I debated including “Thirteen Women” in my list of slasher films. Most critics tend to view “Psycho” and “Peeping Tom”…
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At an “Oh, Canada” post-screening Q&A, Uma Thurman spoke about her nervous anticipation ahead of meeting acclaimed Writer/Director Paul Schrader…
“Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” went unnoticed, at least by me, when it was released on Netflix in October of 2022. The…
Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), the confrontational, cantankerous and miserable spitfire in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” is so relentlessly combative that many…
With so much already documented about Donald Trump’s public persona—from his controversial business dealings to his tenure as president—any film…
There’s a scene in “The Outrun” where Rona (played by Saoirse Ronan) has a moment of crisis. She’s a recovering…
The opening nine-minute sequence of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist” (Japanese: “悪は存在しない”) feels like a spiritual experience: Featuring Yoshio…
We all know what it feels like to lose someone we love, whether it’s a family member, a friend, or…
Much like Critics’ Week (Semaine de la critique) and Director’s Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) in Cannes, the Currents section at…
David Cronenberg loves twins. In “Dead Ringers” (1988), an adaptation of Bari Wood’s novel “Twins” (remade into a 2023 miniseries…