‘The Meltdown’: How Should a Missing Person’s Story End?
The “missing persons” subgenre of film is a strange one — repetitive at times, nearly impossible to perfect, yet often…
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‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach,’ made by, for and about John Travolta
Flaunting a skin-tight beret and suspicious beard, John Travolta walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday…
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Magical Girl Transformation: Alice Maio Mackay’s ‘The Serpent’s Skin’
For all that feels familiar about “The Serpent’s Skin” — a horror film featuring demonic possession, witchcraft and characters connecting…
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Events | Features | Film Festival | Review
Cannes Recap: The Independent’s Film Rankings
Unfortunately, our time at the Cannes Film Festival has come to a speedy close. Our four reporters at the festival…
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Bright Sun Films’ ‘Closed for Storm’ Explores the Legacy of Six Flags New Orleans
“Closed for Storm” succeeds at revealing the history of Six Flags New Orleans and honoring it as a symbol of…
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“Everything Everywhere All at Once” Puts Immigrants in the Center of the Multiverse
Contrary to what Marvel Studios will have you believe, the multiverse belongs to first-generation immigrants. The culmination of a person’s entire life can boil down to a single choice. A central decision that branched off into hundreds more, carving out a wholly unique path. One path out of an infinite number of possibilities.
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Titane: Murder, Cars and Daddy Issues
“Titane” is a body-horror film through and through, but its commentary about sex and family is as central to the film as the gore.
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“Shiva Baby” Review
In the holy season of Passover, what could make a moviegoer feel more connected to the spirit of the season…
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One difference between “Indie” and “Mainstream”: Money
Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, reviews Phantom Thread, the new Paul Thomas Anderson moviestarring Daniel Day Lewis as a 50’s London dress-designer-to-royalty. In the film, Lewis falls in lovewith a simple country girl, makes her his muse, and then pushes her away—as he’s done to some many others. But she’s determined to hold on to him… Find out why Brokaw recommends you see this Christmas Day opener.
