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North America’s largest festival for young audiences starts tomorrow and this year’s line-up is killer. It features U.S. premieres of works from around the world, including a few notable new animated features from renowned masters. As...

“You ready for an adventure?” This line from the second episode of the third season of Disney+’s massive hit “The Mandalorian” sums up the current purpose of this landmark show. You’ve had your time with the...

Carl Franklin’s stupendous livewire noir may have a Criterion release and a very vocal fanbase, but nothing Franklin ever did got the reception it deserved. Franklin became one of the greatest studio directors in America, and his movies all...

The 1990s saw a boom in independent and DIY filmmaking, launching the careers of countless filmmakers. Yet, for many Black women directors, this bubble often burst after their debut films were released, leaving many directors like...

A few things have happened since 1981—unrelated to some wars, canceled breakfast cereals, and the gradual decline of democracy—when blockbuster comedian Mel Brooks made “History of the World: Part I.” For starters, he recovered from its...

When leaving the central core of the Berlinale press and industry section of the festival that’s primarily situated around Potsdamer Platz, you encounter the various neighborhoods that comprise this storied city. The East/West divide that characterized...

It is their time. Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson, each 2023 Oscar nominees, took a detour on the road to the Academy Awards to accept honors from...

“Your depression is mounting, the ashtray is filling because of it.Bedside bottles half-empty, the rest of it’s filling with your regret. Just how sad can you get when nothing is ever really worth it.” These are the...

The English language title of the oneiric Indian drama “Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam” is “Like an Afternoon Dream,” a poetic substitution for the more literal translation of the original Malayalam, “A Mid-Day Slumber.” Writer/director Lijo Jose Pellissery...

There will be Before “Cocaine Bear” and After “Cocaine Bear.” This is how we will mark time from now on as a society. That’s how transformative this motion picture is. OK, perhaps it’s not that profound....