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Big Night and the Complexity of Perfection

Sep 21st, 2021 Roxana Hadadi

Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott’s familial drama, released 25 years ago this week, is so much more than a food movie.

Film Fests

Abby Olcese's Digital TIFF Diary

Sep 20th, 2021Abby Olcese

More from the Toronto International Film Festival, including mini-reviews of ‘The Starling,’ ‘Listening to Kenny G,’ ‘The Electric Life of Louis Wan,’ and more:

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Audrey Fox's Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Diary

Sep 20th, 2021Audrey Fox

From the ground at TIFF, our mini-reviews of 'Dune,' 'Last Night in Soho,' 'Spenser,' and more.

"I Have Your Disease in Me Now": The Disturbed Beauty of <i>Blue Velvet</i>

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"I Have Your Disease in Me Now": The Disturbed Beauty of Blue Velvet

Sep 17th, 2021Sean Burns

On its 35th anniversary, a look back at the erotic eccentricities of David Lynch’s 1986 masterpiece.

Looking Back

Classic Corner: Deliverance

Sep 17th, 2021Anya Stanley

John Boorman’s 1972 backwoods thriller (now streaming on HBO Max) remains a potent and powerful work – a revenge movie with a twist.

Reviews

Review: Cry Macho

Sep 16th, 2021Kimber Myers

Clint Eastwood’s latest stumbles a bit on its way out of the gate, but eventually settles in as an enjoyable and even moving character-driven drama.

Reviews

Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Sep 16th, 2021Abby Olcese

Michael Showalter’s seriocomic biopic has its share of missed opportunities, but the performances (particularly Jessica Chastain in the title role) bring it home.

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Max Borg's Venice Film Festival 2021 Diary

Sep 15th, 2021Max Borg

More from the Venice Film Festival, including reviews of the horror sequel “Halloween Kills,” Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God,” and the Damon and Affleck reunion “The Last Duel.”

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Marshall Shaffer's Venice Film Festival 2021 Diary

Sep 14th, 2021Marshall Shaffer

Our first dispatch from the Venice Film Festival, with looks at the Golden Lion-winning “Happening,” the winking satire “Official Competition,” Ana Lily Amirpour’s “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon,” and the sublime “Reflection.”

Reviews

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) On Demand This Week

Sep 13th, 2021Josh Bell

Our mini-reviews of ‘Dark Blood,’ ‘Death Drop Gorgeous,’ ‘Giddy Stratospheres,’ and more: