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“ALPHA GANG”
THE STORY – Alien invaders, in the form of a 1950’s biker gang, are sent on a mission to conquer Earth. THE CAST – Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Dave Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Lily-Rose Depp, Adria Arjona & Doona Bae THE TEAM – David Zellner (Director/Writer) & Nathan Zellner (Director) THE RUNNING TIME – 109 Minutes “Alpha…
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“WOMAN UNKNOWN”
THE STORY – Marie, a former housekeeper, plans an extravagant dinner party for her engagement to the household’s patriarch. As preparations unfold, hidden aspects of her past begin to surface, threatening to disrupt the celebration. THE CAST – Mathilde Arcel, Carsten Bjørnlund, Thorbjørn Hedegaard, Marina Bouras, Mia Plantin, Sofia Nolsøe, Flora Yde Sander, Mikael Birkkjær…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “By Any Means”
For this week’s main podcast review, Giovanni Lago joined me before I left for Telluride/TIFF to review and discuss the latest film from Elegance Bratton, “By Any Means,” starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, and Giancarlo Esposito. Following up his feature narrative debut, “The Inspection,” Bratton finds himself working within the…
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“HOMBRE AL AGUA”
THE STORY – Camilo, a Cuban lifeguard, saves a Mexican businessman named Abel from drowning in the Caribbean Sea. Grateful, Abel “rescues” Camilo, by offering to take him to Mexico and become his right-hand man. Abel introduces Camilo to his daughter, Juana, whom he marries and with whom he eventually has a daughter. But soon,…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “By Any Means” Director Elegance Bratton
“By Any Means” is an American historical crime thriller film directed by Elegance Bratton and written by Sascha Penn. The film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a young Black FBI agent who teams up with notorious New York City mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg) to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in Mississippi…
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“THE ECHO CHAMBER”
THE STORY – A love story where the boundaries between presence and absence, care and dependence, desire and control blur until dissolving. Leo and Anne circle each other in an endless cycle of longing and separation, intimacy and distance. They cannot let go, nor break free. Through the rooms, Ava’s voice echoes across time, carrying…
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“HOLY WOOD DUST”
THE STORY – Director Victor Kossakovsky and botanist Stefano Mancuso take us on a unprecedented journey into the life of trees. What happens to a stump the second after a tree is cut down? What does that tree think and feel at that very moment? THE CAST – Stefano Mancusoa THE TEAM – Victor Kossakovsky…
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“OASIS”
THE STORY – When a viral video of a student threatening his classmates surfaces online, the school spirals into escalating violence. Crushed by the pressure of teachers and parents, three outcasts take refuge in a nearby forest. There, play hardens into ritual and pain becomes an escape, until old wounds surface and the boundaries between…
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