Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan and Halle Berry star in Bart Layton’s adaptation of Don Winslow’s source material.
A delightfully chaotic Sam Rockwell leads a motley crew of skittish recruits against a future in peril in Gore Verbinski’s over-the-top anti-AI screed Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. When a man suddenly appears in a late-night diner looking like a reject from Mad Max, screaming that he needs volunteers to fight a war that will determine the safety of future generations or he’ll blow the whole place sky high, one tends to listen. This man from the future (Rockwell) can’t quite explain what he’s doing or why he needs the help, but it soon becomes very clear that at the very least, the threat of death is real and a handful of diners decide that it’s better to follow him than to be blown…
By one estimate, more than 550,000 people have lost their lives to the opioid epidemic over the first quarter of the 21st century. That number doubles or even triples when it includes those who’ve fallen prey to opioid addiction and managed to survive. Add family, friends, and kin, and the number grows exponentially. In the end, the human toll might be incalculable, but the Sackler family, the founders of Purdue Pharma and OxyContin, have paid settlements totaling at least $7B. Unsurprisingly, the Sacklers remain one of the wealthiest families in the United States, their reputations partially laundered via funds deposited into addiction programs, often, if not primarily, in rural states, counties, and localities like the devastated community depicted in writer-director Adam Meeks’ sensitive,…
Laura Carreira talks about translating lived research into formal precision, articulating a contemporary vision of social realism shaped by migrant labour, algorithmic control and structural precarity.
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Spanish filmmaker Ian de la Rosa will unveil his debut feature Iván & Hadoum in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival. Set against the stark, plastic-covered greenhouses of Almería, the film traces a love story that unfolds through breath, skin and silence. Iván & Hadoum is an exploration of desire as corporeal experience. De la Rosa has described the relationship between his protagonists as “underground” and “almost palpable,” built on gestures rather than declarations. Words, in this universe, tend to articulate obstacles, social, familial and professional, while affection is transmitted through glances and proximity. The director’s camera frequently lingers at breathing distance, crafting what he calls an “emotional 3D,” inviting viewers not merely to observe but to inhabit the lovers’ fragile space….
Kate Hallett and Herman Tømmeraas star in writer/director Emma Higgins’ completely unhinged, uniquely stylish, and intense thriller.
Imprint Films brings a Shaw Brothers double feature filled with sex and swordplay.
Perhaps the most cozy short film on the festival circuit this year, My Knitting Circle puts on the kettle for a cup of tea and surveys the fibrous wares and spinning equipment of Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store. A small group of friends gather to make clothes, tell stories, share laughs, and bathe in the short-days of limited natural light from the shops big windows. Their hands move linear fabric across smooth needles with intention and grace. While I personally do not knit or crochet, in the same way I do not gamble or smoke, on screen, the craft (surprisingly) provides a similar tactile energy and visual rhythms as those more sinful activities so often take up space on the big screen. Precise, but not too showy,…
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A slice of weird, and fingers-crossed wonderful, for you today. This Friday, the web series Art Show! With Captain Skinner, launches on YouTube, and we thought you should know. At first glance it looks a little bit like the set up of Mystery Science Theater 3000, with premise taken from art icon Bob Ross and their show, with a dash of Pee Wee’s Playhouse thrown into the mix? The new trailer will be found below the official announcement. ART SHOW! WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER follows the misadventures of a doomed PBS-style television series. As Skinner and his tiny crew (including the stop motion animated Space Cowboy) attempt to produce a television series in outer space, their efforts are constantly thwarted by – well –…