Tag: cinema
Devara’ Review: N. T. Rama Rao Jr.’s ‘RRR’ Follow-Up Turns Out to Be a Taxing Watch
By Siddhant Adlakha According To The variety Marketed from the outset as “Devara: Part 1,” the latest Telugu action offering featuring “RRR” co-lead N. T. Rama [more…]
Anna Sawai on Her ‘Surreal’ Emmy Win for ‘Shogun,’ Playing Heartbreak on ‘Pachinko’ — and Whether She’d Ever Sing On Screen
By Jim Halterman According To The variety SPOILER ALERT: The following interview contains spoilers from “Chapter Fourteen,” this week’s episode of “Pachinko,’ now streaming on AppleTV+. “It’s [more…]
Killer Heat’ Review: Okay Greek-Island Noir, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley in the Tale of a Murderous Love Triangle
By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety A good tasty noir, like “Love Lies Bleeding,” always feels contemporary, even if set in the past; that’s because [more…]
Incentives Make the World Go Round: The Basque Country’s Production Surge
By Callum McLennan Tax incentives fuel film production and the Basque Country is no exception. Already boasting attractive incentives, its region of Bizkaia has raised the [more…]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Surpasses $300 Million Globally, ‘The Wild Robot’ Takes Flight With $6.8 Million Overseas
By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” took flight at the international box office with $6.85 million from eight [more…]
Happyend’ Review: Friendship Isn’t Future-Proof in a Poignant Surveillance-State Allegory
By Jessica Kiang According To The variety Japanese director Neo Sora is no catastrophist: the vision of dystopia he puts forth in his coolly compelling first fiction feature [more…]
Saoirse Ronan Will Submit ‘Blitz’ for Supporting Actress, Will She Make Oscar History as Youngest Double Acting Nominee?
By Clayton Davis According To The variety Saoirse Ronan is gearing up for a fierce Oscar season, with two performances poised to battle for the industry’s top [more…]
Sean Baker on Wanting to Direct an Erotic Film and Winning the Palme d’Or: ‘I’m Not Looking for It to Get Me a Marvel Film
By Rafa Sales Ross According To The variety After realizing his dream of winning the Palme d’Or for “Anora,” what is next for Sean Baker? Maybe an [more…]
Emmanuelle’ Review: Notionally Revisionist Remake of the Softcore Classic Is One Big Anti-Climax
By Guy Lodge According To The variety On paper, a contemporary feminist spin on “Emmanuelle” sounds like a zesty idea. An ostensible portrait of liberated female [more…]
