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‘Dirt Music’: Garrett Hedlund & Kelly Macdonald’s Love Affair Is Ruined By A Cheesy, Outlandish Plot [TIFF Review]

September 10, 2019 10:05 am

Set on the stunning coast of Western Australia, arrives Gregor Jordan’s adaption of Tim Winton’s acclaimed novel “Dirt Music.” A romance and mystery, the film follows Georgie (Kelly Macdonald) and Lu’s (Garrett...

Jane Campion’s ‘Top of the Lake: China Girl’ Can’t Match The First Season [Review]

Andrew Crump

September 8, 2017 5:17 pm

Features, Reviews, Television

Watching Jane Campion stumble through the second season of her SundanceTV series, “Top of the Lake: China Girl,” means watching an imminently talented and self-assured storyteller misplace her self-assurance. I...

Dev Patel Searches For Home In New Trailer For ‘Lion’ With Nicole Kidman & Rooney Mara

Kevin Jagernauth

December 21, 2016 12:36 pm

Trailers

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Given how the awards season conversation generally tends to go, movies are quickly slotted into various "types," with their complexity reduced to a few quick descriptors. It can be a disappointing experience fo...

‘Lion’ Starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman & Rooney Mara Glosses Over Its Emotional Topography [Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

November 21, 2016 5:26 pm

News

The hill across the street. The convenience store a few blocks over that still sells cassettes. The dented mailbox on the corner. The broken streetlight that never works. While where we live is marked by house ...

‘Lion’ Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara & Nicole Kidman Renders Complex Story Into A Dull Roar [TIFF Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 11, 2016 1:51 pm

Reviews

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The hill across the street. The convenience store a few blocks over that still sells cassettes. The dented mailbox on the corner. The broken streetlight that never works. While where we live is marked by house ...

New ‘Doctor Strange’ Poster Plus Updates On ‘Captain Marvel,’ ‘Defenders,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ & More

Edward Davis

April 12, 2016 6:01 pm

News

New ‘Doctor Strange’ Poster Plus Updates On ‘Captain Marvel,’ ‘Defenders,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ & More

Review: ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ Starring Eva Green & Sullivan Stapleton

Rodrigo Perez

March 6, 2014 2:30 pm

Reviews

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Review: ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ Starring Eva Green & Sullivan Stapleton

Isabel Lucas Leads Gale Edward’s Feel Good Musical Comedy ‘A Heartbeat Away’

Simon Dang

February 15, 2010 4:01 pm

News

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Emmy Award winning Australian theater director Gale Edwards will make her directorial debut with "A Heartbeat Away," starring 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" star Isabel Lucas.The film is described as a ...

Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Gun, With Occasional Music’ Finally Heading to Screen? ‘Brooklyn’s Finest ‘Trailer Debuts

Oliver Lyttelton

December 4, 2009 4:25 pm

News

— Jonathan Lethem is a damn fine writer, but one who's yet to be adapted on the big screen — Edward Norton was circling "Motherless Brooklyn" for ages (circa 1999), and "Maria Full of Grace" helmer Joshua Marst...

Johnny Depp & Michael Mann: Not BFF’s

Rodrigo Perez

July 1, 2009 10:30 pm

News

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We called this one ages ago. We wrote a piece called, Did Johnny Depp And Michael Mann Butt Serious Heads On The Set Of 'Public Enemies'? based on an interview Depp did with EW where you could basically read b...

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