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Review: There’s Still Tomorrow

Year: 2023 Runtime: 118 minutes Directed by: Paola Cortellesi Written by: Paola Cortellesi, Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda Starring: Paola Cortellesi, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Giorgio Colangeli, Valerio Mastandrea, Vinicio Marchioni, Francesco Centorame, Yonv Joseph By Sarah Manvel This movie has been marketed a comedy, which is not strictly true. It was also an award-winning smash hit in its native Italy, breaking box office records, which is something … Continue reading Review: There’s Still Tomorrow

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Review: Challengers

Year: 2024 Runtime: 131 minutes Directed by: Luca Guadagnino Written by: Justin Kuritzkes Starring: Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, Zendaya By Sarah Manvel Well, well, well. Luca Guadagnino is the best director about inhabiting a body that has sex currently working in American cinema. “Challengers” is in theory about tennis, but in reality it’s about three people and how they use their bodies to get what … Continue reading Review: Challengers

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The Lineup: The Films We’re Eyeing this May (2024)

By Tom Moore and Valerie Kalfrin Even with a relatively packed summer movie schedule quickly approaching, this coming May features a strong slate of movies to be excited about. Not only do we get to see the story of an iconic musical talent finally told on the big screen and a return to George Miller’s “Mad Max” world for a spotlight on Furiosa’s origins, but … Continue reading The Lineup: The Films We’re Eyeing this May (2024)

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Review: Slow

Year: 2023 Runtime: 108 minutes Writer/Director: Marija Kavtaradz Actors: Kęstutis Cicėnas, Greta Grinevičiūt By Caz Armstrong Caution: There are some spoilers below. “Slow” is a Lithuanian film about asexual relationships, gracefully upheld by a reverence for physicality. Dovydas (Kęstutis Cicėnas) is a sign language interpreter hired to help a class of deaf students take dance classes with teacher Elena (Greta Grinevičiūtė). A relationship begins between … Continue reading Review: Slow

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What it Means to an Australian to See Nicole Kidman Honoured with an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award

By Nadine Whitney Australians call her “Our Nic.” She’s the girl in “BMX Bandits” or the face of a popular hair dye campaign in the early 1980s. She’s best friends with Naomi Watts who played a girl who turns down a date with Tom Cruise in a 1990 Lamb roast ad. She was the face of television shows that kept the nation glued to the … Continue reading What it Means to an Australian to See Nicole Kidman Honoured with an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award

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Review: Parachute

Year: 2023 Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Brittany Snow Writers: Becca Gleason, Brittany Snow Actors: Courtney Eaton, Francesca Reale, Thomas Mann, Dave Bautista, Joel McHale, Gina Rodriguez, Kid Cudi By Nadine Whitney “I want to be okay with me” – Riley Writer and director Brittany Snow’s debut feature “Parachute” is an intimate and impartial examination of the difficulty in dealing with persistent mental health issues and … Continue reading Review: Parachute

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Review: Back to Black

Year:2024 Runtime: 122 minutes Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson Written by: Matt Greenhalgh Starring: Jack O’Connell, Marisa Abela, Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, Bronson Webb, Juliet Cowan By Sarah Manvel In 2009 writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson collaborated on “Nowhere Boy,” which was about how John Lennon the young man became John Lennon the Beatle. Now in 2024 writer Matt Greenhalgh and director Sam Taylor-Johnson … Continue reading Review: Back to Black

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The Lineup: The Films We’re Eyeing this April (2024)

By Tom Moore and Valerie Kalfrin April is always sort of an in-betweener month when it comes to movies. It’s past the early months that feature movies meant to “kick-off” the year on a good foot and comes before the official summer slate of movies. So, it usually delivers movies of all shapes and sizes. While this April isn’t too different, there are a couple … Continue reading The Lineup: The Films We’re Eyeing this April (2024)

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Review: Wicked Little Letters

Year: 2024 Runtime:100 minutes Director: Thea Sharrock Writer: Jonny Sweet Actors: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Timothy Spall, Hugh Skinner, Alisha Weir, Paul Chahidi By Joan Amenn “This is more true than you think.” Take two of the best actresses working today, add one supporting actress whose work is gaining notice and toss in a toxic paternal relationship in the 1920’s and you have … Continue reading Review: Wicked Little Letters

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BFI Flare 2024: What a Feeling

Year: 2024 Runtime: 110 minutes Writer/ Director: Kat Rohrer Actors: Proschat Madani, Caroline Peters, Heikko Deutschmann, Gohat Nurbachsch, Barbara Spitz, Allegra Tinnefeld, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Anton Noori By Sarah Manvel “What a Feeling” is a midlife crisis movie that doesn’t take itself seriously. It is also an immigrant love story set in Vienna, and only after that is it a gay film – not a welder … Continue reading BFI Flare 2024: What a Feeling

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