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‘Passing’ Trailer: Nothing Is Black & White For Tessa Thompson In Director Rebecca Hall’s Acclaimed Debut

September 21, 2021 1:06 pm

Would someone hide in plain sight to live a better life? The answers are not so easy, especially when it comes to how society perceives status and race. Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut “Passing,” acclaimed up...

‘American Rust’: Jeff Daniels Barely Saves Rust Belt Drama Series From Its Own Exploitative Tendencies [Review]

Brian Tallerico

August 26, 2021 11:48 am

News, Reviews, Television

Prestige television heads back to the heartland of the country with Showtime’s “American Rust,” based on the 2009 novel by Philipp Meyer. Given it’s a program about a Pennsylvania cop facing personal and profe...

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Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or TV Movie Emmys 2021 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

May 13, 2021 8:51 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Six slots and only one Emmys lock. Yep, the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category is essentially wide open. Well, that is outside of "Small Axe's" John Boyega, of course. REA...

‘Passing’: Rebecca Hall’s Debut Is A Delicate, Tension-Filled Acting Showcase [Sundance Review]

Robert Daniels

January 31, 2021 10:37 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Irene (Tessa Thompson) rarely passes for white. She fears for her safety too much to do so. When she does, white people, from cab drivers to store clerks, treat her with deference. See, passing is an act by wh...

‘News Of The World’: An Old-Fashioned Western With A Contemporary Heart [Review]

Jason Bailey

December 21, 2020 11:50 am

News, Reviews

Texas, 1870. The splendidly named Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks) travels from town to town as a “newsreader,” which is exactly what it sounds like – he selects the most interesting recent items from n...

‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Anya Taylor-Joy Shines In Scott Frank’s Absorbing Tale Of Genius, Addiction & Redemption [Review]

Brian Tallerico

October 1, 2020 12:42 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Scott Frank (“Godless,” “Out of Sight”) brings the rich writing of Walter Tevis (“The Hustler,” “The Color of Money”) to life in his nuanced, accomplished seven-part adaptation of “The Queen’s Gambit,” premier...

‘Monsterland’ Trailer: Hulu’s Monster Anthology Series Features Kelly Marie Tran, Kaitlyn Dever, Nicole Beharie & More

Edward Davis

September 10, 2020 1:30 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Every streaming channel needs their flagship horror anthology series. Netflix has, at least, the 'Haunting Of' franchise which becomes "The Haunting of Bly Manor," this fall and Amazon is going a slightly diff...

‘Dark Waters’: The System Is Rigged In Todd Haynes’ Earnest Eco-Political Thriller [Review]

Luke Hicks

November 13, 2019 5:00 pm

Features, News, Reviews

“The system is rigged,” corporate defense attorney turned protector of the people, Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) vents angrily to his wife Sarah (Anne Hathaway) in a Benihana’s parking lot, fourteen painstaking yea...

‘Native Son’ Sadly Proves Its Still Relevant 80 Years After Publication [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 25, 2019 2:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Reviews

PARK CITY - There is a moment in Rashid Johnson's "Native Son" where unbeknownst to him, a woman admires Big (Ashton Sanders) and says when they made him, "they broke the mold." It's a pointed moment, but also ...

‘The Land Of Steady Habits’: Ben Mendelsohn Comes Of Age For Nicole Holofcener [TIFF Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 13, 2018 4:34 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

The sad, regretful notion of taking things for granted has dual applications in writer/director Nicole Holofcener’s latest humane comedic drama, the sharp, lovely, and wistful “The Land Of Steady Habits.” It’s ...

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