s. Hugh Jackman leads the film, along with Al...

‘American Psycho’ Cast Secretly Thought Christian Bale Was “The Worst Actor They’d Ever Seen”

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 1:38 pm

News

For many film fans, Christian Bale is considered part of the upper echelon of actors working today. Not only is he just a great performer, but he’s also someone that is willing to do just about anything physic...

Jason Blum Would Love A ‘Get Out’ Sequel But Says Jordan Peele “Has No Intention” Of Making One

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 1:20 pm

News

Ask most horror fans and they’ll say that “Get Out” is a great example of an amazing film that doesn’t need a sequel. Sadly, too often in the horror genre, a film that has strong reviews and earns a lot of mon...

Anthony Hopkins To Star As Mike Tyson’s Trainer In New Biopic From Director Nick Cassavetes

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 1:05 pm

News

Regardless of the talent attached to a biopic about Mike Tyson, the boxer’s story alone is going to be worth the price of admission. However, when you add Anthony Hopkins to the mix, then suddenly, the film “C...

Julia Roberts Sean Penn Gaslit Joel Edgerton Armie Hammer

Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Armie Hammer & Joel Edgerton To Star In Sam Esmail’s New Series ‘Gaslit’

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 12:21 pm

News, Television

Julia Roberts must have really enjoyed working with “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail on the Amazon series, “Homecoming,” because she’s about to team with him again for another limited series, titled “Gaslit.” An...

‘Buffaloed’: Zoey Deutch’s Charm Only Goes So Far In This Boring Comedy [Review]

Lena Wilson

February 21, 2020 12:04 pm

News, Reviews

We all have our cultural blind spots. Some of us have never seen “Citizen Kane,” while others just learned who Lil Nas X is. And some of us do not understand the comedic minutiae of life in Buffalo, New York. ...

Eli Roth To Direct A Film Adaptation Of The ‘Borderlands’ Video Game Series

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 11:54 am

News

To say that Eli Roth’s films are hit or miss is a bit of an understatement. “Cabin Fever” is definitely an above-average horror film. And the first “Hostel,” though it spawned countless terrible imitations, is...

‘Charm City Kings’ Trailer: One Of Our Favorites From Sundance Arrives In Theaters This April

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 11:37 am

News, Trailers

Coming-of-age films are a dime a dozen. Nowadays, if you want to showcase the plight of a young person and the growth they experience over a period of time, you better have something unique and interesting to ...

‘Minyan’ Exclusive Clip: Eric Steel’s Drama About A Russian Jewish Immigrant In The ’80s Premieres In Berlin

Charles Barfield

February 21, 2020 11:17 am

Festivals, News, Video

The 2020 Berlin International Film Festival is officially underway in Europe, and as with year’s past, the event marks one of the first fests of the year and is already shaping up to be one of the best. And on...

‘Hunters’: David Weil On The Jewsploitation Label & Unique Tone Of His New Series [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

February 21, 2020 11:01 am

Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

David Weil certainly isn't a recognizable name even in Hollywood circles but based on what he's got in the pipeline that may soon change. Before today Weil had never seen a project hit the big or small screen ...