Venice 2019: Todd Phillips' Demented 'Joker' Movie Doesn't Hold Back

There will be before Joker. And there will be after Joker. Nothing will be the same after, we'll be living in a whole new world. That's not even hyperbole, just the truth. I don't know if the world is ready for this movie. Or maybe it is? We'll find out soon...

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The First Word Podcast - A Summer 2019 Recap + Quick Fall Preview

"I am alone now, truly alone, and absolutely isolated from any known life." Tune in to our latest podcast episode for a fun discussion about the end of the 2019 summer movie season, as well as a quick preview of what's coming up this fall. For this episode of...

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Uzo Aduba is a Passionate Mother in Official Trailer for 'Miss Virginia'

"You cannot, you will not, deny our children their right to learn." Vertical Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for a drama titled Miss Virginia, which is hitting theaters in October this year. The film is based on a true story, about a struggling...

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Venice 2019: First glimpses

DB here: We’re a bit rushed right now to post, but suffice it to say that we’e already seen Kore-eda’s La Verité, Gray’s Ad Astra, Al-Mansour’s The Perfect Candidate, Sandoval’s Lingua Franca, the restored Oliveira masterpiece Francisca, Larraín’s Ema, and Polanski’s...

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What’s New to Stream on Netflix for September 2019, and What’s Leaving

Some people spend their days arguing over the merits of Netflix, but the rest of us are too busy enjoying new movies, engaging series, and fun specials. It’s just one more way to re-watch the movies we already love and find new ones to cherish, and this month...

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Venice 2019: Haifaa Al-Mansour's 'The Perfect Candidate' is Inspiring

I'm happiest when I watch a great film. Not just a good one, but a really great one. Something that fills me with energy, that reminds me this is why I love going to film festivals. And I'm happy to report that the new film from Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa...

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Finding a Satisfying End in the ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Extended Cut

The theatrical double-dip is a brazen but confident assault on fandom’s wallet. Not all properties could sustain such greed, but for proven billion-dollar earners like Star Wars and The Avengers, the gluttony on behalf of the consumer is just as insatiable as...

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Drop What You’re Doing and Watch ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’

Enter the world of Jim Henson’s imagination with The Dark Crystal. The cult classic movie has been revived by Netflix into a 10-episode series titled The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, bringing audiences back to the world of Thra. There is no dearth in fantasy...

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‘Promare’ Review: Anime With A Burning Soul

When I was five, I wanted to be a firefighter. Firefighters are cool. They get to drive cool fire trucks, have cool dogs in their cool firehouse, and slide down a cool pole. There’s a sort of unambiguous goodness about people who put their lives on the line purely...

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The ‘Midsommar’ Communal Scream and the Value of Feeling Held

This article is part of Movie Memes Week. During the Hot Girl Sommar of 2019, Ari Aster’s sophomore feature, Midsommar, captured social media’s collective imagination with its disorientingly bright color palette, Coachella-esque psychedelic celebrations, flower...

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How ‘The Babadook’ Inspired The Perfect Political Meme

Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook is a grueling meditation on single-motherhood (which earned a spot on our list of the 10 best films ever to premiere at Sundance), following a woman named Amelia (Essie Davis) as she grieves the violent death of her husband...

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Venice 2019: Oh Father, Where Art Thou?

A year after the walls of the Sala Darsena thrummed to Damien Chazelle’s Ryan Gosling-led voyage to the moon, First Man, Venice braced for another space journey. For a festival that’s traditionally allocated the coveted opening slot to big studio productions...

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First Trailer for Surreal Turkish Horror 'The Antenna' Playing at TIFF

"Any breaches of the order, are hastily being eliminated." Our friends at Bloody-Disgusting have debuted an official promo trailer for an indie horror-thriller film premiering at the Toronto Film Festival titled The Antenna. This surreal thriller is about a dystopian...

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Ava Michelle is a Tall Girl in Official Trailer for Netflix's Film 'Tall Girl'

"Face your fears, Jodi." Netflix has debuted an official trailer for a drama titled Tall Girl, which is indeed about a tall girl. What an original name for this. Ava Michelle stars as Jodi, a girl in high school who is 73 inches tall - 6', 1". She's always been...

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Moviegoing Memories: Joanna Hogg

Moviegoing Memories is a series of short interviews with filmmakers about going to the movies. Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir is MUBI GO's Film of the Week of August 30, 2019. NOTEBOOK: How would you describe your movie in the least amount of words? JOANNA...

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What Nigeria’s Nollywood Can Learn from Med Hondo’s "West Indies"

West Indies One of the biggest revelations at the 72nd Locarno film festival was a film made 40 years ago. Playing as one of only two African films—the other being Ousmane ‎Sembène’s redoubtable La Noire de… (BlackGirl, 1966)—in a terrific “Black Light” retrospective...

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Movie Poster of the Week: Bill Forsyth’s “Local Hero” and the Business of Marketing Movies

Back in 1983, when I was but a wee lad in Wales, I saw an episode of the British arts TV program The South Bank Show about the making of Bill Forsyth’s new film Local Hero (my family already being huge Gregory’s Girl fans). It covered the whole process of making...

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