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‘Scarlet’ Trailer: Lyrical Interwar Fable From Pietro Marcello Sails Into Theaters This Summer

May 16, 2023 3:34 pm

“No one believes in magic anymore:” In the devastating aftermath of World War I, veteran Raphaël (Raphaël Thiéry) returns home and discovers that not only has he been widowed, but he is the father to an infant...

‘Stay Awake’ Trailer: Coming Of Age Drama From Jamie Sisley Turns An Empathetic Eye Towards Addiction

Rosa Martinez

May 16, 2023 2:39 pm

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“It’s important you keep your expectations in check:” In “Stay Awake,” the prescient debut of director Jamie Sisley, we meet two teenage brothers, Ethan (Wyatt Olef) and Derek (Fin Argus), who not only have to...

‘The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future’ Trailer: Francisca Alegría’s Haunting Ecological Fairy Tale Hits Theaters On May 19

Rosa Martinez

May 12, 2023 12:25 pm

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“I always imagined this moment.” Amidst the bodies of dead fish succumbing to pollution caused by deadly chemicals from a nearby factory rises Magdalena. Magdalena (Mía Maestro), long-deceased, brings with her...

‘Chile ‘76’ Trailer: Political Thriller from Kino Lorber Is An Intimate Portrait of Life Under A Brutal Dictatorship

Rosa Martinez

April 29, 2023 10:29 am

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“If they find me here, they will torture me:” In September of 1973, the armed forces of Chile, led by U.S.-backed General Augusto Pinochet, staged a coup d’etat that overthrew Salvador Allende, the democratica...

“Love & Death” Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons Star In New HBO Max Limited Series

Rosa Martinez

March 23, 2023 12:00 pm

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What's the worst-case scenario for an extramarital affair? Divorce? Ruined families and reputations? Murder? Such is the backdrop to “Love & Death,” an upcoming HBO Max original limited series. REA...

‘The Tutor’ Trailer: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Noah Schnapp Is A Student Obsessed With His Teacher Garrett Hedlund

Rosa Martinez

March 2, 2023 10:25 am

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“The Tutor,” directed by Jordan Ross, finds Ethan (Garrett Hedlund), a highly coveted tutor amongst powerful families, is offered a lucrative $2500 a day to take Jackson (Noah Schnapp) as a new pupil; he immed...

‘Stonewalling’ Trailer: Directorial Duo Of Huang Ji & Ryuji Otsuka Bring A Staggering Portrayal Of Contemporary China To Theaters In March

Rosa Martinez

February 14, 2023 3:27 pm

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“I don’t want to owe people money,” are the words defeatedly uttered by Lynn (Yao Honggui), the protagonist of “Stonewalling,” the forthcoming film from the Beijing-based husband-and-wife team, Huang Ji and Ry...

‘Huesera: The Bone Woman’ Trailer: Supernatural Mexican Horror Film From Michelle Garza Cervera Creeps Into Theaters This February

Rosa Martinez

January 26, 2023 3:38 pm

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Pregnancy is often a complicated time for women. A sense of giddy anticipation and hope, but also anxiety and worry, and sometimes even dread. It can be beautiful, yet frightening. And what if, on top of all t...

‘Swallowed’ Trailer: Queer Horror Film Starring Jena Malone To Make Audiences Wince And Squirm This February

Rosa Martinez

January 19, 2023 9:43 am

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“Listen, nobody wanted it to happen like this:” In the trailer for Carter Smith’s “Swallowed,” two friends go from a melancholic goodbye to being mired in a drug deal gone nightmarishly wrong. Benjamin (Cooper...

‘Blue Jean’ Trailer: Georgie Oakley’s Astonishing Queer Drama To Hit UK Theaters In February

Rosa Martinez

January 18, 2023 9:21 am

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It’s the late ’80s in “Blue Jean,” the debut film from British director Georgia Oakley. The decade is remembered for, amongst other things, its promotion of wealth and excess, a process helped by the king and ...

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