It has already been announced that the next installment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan‘s Monster franchise will focus on Lizzie Borden, following in the
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Cairo International Film Festival Announces the Top 25 Egyptian Films of the First Quarter of the 21st Century
Cairo International Film Festival, In partnership with (FIPRESCI) and the Egyptian Film Critics Association, announces the results of the poll “Top 25 Egyptian Films of
‘The Paper’ Review: Fresh Setting and First-Rate Ensemble Help Peacock’s ‘The Office’
The first season of The Paper, Peacock‘s sorta kinda demi-spinoff of NBC’s The Office, is better than the first season of that show or the
‘Motor City’ Review: Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley Wade Through Cliché in Overstretched Stylistic Exercise
Give me a brooding mid-1970s Detroit nightscape stained with grubby neon, drop a body with a severed leg off a building and crank up a
‘Normal’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Fires on All Cylinders in Ben Wheatley’s Jaw-Droppingly Excessive Blast of a Crime Caper
If there was any lingering doubt regarding Bob Odenkirk‘s late-career reinvention as a legit everyman action star, Normal handily seals the deal. Having proved himself
“La Grazia” by Paolo Sorrentino A Double Meaning Between “Pardon” and “Grace”
Venice – Special “Cinematography” Paolo Sorrentino’s films, such as “The Great Beauty” and “The Hand of God,” have been characterized by the fiber and
‘Magellan’ Review: Gael García Bernal Plays the Famed Explorer in Lav Diaz’s Mesmerizing, Myth-Busting Biopic
By the standards of Filipino formalist and running-time maximalist Lav Diaz, his latest opus “Magellan” qualifies as a veritable blockbuster. A grand-scale historical biopic on
‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Review: Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio in a Sequel Old-Fashioned Enough to Be Likable Retro Corn
Because it’s the sixth installment of a 40-year-old franchise, you might assume that “Karate Kid: Legends” is going to retrofit the formula, filtering it through
‘Girl on Edge’ Review: A Mother and Daughter Hit Thin Ice in Zhou Jinghao’s Alluring but Unsatisfactory Skating Drama
Zhou Jinghao’s “Girl on Edge” starts strong. A young woman is shown skating in a dimly lit ring, finishing her routine and stopping right in
‘Mama’ Review: A Housemaid Abroad Gets an Unpleasant Homecoming in an Intriguing Character Study That Veers Into Melodrama
“Mama,” director Or Sinai’s first narrative feature, proves the filmmaker as a keen character observer. Inspired by stories she heard from migrant Eastern European women
