24 Beats per Second sees SXSW honor music through film
The festival’s music documentary sidebar pays tribute to music legends ranging from Ronnie James Dio to Tanya Tucker.
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Downhill Review: “Force Majeure” Turned Film Mineur
Nat Faxon & Jim Rash’s remake of Ruben Östlund’s 2014 dramedy is a dragged-out rehash that oversimplifies its point—and then loses it.
Disobedience Review: A Mesmerizing Tale of Religion and Forbidden Love
Sebastian Lelio’s sensitive, multifaceted adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s novel is a beautiful exploration of the restrictive nature of traditional communities, anchored by a trio of heart-stopping performances. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Chilean director Sebastián Lelio is a master of arthouse empathy – his Oscar-winning film A Fantastic Woman, about the struggles of a … Disobedience Review: A Mesmerizing Tale of Religion and Forbidden Love
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September
Past Lives, The Giant Gila Monster, Poker Face and More!
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah finds stardom in the Sandler family
A specific, worthwhile entry into the middle school movie canon.
With “Sweeney Todd”, Tim Burton Ditched Whimsy for Pure, Masterful Macabre
By channeling Burton’s outsized whimsy into something darker, consistent, and more constrained, Sweeney Todd succeeds in ways his other adaptations fail.