‘The Room Next Door’ Wins Golden Lion, Nicole Kidman Win Best Actress & Brady Corbet Takes Best Director

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‘The Room Next Door’ Wins Golden Lion, Nicole Kidman Win Best Actress & Brady Corbet Takes Best Director

Well, that’s a wrap on Venice. The 81st Venice Film Festival came to a close today, and the full winners of the festival were announced. Jury president Isabelle Huppert and her panel awarded the top prize, the coveted Golden Lion Award, to Pedro…

The Mother of All Lies Featured, Reviews Film Threat

In 1981, the Moroccan government cracked down on working class citizens in Casablanca protesting austerity measures and the general increase in prices of material goods like food. Led by the draconian rule of King Hassan II, government security forces killed…

‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review – Steve Coogan Takes a Penguin as a Pet in This Delightful Dramedy

Pet-human interactions are undeniably amusing, regardless of them being on or off-screen. Although having a pet can be challenging at the start, especially when they aren't trained to pee at a certain spot, it is also deeply comforting to have…

An American Saga Chapter 2 Review – 6 Hours In & Costner’s Western Still Seems Like TV [Venice]

I’ll be honest, I don’t entirely understand Kevin Costner’s Horizon project. I’m not really one to judge whether it makes business sense to make a multi-part Western saga for theatrical release in 2024; as a critic, my stake isn’t in…

Trey Parker & Matt Stone Save A Piece Of Their Childhood In This Sweet Doc

Way back in 2003, Trey Parker and Matt Stone released an episode of “South Park” that revolved around one of their beloved childhood memories, a Mexican restaurant called Casa Bonita. The episode culminates in Cartman running through Casa Bonita, escaping…

‘Hard Truths’ Review – Mike Leigh’s Newest Movie Features One of the Year’s Best Performances

In watching Hard Truths, the first film from writer-director Mike Leigh since 2018’s Peterloo, it’s hard not to think of the film in conjunction with the rest of his career, and in a way, how the other movies in his…

‘Nightbitch’ Review – Amy Adams Gives One of Her Most Daring and Strangest Performances

Let’s get this out of the way right at the top: Nightbitch is not a film about Amy Adams turning into a dog. Well, she does, in fact, turn into a dog some nights, in the latest film from Can…

Unmasking Monsters Below Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Writer-director Justin Sago features prominently throughout Unmasking Monsters Below. The documentary is a call to action concerning the predators lurking in the ocean depths, namely sharks. Sago was born in a landlocked state, but after his first visit to the…

Music Doc Wraps Searing 1970s Concert Footage In Ho-Hum Valedictory Package [TIFF]

The makers of “Elton John: Never Too Late” wisely didn’t try to be completists. After a half-century-plus of touring as well as recording approximately eleventy thousand albums and musicals, attempting a complete survey of Elton John’s output in one film…

‘The Room Next Door’ Wins Golden Lion, Nicole Kidman Win Best Actress & Brady Corbet Takes Best Director

The Mother of All Lies Featured, Reviews Film Threat

‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review – Steve Coogan Takes a Penguin as a Pet in This Delightful Dramedy

An American Saga Chapter 2 Review – 6 Hours In & Costner’s Western Still Seems Like TV [Venice]

Trey Parker & Matt Stone Save A Piece Of Their Childhood In This Sweet Doc

‘Hard Truths’ Review – Mike Leigh’s Newest Movie Features One of the Year’s Best Performances

‘Nightbitch’ Review – Amy Adams Gives One of Her Most Daring and Strangest Performances

Unmasking Monsters Below Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Music Doc Wraps Searing 1970s Concert Footage In Ho-Hum Valedictory Package [TIFF]

Orlando Bloom Takes A Hit In A Physically & Psychologically Taxing Sports Drama

‘Mr. K’ Review – Crispin Glover Gives a Dynamic Performance in This Mindbender of a Movie

Jharrel Jerome Leads a Crowd-Pleasing Biopic About a Resilient Wrestler l TIFF 2024