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Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE

The Space Race captures the journey of space flight though the unrelenting spirit and resilience of the black community.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: APOLONIA, APOLONIA
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: APOLONIA, APOLONIA

What results is an engrossing, often painful, always warm portrait of the challenges of wanting to make art in a world hostile to the prospect.

PADRE PIO: The Passion According To Abel Ferrara
PADRE PIO: The Passion According To Abel Ferrara

Padre Pio leans into its politics and historical fealty; the spiritual aspects are heady, abstract, and dense.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: L'ABBÉ PIERRE
Cannes Film Festival 2023: L’ABBÉ PIERRE

L’abbe Pierre stuns with incredible, reflective artistry, designing a an exquisite stage Benjamin Lavernhe dominates from start to finish.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY: A Royally Elegant Love Story
QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY: A Royally Elegant Love Story

Queen Charlotte has delivered once more to the gentle viewer a love story that defies time, grounded in the epic love, devotion and command of a Queen.

HILMA: An Ordinary Film About An Extraordinary Woman
HILMA: An Ordinary Film About An Extraordinary Woman

Despite the prestige of those involved in the project, Hilma is far too ordinary a film to do justice to such an extraordinary subject.

Heartland International Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE, CLOSE, ME LITTLE ME & DEAR ZOE
Heartland International Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE, CLOSE, ME LITTLE ME & DEAR ZOE

In our latest report from the 2022 Heartland International Film Festival, Emily Wheeler reviews Dear Zoe, Corsage, Close and Me Little Me!

London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985
London Film Festival 2022: AFTERSUN, JEONG-SUN & ARGENTINA 1985

The London Film Festival is back for another year and our first despatch covers a military coup and, just maybe, one of the great scenes I’ve ever seen.

New York Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE
New York Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE

Marie Kreutzer’s new cinematic depiction of the life of the Empress, Corsage, is a punk rock rebel yell: angry, energetic, and intensely enjoyable.

BLONDE: Biopic Of The Male Gaze
BLONDE: Biopic Of The Male Gaze

Blonde has and will continue to infuriate audiences, yet is a film that can be studied for not only the continued dominating male gaze, but for the need of women to tell women’s stories.

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022: BUTCHER'S CROSSING & CORSAGE
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022: BUTCHER’S CROSSING & CORSAGE

In this report from the 2022 Toronto Film Festival, we look at two movies featuring some of the most intriguing lead actors working in the industry today.

LE TEMPS PERDU: In Remembrance Of Marcel Proust
LE TEMPS PERDU: In Remembrance Of Marcel Proust

In exploring how memory and creation are irrevocably entwined, Le Temps Perdu is an ideal tribute to Proust’s masterpiece and the readers who love it.

HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG

There’s a lot to take away from Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, including, most importantly, a better understanding of the artist himself.

ELVIS: The King's Kaleidoscopic Biopic
ELVIS: The King’s Kaleidoscopic Biopic

The musical performances in Elvis will obviously be a major draw but the stellar performances make it all the more intoxicating.

Cannes Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE Is A Fresh, Fantastic Take On The Suffering Royal Woman Story
Cannes Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE Is A Fresh, Fantastic Take On The Suffering Royal Woman Story

Amidst a sea of dull, insipid, even sadistic takes on the beautiful, suffering royal lady story we’ve seen, Corsage breaks like the sun through the clouds.