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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…]
The Count of Monte Cristo’ Sets December Release After Making France’s Oscar Shortlist, Plans to Campaign in All Categories (EXCLUSIVE)
By Pat Saperstein According To The variety The Count of Monte Cristo,” one of four films on France’s shortlist for the country’s official submission to the [more…]
Never Let Go’ Review: Halle Berry Rolls Out the Unwelcome Mat to Evil Spirits in Creepy Horror Flick
By Courtney Howard Never Let Go” isn’t interested in reinventing familiar formulas when it comes to its unsettling spin on sinister spirits visiting a secluded cabin [more…]
Is Ambition Still a Dirty Word for Female Characters? ‘Hacks’ Shows How That Perception Is Changing (Guest Column)
By Martha Lauzen According To The variety Ambition has almost always been a thorny issue for television’s fictional females. When Mary Richards applied for a secretarial [more…]
Conclave’ ’The Substance,’ ‘Heretic’ Among the Prestige Genre Films Gaining Acceptance in Mainstream Festivals
By Gregg Goldstein According To The variety Suspense and horror films typically get second-class treatment at fall film festivals, often relegated to midnight slots and left [more…]
Ho Wi Ding Shooting ‘Mothernet,’ AI Cautionary Tale From Indonesia, Singapore
By Patrick Frater According To The variety Production is under way on “Mothernet,” a drama film that examines the growing relationship between humans and technology. Ho Wi [more…]
China Box Office: Thai Comedy ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Climbs to Third, as ‘Alien: Romulus’ Reaches $100 Million Milestone
By Patrick Frater According To The variety A handful of holdover confirmed their resilience on what was otherwise a deathly quiet weekend at the mainland China box office. [more…]
Quisling -The Final Days’ Review: A Superb Historical Drama About the Far-Right’s Threat to Democracy
By Alissa Simon According To The variety Both a bold historical drama and a penetrating psychological study of a delusional authoritarian, “Quisling -The Final Days” is perhaps [more…]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Scares Up $110 Million in Second-Biggest September Debut in History
By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety Did someone say Beetlejuice’s name three times? Either way, the mischievous demon triumphantly returned to unleash his mayhem at [more…]
