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‘Corner Office’ Review: Jon Hamm is Wasted in a Stylish But Empty Corporate Satire [Tribeca]

June 10, 2022 9:34 am

Because it’s so drab and one-note, “Corner Office” leaves the viewer with lots of time to contemplate the Hamm Conundrum. To wit: in Jon Hamm, we have an actor who seems genetically engineered f...

‘All My Puny Sorrows’: A Familiar But Well-Acted Indie Family Trauma Drama [TIFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 11, 2021 10:18 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Against a wide, white sky, with snow sprinkled across the ground, a man stands near the railroad tracks. He watches the train approach, takes off his glasses, sets them down gently on the ground, and steps in ...

‘Black Bear’: Sarah Gadon & Christopher Abbott Talk Working With Aubrey Plaza, Balancing Tension, Filmmaking & More [Interview]

Ally Johnson

December 6, 2020 4:17 pm

Interviews, News

Premiering back at Sundance 2020, “Black Bear” might not have made waves equal in size to some (hello “Minari” and “Palm Springs”), but it certainly caused a stir among critics. Ours called the dark meta-drame...

‘Black Bear’ Trailer: Fiction & Reality Blur In This Comedic Thriller Starring Aubrey Plaza

Charles Barfield

October 6, 2020 1:30 pm

News, Trailers

It’s not easy to put the upcoming film, “Black Bear,” in a specific genre category. And the new trailer for the feature doesn’t do us any favors showcasing what is a chaotic film that blends comedy, thriller, ...

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‘American Woman’ Trailer: Hong Chau Stars In This Reimagining Of The Patty Hearst Scandal

Charles Barfield

May 15, 2020 11:02 am

News, Trailers

The story of Patty Hearst drew global headlines decades ago, as the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst was kidnapped, held hostage for months, and then reappeared to rob a ban...

‘Black Bear’ With Aubrey Plaza & Christopher Abbott Is Splintered, Madly Hysterical & Intoxicating [Sundance Review]

Robert Daniels

January 26, 2020 1:07 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

A woman in a red swimsuit sits on a wooden pier in the murky fog, only to later walk into a room, sit at a table, and write in her notebook. Lawrence Michael Levine uses the same sequence three separate times ...

‘American Woman’ Can’t Match Hong Chau’s Strong Performance [Tribeca Review]

Kimber Myers

May 4, 2019 3:37 pm

News, Reviews

Like its source material, Susan Choi's novel of the same name, the plot of "American Woman" is inspired by a period in the life of kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst. Patty becomes "Pauline" in the feature-length a...

‘True Detective’ Season 3: Another Crime Procedural With Familiar Moody, Macho Baggage [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

January 13, 2019 8:55 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

After one major career-minting success ("True Detective" season one) and one resounding follow-up failure (season two), the narrative around "True Detective" creator /showrunner/writer/ Nic Pizzolatto’s third s...

James Schamus’ Literary Adaptation ‘Indignation’ Is Largely Uninspired [Review]

Jessica Kiang

July 29, 2016 4:31 pm

News

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First-time feature director James Schamus, who as Ang Lee‘s longtime producer has overseen various extraordinarily successful literary adaptations, turns in a sincere but disappointingly timid rendering of Phil...

Watch The First Trailer For Supernatural Mystery ‘The 9th Life Of Louis Drax’ Starring Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon & Aaron Paul

Oliver Lyttelton

June 27, 2016 1:55 pm

News, Trailers

It remains to be seen whether Jamie Dornan can forge out a career beyond Christian Grey. Though he broke out thanks to sinister TV show “The Fall" (soon to get a third season), he became instantly associated wi...

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