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Alejandro González Iñárritu Supports Netflix But Worries About The Theatrical Experience: “Cinemas Are The Womb Of What We Are”

May 17, 2019 11:31 am

Alejandro González Iñárritu is one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world, today. With back-to-back Best Director and Best Picture Oscar wins in 2015 and 2016, for “Birdman” and “The Revenant,” re...

The 25 Best Films Of 2018 You Didn’t See

Rodrigo Perez and The Playlist Staff

January 3, 2019 2:22 pm

Features, News

The Playlist has never met a year we couldn't exhaust with the endless examination, analysis, and decoding; it's not that we love lists, it's just in many banner years of cinema, there's so much to pour over. 2...

‘Roma,’ ‘Burning,’ & ‘The Image Book’ Among Sight & Sound’s Top 20 Films Of 2018

Charles Barfield

December 11, 2018 10:46 am

News

As we post the year-end collection of publications’ Best of 2018, a few things become very clear. We begin to notice that some films appear almost on every list, and roughly in the same order. And we also are c...

‘Happy As Lazzaro’ Trailer: Breakout Cannes Film From Alice Rohrwacher Is Another Netflix Awards Contender

Charles Barfield

November 29, 2018 1:01 pm

News, Trailers

A lot has been made about Netflix’s fall slate of awards-contending films. Primarily, films like “Roma,” “Bird Box,” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” are brought up as serious prestige films that could make n...

Ben Wheatley’s Surprise New Film Headlines BFI London Film Festival’s Official Competition Slate

Charles Barfield

August 29, 2018 10:13 am

Festivals, News

With Venice, Toronto, and Telluride becoming this fall’s go-to places to premiere a film, we had no idea that the BFI London Film Festival had an ace up its sleeve. Today, the LFF announced its lineup of films ...

14 Films Coming To Netflix That Prove The Streaming Service Has An Incredible Fall Slate

Charles Barfield

August 24, 2018 5:01 pm

Features, News

Remember last fall? Netflix was promoting their upcoming major blockbuster film “Bright.” At the time, people viewed Netflix films as either big-budget disasters, small (but quality) indie films, or Adam Sandle...

‘If Beale Street,’ ‘Cold War’ & ‘Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Among Main NYFF 2018 Selections

Gregory Ellwood

August 7, 2018 12:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the main selections for the 2018 New York Film Festival, and it won't disappoint the city's cinephile community. It also confirms that barring a last minute additio...

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