Tag: Movie
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, Everest: The Other Side – 695
John Turturro steals the show in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. Everest: The Other Side is an emotionally devastating documentary. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Harry is an old-school hustler. A classic native New Yorker, he moves through life lubricating palms with cash, relying on…
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Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson for Wicker
Directors / Writers Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson are here to chat the internet going feral for Wicker, finding the fit of the prosthetics, and expanding the short story into a feature film. More about Wicker An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention, the movie tells the wholly…
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Julia Barretto, Joshua Garcia for Always Yours, Never Mine
Joshlia (aka Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia) are here to chat monumental birthdays, taking risks, and reuniting onscreen with each other and director Cathy Garcia-Sampana for Always Yours, Never Mine More about Always Yours, Never Mine What if love could find its way through time and between different versions of who we are? Filipino actors…
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Clayface, You Can See Everything, Wicker, Wildwood – 694
Men made out of goop or straw, the strangest documentary you’ve ever seen, and Laika’s latest are all up for review this week with Clayface, You Can See Everything, Wicker, and Wildwood. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Clayface DC Studios’ “Clayface” is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in…
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Street Fighter, Whalefall, Sense and Sensibility, Tenzing, VisionQuest – 693
Street Fighter is as chaotic and uneven as you’d imagine. Whalefall is an intriguing premise but falls apart in the belly of the beast. The latest Sense and Sensibility adaptation feels appropriately modern while honoring the source material. Tenzing centers a too often overlooked adventuring legend. VisionQuest continues to examine “what is it to feel?”…
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The Social Reckoning, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, Matchbox the Movie, Haunted Hotel – 691
Is The Social Reckoning consequential enough? Mahershala Ali explores faith in action in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Matchbox the Movie feels like capitalism set alight. Haunted Hotel returns for another delightful (spooky) season. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Social Reckoning Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social…
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Digger, Verity, Resident Evil – 690
Iñárritu and Cruise’s Digger will either baffle or delight (with no in between). Verity is too self serious for its own good. Resident Evil is a breath of fresh air at the box office and an incredible video game adaptation that requires zero knowledge of video games to enjoy. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about…
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TIFF 2026
It was our pleasure to return to TIFF 2026 for the 51st edition of the film festival. Here are 18 films we saw at the Toronto International Film Festival (and again a special thanks to the TIFF and Rotten Tomatoes Grant Program for helping us participate). We weren’t able to screen everything there, but here’s…
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Forgotten Island, Primetime, The Love Hypothesis, You Had to Be There – 689
Forgotten Island is a playful and emotional blast. Primetime has great performances but does it have something to say? Is the chemistry there in The Love Hypothesis? You Had to Be There is an inside look at comedy history. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Forgotten Island Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza…
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Chaneil Kular, Ankur Rathee for Best of the Best
Best of the Best stars Chaneil Kular and Ankur Rathee give us their dance descriptors, college experiences, and friendship betrayal limits. More about Best of the Best Two childhood best friends, Maya and Anjali, join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to discover that the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous…