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The first rule when it comes to editing a provocative film in a police state? Be careful. Be very, very careful. After all, Iranian writer-director Jafar Panahi was imprisoned twice, most recently in 2022, for making unauthorized movies. Undeterred, he drew inspiration from his nearly seven months of incarceration at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison to…
With “Nirvanna the Band,” Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol might have found the Holy Grail of comedy. Their ongoing multimedia project, which began with a DIY webseries (“Nirvanna the Band”) in 2007 before the now-defunct Viceland aired two seasons of a full-fledged TV series (“Nirvanna the Band the Show”), and is now headed to the…
If you only watch one new short film this week, make it “Ovation.” That is, if you haven’t seen it already. Over the last nine days, director Noam Kroll and actor Luke Barnett racked up close to a million views across Instagram and X for their one-take short that attempts to answer a question every…
Sixteen-year-old DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, has revealed its influential 15-film Short List. The festival will run its main lineup of 116 features, 30 world premieres, 34 U.S. premieres, and 113 short films in-person November 12-20 in New York City’s IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika and continue online until November 30 with…
In 2012, before Paul Thomas Anderson released his “The Master” on 70mm film, the format had not been commercially presented for nearly 50 years. His enthusiasm to release the movie on that film format led others, like Quentin Tarantino, to retrofit old theaters to be equipped to project the Ultra Panavision 70 format for “The…
Sadly, we’re still a few appearances shy of commencing the Tim Meadowsaissance, heretofore referred to as “The Meadows’ Spring Awakening.” (Not every name + “renaissance” rolls off the tongue like “McConaissance.”) Yes, the beloved character actor recently reprised his iconic role as Mr. Duvall in the “Mean Girls” musical and jolted extra life into “Peacemaker”…
The following article is an excerpt from the new edition of “In Review by David Ehrlich,” a biweekly newsletter in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the site’s latest reviews and muses about current events in the movie world. Subscribe here to receive the newsletter in your inbox every other Friday. This is a…
As today’s filmmaking production struggles to find a place to land anywhere in the United States, the Trilith Institute is encouraging emerging filmmakers already based in Georgia to make their movies and TV stories there. And with funding, a stipend, and mentorship to boot. The nonprofit Trilith Institute announced today that applications for its 2026…
You’ll have to suspend disbelief early on in Simon Stone’s “The Woman in Cabin 10,” a chilly, silly adaptation of Ruth Ware’s bestselling thriller novel of the same name. Consider this: Keira Knightley stars as hard-hitting journalist Laura “Lo” Blacklock, back in London after a particularly rough assignment (some lady died), and eager to hide…
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Review: Colin Hanks Doc You will be redirected back to your article in seconds If you already loved John Candy, this doc will make you love him even more. If you were born after his time, it will be a lovely introduction. But the film lacks the editorial discipline to…
