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Criterion Collection: December 2024

For the final month of 2024, Criterion has a stacked lineup of two re-releases and four new additions to the closet. While Fellini and Wim Wenders get a second life with a...

Movie Review: ‘Soundtrack To a Coup d’Etat’ Dances To a Unique Rhythm

Director: Johan GrimonprezWriters: Johan Grimonprez, Daan MiliusStars: Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Miles Davis Synopsis: Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey...

Movie Review: ‘Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes’ is a Shallow, But Informative Portrait

Director: Kathryn FergusonWriters: Eleanor Emptage, Kathryn FergusonStars: Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart Synopsis: Explores the iconic actor's journey to stardom through his relationships with his mother and four wives, including Lauren Bacall,...

Movie Review (Miami Film Festival): ‘September 5’ is a Pulse-Pounding Thriller On a Dark Day in History

Director: Tim FehlbaumWriters: Moritz Binder, Alex David, Tim FehlbaumStars: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin Synopsis: During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis...

Movie Review (SCAD Savannah Film Festival): ‘The Piano Lesson’ is a Southern Gothic Haunting

Director: Malcolm WashingtonWriters: Virgil Williams, Malcolm Washington, August WilsonStars: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler Synopsis: Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and...

Movie Review (SCAD Savannah Film Festival): ‘Memoir of a Snail’ is Full Of Heartache, Tears, and Hope

Director: Adam ElliotWriters: Adam ElliotStars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Sarah Snook Synopsis: A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs. The story is...

Movie Review (SCAD Savannah Film Festival): ‘The End’ is Full of Hits and Misses

Director: Joshua OppenheimerWriters: Joshua Oppenheimer, Rasmus HeisterbergStars: Michael Shannon, Tilda Swinton, George MacKay Synopsis: A Golden Age-style musical about the last human family. In a future where the world on the surface has ended...

Criterion Releases: November 2024

The month of November is PACKED. Very packed, with six films and the CC40 set that was previously announced. A Kurosawa staple plus a pop culture monster are the two standalone re-editions,...

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