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Interviews
AMP Interviews: Angeline Gragasin
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
AMP Interviews: John Hsu
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
AMP Interviews: Yerden Telemissov
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
Ari Aster is just asking questions, like “How the hell do we get off this thing?”
- Excerpt: Ari Aster sat down with The A.V. Club after a screening of Eddington at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre to talk about the terrifying future we’re all barreling towards.
Daniela Forever — Nacho Vigalondo Interview
Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: Nacho Vigalondo talks dreams, borderline magic, and the virtues of Betamax.
Katie Elle Weinstein & Michael Feder of Raw Daisies Believe in a New Hollywood
Tina Kakadelis @ Film Obsessive
- Excerpt: Founded by Katie Elle Weinstein and Michael Feder, Raw Daisies is an answer to the startling statistic that global film production is down 20% and US film production is down 40%. Katie Elle Weinstein and Michael Feder sat down with Film Obsessive News Editor Tina Kakadelis to talk about the inception of their company, the inherent political nature of filmmaking, and revolutionizing the industry as we know it.
Essays
Cult Of Criterion: Barry Lyndon
- Excerpt: Celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new 4K restoration from Criterion, Kubrick’s 1975 William Makepeace Thackeray adaptation Barry Lyndon was also nominated for Best Picture—in one of the strongest crops the Academy has ever honored—and its baroque, candlelit majesty isn’t as different from its peers as it may initially seem.
The Supreme Court failed trans people, but Heightened Scrutiny reveals how the media targeted them
- Excerpt: Heightened Scrutiny is being released to general audiences who already know its ending. That means the majority of its power comes from another case it argues: One against high-profile media outlets and the writers who made targeting trans people into a professional beat.
Awards Coverage
Contender: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Dreams (Sex Love)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: Eternity
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Contender: The Lost Bus
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
The Contenders 25: June Retrospective/August Forecast
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2012
Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #37
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #37
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #37
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #37
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #36
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #36
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #36
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Upcoming Film Previews
The Banished
Boys Go to Jupiter
The Cat in Hat
Diciannove
Eddington, Updated
Pets on a Train
Relay
Together, Updated
Unit 234
Went Up the Hill
Xeno
Reviews of Short Films
Necrophilia
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: In conclusion, “Necrophilia” is a truly brilliant work, easily one of the year’s best, not just among shorts but across the board.
The Tree of Sinners
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Although somewhat raw in terms of narrative cohesion, “The Tree of Sinners” remains an absorbing short, particularly thanks to its rich audiovisual design and evocative performances.
Other Types of Articles
Movie Madness Episode 576: James Gunn’s Superman
Erik Childress @ Erik’s Movie Madness
- Excerpt: For years on the Movie Madness Podcast, comic book expert Erik Laws has joined Erik Childress to discuss in-depth the various superhero and graphic novel adaptation to the big screen from Marvel to DC and the heights to the very lows. In this episode they discuss how James Gunn’s long-awaited takeover and reboot of the DC Universe is not just a massive disappointment but may represent a new low.
Movie Madness Episode 577: Say It Ain’t Swanson (or Everyone Please Touch Grass)
Erik Childress @ Erik’s Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy review nine movies for you this week with four of them coming in a unique bundle.
Movie Madness Episode 578: Battle Beyond The Frailty
Erik Childress @ Erik’s Movie Madness
- Excerpt: Physical media serves up some classics as well as some that deserve more modern classic status. Peter Sobczynski may disagree with some of them but he joins Erik Childress again this week to bring you the latest and greatest.
Box Office History (Week 28, 2025)
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 11
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 12
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 13
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 14
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 15
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 16
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Oscar History: July 17
Wesley Lovell @ Awards Landscape
Poll: Best of Jul. 2024, Limited
Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Superman”
Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jul. 18-20, 2025)
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