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‘Mangrove’: Revolution Sparks In Steve McQueen’s Uplifting ‘Small Axe’ Courtroom Drama [NYFF Review]

September 25, 2020 6:21 pm

A West Indian proverb holds, “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” “Lovers Rock,” the first film made available of Steve McQueen’s Amazon miniseries “Small Axe,” first interpreted the saying as a me...

Henry Cavill Denies Being Involved In ‘Justice League’ Reshoots & Says He’s “Just Watching The Party”

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 2:47 pm

News

The best part about the upcoming HBO Max release of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is that when everything is all released and the fans can see what the filmmaker’s vision of the film actually was, we can all ...

‘Blood’: Michelle Monaghan To Star In Brad Anderson’s Latest Thriller

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 2:29 pm

News

It’s really shocking that Michelle Monaghan remains an underrated actress. She’s had no shortage of major roles in films and TV projects such as “True Detective,” “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” “Gone Baby Gone,” and t...

‘Beginning’ Is An Acute Portrayal Of Religious Suffering [San Sebastian Review]

Christian Gallichio

September 25, 2020 2:11 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Boldy unfolding through a series of fixed shots, Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature “Beginning” is a striking portrait of a woman’s internal suffering at the hands of a husband who prioritiz...

Katherine Waterston Talks HBO’s ‘Third Day,’ ‘The World To Come’ & Her Desire For An ‘Alien’ Return [Interview]

Brian Tallerico

September 25, 2020 1:51 pm

Interviews, News, Television

Katherine Waterston has quietly developed one of the most diverse resumes of any actress in her generation. She is equally at home in an intimate feature such as the upcoming “The World to Come,” which premier...

Russo Brother’s ‘Cherry’ Lands At Apple In A Deal Reportedly Worth More Than $40 Million

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 1:38 pm

News

Back in May, when the entire world was still in chaos due to the COVID-19 pandemic (instead of now, when it appears the US is falling behind as the rest of the world figures it out), the Russo Brothers weren’t...

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Samuel L. Jackson To Return As Nick Fury In New Marvel Series Coming To Disney+

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 1:20 pm

News, Television

Just because the Marvel Cinematic Universe is entering a brand-new “Phase” with “Black Widow,” you didn’t really think Samuel L. Jackson was going anywhere, did you? The man who introduced the world to the Ave...

Theater Owners Group Warns Cinemas Could Shut Down Again Due To Recent Film Delays

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 1:06 pm

Box Office, News

With the news this week that Disney decided to reshuffle most of its remaining 2020 film slate and pushed the majority to 2021, the fall schedule is looking grim. Sure, films are being released in theaters eve...

Cinematographer Michael Chapman: The Essentials

Nicholas Laskin

September 25, 2020 12:49 pm

Features, News

"I remember when 'Taxi Driver' came out and Michael became known as a ‘poet of the streets’—I think that was the wording, and it seemed right to me. Michael was the one who really controlled the visual palette...

Léa Seydoux To Star In Mia Hansen-Løve’s Upcoming Film Beginning Production In 2021

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 12:36 pm

News

Though the film industry is full of uncertainty and craziness (even when there’s no global pandemic), filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve has found a way to be one of the most consistent directors working today. Over th...

‘Captain Phillips’ & ‘Mudbound’ Writers To Script A Reimagined ‘Rashomon’ Series For HBO Max

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 11:54 am

News, Television

Though the original film is 70 years old, Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” remains one of the most influential films ever to be released. To this day, you still hear descriptions of new films and TV projects as “Ra...

‘The Boys In The Band’: The Iconic Play Finds New Meaning In Joe Mantello’s Starry-Eyed Film [Review]

Kyle Turner

September 25, 2020 11:24 am

News, Reviews

The catty screeches of the smashed birthday partying queers in Mart Crowley’s Off-Broadway play "The Boys in the Band" were not merely sliver-sharp gibes and ice pic-like verbal jabs for their own sake. They w...

Amazon Is Fast-Tracking A Spinoff Of ‘The Boys’ Focused On A Superhero College

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 10:59 am

News, Television

“The Boys” is a TV series about the very worst in humanity—the greed, the narcissism, the lack of empathy and compassion—all filtered through the everyday lives of the world’s most popular superheroes. It’s a ...

‘Monsterland’: The Scares Are Inconsistent In Hulu’s Horror Anthology [Review]

Brian Tallerico

September 25, 2020 10:47 am

News, Reviews, Television

Kicking off a month of streaming horror offerings that includes “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” and “Books of Blood,” Hulu’s “Monsterland” enters the horror anthology world via an accl...

Noah Hawley Breaks Down His ‘Alien’ TV Series Idea & Compares It To ‘Legion’

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2020 10:23 am

News, Television

Noah Hawley is one of the most interesting and respected filmmakers working today. Sure, he didn’t have the best of luck with his debut feature, “Lucy in the Sky,” but his work on TV is pretty much second-to-n...