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Gaspar Noé Talks Violence, Porn, & Why He “Likes Laughing About Cruel Things”

March 1, 2019 2:38 pm

Once you begin watching a Gaspar Noé film, it’s completely obvious that the filmmaker is not interested in making four-quadrant, appeal-to-the-masses fare. His work is often challenging, and pulls no punches wh...

2018 Top 10 Filmmaker Hot Takes: Love For ‘Venom,’ ‘Solo’ & ‘The House That Jack Built’

Rodrigo Perez

December 31, 2018 4:31 pm

News

2018 superlatives are almost done, though again, you’ll have to excuse some of us who are late and get our assignments done in the New Year. Indiewire, as you may have seen in the list of Edgar Wright and Guill...

Kyle Kohner’s Top 10 Film Moments Of 2018

Kyle Kohner

December 31, 2018 1:51 pm

News

2018 left audiences with moments that will never be forgotten. Though this is the case most years, this one, in particular, left me with a swarming amount of images, sounds, and pieces of dialogue that have str...

The Worst Films of 2018

Jessica Kiang

December 19, 2018 11:45 am

Features, News

I blame Isaac Newton and his stupid third law. Just because 2018 has had more than its fair share of stunningly great movies, somehow physics dictates that it has to have had an equal but opposite counterbalanc...

‘Spider-Man’ Swings Into The Top Of The Box Office As Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’ Stalls Out

Charles Barfield

December 16, 2018 2:35 pm

Box Office, News

This weekend’s box office saw the major debuts of three completely different films, with fairly different results. However, the worldwide story might be the most interesting aspect of the report this weekend. B...

Lars von Trier Is Self-Deprecating With ‘The House That Jack Built’ But Do We Care? [Podcast]

Ryan Oliver

December 7, 2018 9:15 am

News, Podcasts

Welcome back to The Playlist Podcast, the show in which we review films, discuss relevant pop culture items, or really anything that we think is worth considering. While this week's discussion may not be a fun ...

Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10 Of 2018 Honors Lars von Trier’s Latest As Well As French Film ‘The Wild Boys’

Charles Barfield

December 4, 2018 10:34 am

News

As the end of 2018 rapidly approaches, it’s that time of year where some of the biggest names in film criticism release their top 10 lists. One of those lists that we always try to highlight is that of France’s...

‘The House That Jack Built’: Lars Von Trier’s Film Is A Sad, Self-Loathing Cry For Help From A Failed Artist

Rodrigo Perez

November 30, 2018 4:32 pm

News

Danish director Lars von Trier’s scabrous and controversial “The House That Jack Built” screened this week in scattered cities around the country—IFC Films touting a one-night-only screening of the director’s c...

IFC Films Defends One-Night Screenings Of Lars von Trier’s ‘Jack’ & Says No MPAA Sanctions Have Been Issued

Charles Barfield

November 30, 2018 1:05 pm

News

To the delight (and maybe dismay) of many film fans, IFC Films recently held one-night-only screenings of a “Director’s Cut” of its highly-anticipated film from filmmaker Lars von Trier, “The House That Jack Bu...

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IFC Films Violated MPAA Rules Due To Recent Special Screenings Of Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’

Charles Barfield

November 29, 2018 9:49 am

News

Every step of the release of Lars von Trier’s “The House That Jack Built” has been met with some sort of controversy. The film debuted at this year’s Cannes to decidedly mixed reviews (to be generous), with som...

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