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“HUMANE”
THE STORY – In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his four grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children. THE CAST – Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher,…
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Cannes 2024 Adds More Animated Titles & A Conversation With Valeria Golino
After announcing the 2024 Cannes Film Festival lineup, along with the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week titles, some late additions to the official lineup, and the Cannes Classics and Events, today, more additions were made for this year’s festival, including the Cinéma de la Plage section, a few more animated titles and a conversation with actress and director Valeria Golino. With…
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“INFESTED”
THE STORY – Passionate about exotic animals, Kaleb brings home a venomous spider, who then accidentally slips away. Soon, residents of the apartment building battle an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders. THE CAST – Théo Christine, Sofia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko, Finnegan Oldfield & Marie-Philomène Nga THE TEAM – Sébastien Vanicek (Director/Writer) & Florent…
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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 41 – First Emmy Predictions, “Baby Reindeer,” “Shōgun,” “Fallout,” “Ripley” & “Sugar”
On Episode 41 of the Next Best Series Podcast, I’m joined by Ema Sasic & Giovanni Lago to discuss our first nomination predictions for the 2024 Emmy Awards. We go over the shows we’ve been watching recently, including “Baby Reindeer,” “Shōgun,” “Fallout,” “Ripley” & “Sugar,” answer your fan-submitted questions and more! Hopefully, we’ll post another new episode in three weeks,…
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Luca Guadagnino’s History With The Oscars And What It Could Mean For “Challengers” & “Queer”
Sometimes, one movie is all it takes to rocket a filmmaker to immense notoriety. So it is with Italian director Luca Guadagnino, a man who has been helming feature-length movies and documentaries since 1999. However, it wasn’t until 2017’s “Call Me By Your Name” that Guadagnino exploded as a director. Since then, this filmmaker has…
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“Challengers” Is Zendaya’s Time To Shine As A Leading Movie Star
“Challengers” promises to showcase Zendaya on the big screen like she’s never been seen before. That promise has nothing to do with any of her action sequences on the tennis court or femme-fatale-level action off the court. Rather, “Challengers” is truly new territory for Zendaya as a movie star—she’s never actually been the star of…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “The Kids Are All Right”
Our 2010 retrospective continues with Lisa Cholodenko’s Best Picture nominee “The Kids Are All Right,” starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska & Josh Hutcherson. At the time of its release, this was considered a progressive LBGT film that went mainstream with not just critics but with the Academy (and was a box…
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“THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT”
THE STORY – Lesbian couple Nic and Jules have been together for twenty years, bringing up two children thanks to the contributions of a anonymous sperm donor. As 18-year-old daughter Joni prepares to leave for college, she and younger brother Laser get curious about their heritage. Making contact with Paul, the laid-back restaurateur whose sperm bank deposit…
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