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‘Three Friends’ Review: It Doesn’t Get More French Than This Well-Directed if Clichéd Tale of Love, Marriage and Adultery
Camille Cottin ('Call My Agent') leads an ensemble cast in prolific writer-director Emmanuel Mouret’s latest romantic dramedy, which premiered in competition at Venice.
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‘Diciannove’ Review: An Uncompromising Chronicle of an Italian College Student Trying, and Mostly Failing, to Find His Way
Luca Guadagnino produced this first feature directed by his former assistant Giovanni Tortorici, who worked on 'Bones and All.'
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‘September 5’ Review: Peter Sarsgaard Stars in a Gripping Newsroom Thriller About the 1972 Munich Terrorist Attacks
Tim Fehlbaum’s third feature also features John Magaro and Ben Chaplin as members of an ABC news crew meant to cover the Olympics but plunged into a major international crisis.
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‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’ Review: A Riveting Account of How Evangelism Became a Major Threat to Brazilian Democracy
The latest documentary by Oscar-nominated director Petra Costa ('The End of Democracy'), premiering out of competition in Venice, was executive produced by Brad Pitt.
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‘Slingshot’ Review: Casey Affleck Stars as an Astronaut Whose Mind Plays Tricks on Him in Serviceable Space Thriller
Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham co-star in director Mikael Håfström’s story of three spacemen on a dangerous mission to the far side of the solar system.
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‘The Killer’ Review: John Woo’s Remake Offers Omar Sy and New Twists, but Lacks the Poetry of His Original
Nathalie Emmanuel also headlines a new version of the Hong Kong filmmaker's groundbreaking hitman flick, which resets the story in Paris.
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Alain Delon, Seductive Star of European Cinema, Dies at 88
Alain Delon, the dark and dashing leading man from France who starred in some of the greatest European films of the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 88. “Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their father. He passed away peacefully in his […]
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Critic’s Appreciation: Gena Rowlands, a Woman of Influence
The celebrated actress was both muse and motor for her husband John Cassavetes — half of an artistic partnership that would help transform American cinema.
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‘Drowning Dry’ Review: A Penetrating Lithuanian Drama Depicts a Family Tragedy Through Multiple Fragments
Writer, director and cinematographer Laurynas Bareisa’s second feature follows two sisters who experience a life-altering event during their summer holiday in the country.
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‘Mexico 86’ Review: Bérénice Béjo Toplines a Compelling Political Drama That Never Drums Up Enough Emotion
In Cannes Caméra d'Or winner César Díaz’s second feature, the 'Artist' co-star plays a Guatemalan leftist militant desperately trying to raise her estranged son.
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‘The Flood’ Review: An Intriguing Palace Drama Chronicling the Last Days of France’s Ultimate Royal Couple
Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent star as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in Italian director Gianluca Jodice’s latest feature, opening the Locarno Film Festival.
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‘The Beast Within’ Review: Kit Harington’s Psychological Werewolf Flick Has More Bark Than Bite
Ashleigh Cummings and James Cosmo co-star in Alexander J. Farrell's new horror movie, set around a British castle haunted by a dark family secret.
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