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    • miracle

      'Miracle' Trailer: Bogdan George Apetri's Venice Drama Looks At Faith, Justice & A Missing Nun [Exclusive]

      Joe Blessing
      May 6, 2022 10:00 am
      News, Trailers
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    • Triangle Of Sadness

      Cannes 2022: Triangle of Sadness Wins The Palme d’Or [Full Winners List]

      Ryan McQuade
      May 28, 2022 2:54 pm
    • Lea Seydoux, Gambit

      Léa Seydoux Said ‘Gambit’ Was An “Exotic” Role: The Script Was “Really Good”

      Ryan McQuade
      May 28, 2022 2:53 pm
    • Robert Eggers, The Northman

      Robert Eggers “Restrategizes” After ‘The Northman’ Disappointment, But Says He Still Wouldn’t Direct Marvel

      Ryan McQuade
      May 28, 2022 1:42 pm
    • Heartstopper

      ‘Heartstopper’ Review: An Refreshingly Honest Look At Young LGBTQ+ Love

      Nick Allen
      May 28, 2022 11:42 am
    • 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' Trailer: Luis Buñuel

      ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ Trailer: Luis Buñuel’s Absurdist Masterpiece Receives A 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration

      Rosa Martinez
      May 28, 2022 11:02 am
    • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

      Lucasfilm Announces New ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Animated Series Coming Spring 2023

      Rosa Martinez
      May 28, 2022 8:37 am
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    • Irma Vep

      Alicia Vikander & Olivier Assayas & Their Very Personal Connections To 'Irma Vep' [Cannes]

      Joe Blessing
      May 25, 2022 7:51 am
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    • Showing Up

      ‘Showing Up’ Review: Kelly Reichardt Captivates With A Warm & Comical Look At The World Of Arts & Crafts [Cannes]

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 27, 2022 11:03 am
    • Obi-Wan Kenobi

      ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Review: Perhaps It’s Too Big A Burden For The Jedi Master To Be Our Only Hope

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 27, 2022 11:00 am
    • broker koreeda

      ‘Broker’: Human Trafficking, Murder & More Are Softened By The Warm, Empathetic Touch Of Hirokazu Kore-eda [Cannes]

      Iana Murray
      May 26, 2022 4:41 pm
    • Stars At Noon

      ‘The Stars At Noon’ Review: Margaret Qualley & Joe Alwyn Sweat It Out In Claire Denis’ Seductive Misfire [Cannes]

      Charles Bramesco
      May 26, 2022 8:59 am
    • elvis baz-luhrmann

      ‘Elvis’ Review: Baz Luhrmann Turns Raw, Gyrating Machismo Into Charisma That’s Just Loud [Cannes]

      Charles Bramesco
      May 26, 2022 8:43 am
    • Decision To Leave, Park Chan-Wook

      ‘Decision To Leave’ Review: Park Chan-Wook Conjures Elusive Illusions & A Seductive Romance [Cannes]

      Iana Murray
      May 24, 2022 7:45 am
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      'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Star Ewan McGregor Is "Totally Up For" Reprising The Jedi In More 'Star Wars' Projects

      Joe Blessing
      May 2, 2022 11:07 am
      News, Television
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    • Heartstopper

      ‘Heartstopper’ Review: An Refreshingly Honest Look At Young LGBTQ+ Love

      Nick Allen
      May 28, 2022 11:42 am
    • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

      Lucasfilm Announces New ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Animated Series Coming Spring 2023

      Rosa Martinez
      May 28, 2022 8:37 am
    • Nicholas Brittell, Andor, Star Wars

      ‘Succession’ Composer Nicholas Britell Has Been Working On Music For Tony Gilroy’s ‘Andor’ For Two Years

      Ned Booth
      May 27, 2022 1:35 pm
    • Stranger Things Season 4

      ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: The Duffer Brothers Never Wanted More Than One Season Of The Netflix Smash Hit

      Ned Booth
      May 27, 2022 12:10 pm
    • Obi-Wan Kenobi

      ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Review: Perhaps It’s Too Big A Burden For The Jedi Master To Be Our Only Hope

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 27, 2022 11:00 am
    • Danny Boyle, Pistol, John Lydon

      ‘Pistol’: Danny Boyle Doesn’t Mind That Jon Lydon Doesn’t Like His Sex Pistols Hulu Show

      Ned Booth
      May 27, 2022 9:35 am
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    • Isabel May Is In On 'The Wonder Twins' Joke: "It's Not The 'Super Friends,' We're Doing A Different Thing"

      Isabel May Is In On 'The Wonder Twins' Joke: "It's Not The 'Super Friends,' We're Doing A Different Thing"

      Joe Blessing
      May 18, 2022 1:44 pm
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    • Irma Vep

      Alicia Vikander & Olivier Assayas & Their Very Personal Connections To ‘Irma Vep’ [Cannes]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 25, 2022 7:51 am
    • Night Sky

      ‘Night Sky’: Holden Miller & Daniel C. Connolly Talk About Character-Driven Sci-Fi, Working with J.K. Simmons & Sissy Spacek [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 23, 2022 3:30 pm
    • Men,

      ‘Men’: Jessie Buckley & Rory Kinnear On “The Inescapable Nature Of Trauma” In Their New A24 Horror [Interview]

      Jamie Rogers
      May 21, 2022 6:01 pm
    • the time traveler's wife

      ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Steven Moffat & David Nutter Talk Time Travel, ‘Sherlock,’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • Will Poulter, Adam Warlock

      Will Poulter Talks His Upcoming ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,’ Role & Wants To “Go On A Journey” As Adam Warlock

      Ned Booth
      May 19, 2022 10:44 am
    • Michael Waldron, Star Wars

      Michael Waldron On Kevin Feige’s Lucasfilm Movie & Says A Good ‘Star Wars’ Movie “At Its Core Is About Family”

      Ned Booth
      May 18, 2022 3:11 pm
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    • The Essex Serpent

      ‘The Essex Serpent’ Review: Claire Danes & Tom Hiddleston Are Superb In An Somewhat Underwhelming Gothic Drama

      Joe Blessing
      May 12, 2022 7:00 pm
      News, Reviews, Television
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    • Heartstopper

      ‘Heartstopper’ Review: An Refreshingly Honest Look At Young LGBTQ+ Love

      Nick Allen
      May 28, 2022 11:42 am
    • Next Sohee

      ‘Next Sohee’: Doona Bae Can’t Really Save July Jung’s Look At Worker Exploitation [Cannes]

      Elena Lazic
      May 27, 2022 12:31 pm
    • ‘Leila’s Brothers’ Review:

      ‘Leila’s Brothers’ Review: A Beautiful Drama About Family Ties [Cannes]

      Jihane Bousfiha
      May 27, 2022 11:33 am
    • Showing Up

      ‘Showing Up’ Review: Kelly Reichardt Captivates With A Warm & Comical Look At The World Of Arts & Crafts [Cannes]

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 27, 2022 11:03 am
    • Obi-Wan Kenobi

      ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Review: Perhaps It’s Too Big A Burden For The Jedi Master To Be Our Only Hope

      Rodrigo Perez
      May 27, 2022 11:00 am
    • Close,Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Cannes 2022

      ‘Close’ Is A Exquisite Tale Of Childhood Heartbreak [Cannes Review]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 26, 2022 6:00 pm
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    • Antonio Campos, The Staircase,

      ‘The Staircase’: Antonio Campos On His Michael Peterson Obsession & Adding More Story Details [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Joe Blessing
      May 5, 2022 1:26 pm
      Interviews, Podcasts, Reviews, Television
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    • summer movie preview playlist podcast

      Summer Movie Preview 2022: ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Thor: Love & Thunder,’ ‘Nope’ & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      May 27, 2022 3:46 pm
    • Sister Act

      Fun With Nuns: ‘Sister Act’ at 30, ‘Benedetta’ and ‘The Nun’ [Be Reel Podcast]

      Chance Solem-Pfeifer
      May 27, 2022 2:00 pm
    • Night Sky

      ‘Night Sky’: Holden Miller & Daniel C. Connolly Talk About Character-Driven Sci-Fi, Working with J.K. Simmons & Sissy Spacek [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 23, 2022 3:30 pm
    • the time traveler's wife

      ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Steven Moffat & David Nutter Talk Time Travel, ‘Sherlock,’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast]

      Mike DeAngelo
      May 19, 2022 12:22 pm
    • Michael Waldron, Star Wars

      Michael Waldron On Kevin Feige’s Lucasfilm Movie & Says A Good ‘Star Wars’ Movie “At Its Core Is About Family”

      Ned Booth
      May 18, 2022 3:11 pm
    • Ben Schwartz the afterparty

      Ben Schwartz Talks About Keeping Secrets For ‘The Afterparty,’ A “Bananas” ‘Sonic 3’ & More [The Playlist Podcast]

      Charles Barfield
      May 18, 2022 1:30 pm
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    • Breeders

      'Breeders' Season 3 Trailer: Parenting Continues To Be A Difficult Task For Martin Freeman & Daisy Haggard

      Joe Blessing
      April 30, 2022 5:46 pm
      News, Television, Trailers
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    • 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' Trailer: Luis Buñuel

      ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ Trailer: Luis Buñuel’s Absurdist Masterpiece Receives A 50th Anniversary 4K Restoration

      Rosa Martinez
      May 28, 2022 11:02 am
    • Willow trailer

      ‘Willow’ Teaser Trailer: A New Fantasy Adventure Awaits On Disney+ November 30

      Ned Booth
      May 26, 2022 3:10 pm
    • Andor

      ‘Andor’ Trailer: Tony Gilroy, Diego Luna & More Tell The Origin Of A ‘Star Wars’ Rebel Spy

      Molly Cottee Tantum
      May 26, 2022 2:37 pm
    • Devotion Trailer

      ‘Devotion’ Trailer: J.D. Dillard’s Korean War-Set Drama With Jonathan Majors & Glen Powell Flies In The Fall

      Rosa Martinez
      May 26, 2022 2:14 pm
    • Abandoned, Emma Roberts

      ‘Abandoned’ Trailer: Emma Roberts Stars As A Fragile Mom In A Haunted House On June 17

      Ned Booth
      May 26, 2022 12:06 pm
    • Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

      ‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song’: Leonard Cohen’s Most Enduring Song Gets The Doc Treatment

      Molly Cottee Tantum
      May 25, 2022 7:54 pm
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    • God's Creatures, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Cannes 2022

      Emily Watson & Paul Mescal Are Uncomfortably Close In 'God's Creatures' [Cannes Review]

      Joe Blessing
      May 19, 2022 4:30 am
      Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews
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    • Close,Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Cannes 2022

      ‘Close’ Is A Exquisite Tale Of Childhood Heartbreak [Cannes Review]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 26, 2022 6:00 pm
    • Elvis, Cannes 2022

      Baz Luhrmann: Priscilla Presley’s Review Of ‘Elvis’ Is “Best Review I’ve Ever Had” [Cannes]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 26, 2022 9:11 am
    • Irma Vep

      Alicia Vikander & Olivier Assayas & Their Very Personal Connections To ‘Irma Vep’ [Cannes]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 25, 2022 7:51 am
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      Gina Gammell & Riley Keough’s ‘War Pony’ Is Admirable But Overstuffed [Cannes Review]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 22, 2022 9:16 am
    • RMN, Cannes 2022

      Cristian Mungiu Demonstrates That Racism & Xenophobia Are Universal In ‘R.M.N.’ [Cannes Review]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 22, 2022 7:26 am
    • Three Thousand Years of Longing, Cannes 2022

      Tilda Swinton & George Miller’s Five-Year Journey To ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ [Cannes]

      Gregory Ellwood
      May 21, 2022 2:20 pm
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‘Aleph’: A Borges-Inspired Odyssey Around the Globe [ND/NF Review]

Joe Blessing
May 7, 2021 3:18 pm
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A consummate man of letters, Jorge Luis Borges frequently receives the vague honorific of being a ‘writer’s writer,” often a fancy way of saying that his work is too complicated to adapt to film. Borges’ fasci...

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