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‘The Bling Ring’ Is Sofia Coppola’s Ode To Entitlement & White Privilege

July 15, 2020 1:15 pm

Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and political up...

‘First Cow’: Gentle Moments Shouldn’t Overshadow Kelly Reichardt’s Enraged Tragedy Of American Greed

Roxana Hadadi

July 15, 2020 12:00 pm

Essays, Features, News

Some spoilers follow for “First Cow.” Kelly Reichardt’s films are chameleons. At first, they seem like romanticized versions of American tropes: the bond between a girl and her dog, in “Wendy and Lucy;” a p...

Gina Prince-Bythewood Reacts To The Love For ‘The Old Guard’ & Teases Readying A ‘Braveheart’ Epic [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

July 14, 2020 9:47 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

This past weekend arguably saw the largest number of original films enter the streaming and VOD markets since movie theaters closed down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. While "Palm Springs" looks lik...

‘Search Party’ Creators On The Unpredictable Evolution Of Their Irreverent Millennial Murder Mystery Comedy [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

July 10, 2020 2:19 pm

Features, Interviews, News, Television

Created by “Fort Tilden” writer/directors Charles Rogers, Sarah-Violet Bliss, and filmmaker Michael Showalter ("The Big Sick"), the series “Search Party” has become one of the sharpest, unpredictable, and insi...

Chris Evans, Defending Jacob, Emmys 2020

Chris Evans Was “Fascinated” By The Guilt In ‘Defending Jacob’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

July 10, 2020 11:04 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

Chris Evans is conducting an interview on a Zoom call. It's as awkward as any Zoom conference call can be when you're forced to look at someone on a computer screen, but he's a professional. He's focused. He's...

‘Succession’s’ Sarah Snook: “Everything’s Changed And Nothing’s Changed At All” [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

July 9, 2020 10:44 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

Sarah Snook thinks she taped a podcast. In theory, she did. What was unexpected was the zoom application deciding not to record when it needed too. So, while this writer quickly used an iPhone to capture somet...

‘The Old Guard’: Gina Prince-Bythewood Assembles Immortal Avengers With Charlize Theron [Review]

Marshall Shaffer

July 8, 2020 10:51 am

Features, News, Reviews

As a good rule of thumb, assume that whatever filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is doing now will become common industry practice within five years. Her films have always served as a beacon of quiet yet radical ...

‘Beastie Boys Story’ Editors Talk Working With Spike Jonze & Representing The Adventurous Spirit Of Adam Yauch [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

July 7, 2020 2:56 pm

Features, Interviews, News

In May of 2012, musician, artist, rapper, filmmaker, and political activist Adam Yauch (MCA) passed away after a battle with cancer. His influential group, the seminal hip -hop trio, The Beastie Boys, essentia...

Mandalorian, The Mandalorian, Production Design, Emmys 2020, Behind The Scenes

Secrets Of The Emmy-Worthy Designs Of ‘The Mandalorian’ & By That, We Mean Baby Yoda, Of Course

Gregory Ellwood

July 7, 2020 1:01 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

Doug Chiang is the Vice President and Creative Director of Lucasfilm. He's an Oscar-winning designer who has worked on more iconic projects than you can imagine including "Death Becomes Her," "Forest Gump," "R...

‘Greyhound’: Tom Hanks’ WWII Navy Thriller Is Often Gripping But Carries Little Bounty [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

July 6, 2020 12:18 pm

Features, News, Reviews

There are multiple ports of entry for Tom Hanks’ WWII, historical Naval action drama, “Greyhound.” It’s a screenplay Hanks wrote himself—certainly not his first, but it’s a rather infrequent occurrence— based ...

Justin Simien, Dear White People, Bad Hair

Justin Simien On The “Weird Consolation Prize” Of More ‘Dear White People’ Viewers Following Social Protests [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

July 6, 2020 10:39 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

When Netflix announced that its celebrated series "Dear White People" had seen a massive increase in viewership during the social justice protests that erupted following George Floyd's death it was admittedly ...

The Best Films Of 2020… So Far

Jason Bailey and Rodrigo Perez

July 2, 2020 11:22 am

Features, News

The first half of 2020 has been one of the most tumultuous periods in the century-plus history of the motion picture industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the entire activity of theatrical movie-going f...

Bryce Dallas Howard On ‘Dads’ & Returning For ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 [Podcast]

Gregory Ellwood

June 30, 2020 12:28 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts, Television

Did you know on the set of "The Mandalorian" they referred to The Child (or Baby Yoda as fans have christened) as "Baby?" That was one of the biggest revelations to at least this writer when Bryce Dallas Howa...

Brian Cox, Succession, Emmys, Emmys 2020

Brian Cox Does A Deep Dive Into Logan Roy’s Thoughts At The End of ‘Succession’ Season 2 [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

June 29, 2020 2:49 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News, Television

That look on Logan Roy's face. What was behind that unique half-smile Brian Cox delivered as Roy in what constituted the last shot of "Succession" season three? Was the billionaire patriarch proud of his son K...

25 Essential Films About Corrupt Cops & Police Brutality

Nicholas Laskin and Max Roux

June 25, 2020 2:26 pm

Features, News

Months before the 2016 presidential election, Alternet writer Adam Johnson used the term “copraganda” to describe any media story that “that uncritically advances a police department's image or helps undermine...