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[ad_1] Therapy, as we know, can take a number of different forms. For Australian multi-instrumentalists and Nick Cave cohort, Warren Ellis, this process of self-enrichment encompasses a wildlife sanctuary for abused animals in Sumatra. Filmmaker Justin Kurzel captures Ellis’s musical theorising and grey-beard musings and then contextualises them against a trip to the titular park where we meet Femke den Haas and her team of caretakers, whose process of healing and being healed by the animals parallels the subject’s own self-care methods while also forming the film’s central thesis.Yet, in presenting these parallel subjects, Ellis Park is a mixed success. Its raw materials –…
[ad_1] The short film screenings organised in collaboration between Tampere Film Festival and the Pirkanmaa Film Centre continue in October at Arthouse Cinema Niagara. On the next three Thursdays, starting from 2 October, the screenings Very Short Short Films will showcase extremely short short films. How do you tell a story in under 15 minutes – sometimes even under two? Come find out! Tickets for the screenings are 5 €, available on Niagara’s website and at the cinema’s box office. Upcoming screenings will be announced on our website and social media channels. VERY SHORT SHORT FILMS vol. 1 Thursday…
[ad_1] Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 BFI London coverage. All of You arrives on Apple TV+ on September 26. Many films have dared to ask if a man and a woman can ever just be friends, but very few have managed to answer in the affirmative. For most of its first half, All of You appeared destined to wind up another addition to this romantic canon, as journalist Simon (Brett Goldstein) slowly realizes his best friend since university, Laura (Imogen Poots), might be the love of his life. So far, so uninteresting, even if…
[ad_1] Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” which won the Best International Feature Film Oscar earlier this year, calmly but powerfully observes a real-life personal struggle under a dictatorship in Brazil during the early 1970s. While never overlooking the grim and horrific aspects of that time, the movie stays focused on small but resonant human moments, and these intimate interactions become all the more poignant to us as the story eventually arrives at its two-part epilogue. The movie begins with how things were mostly fine and pleasant for Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) and his wife Eunice (Fernanda Torres) and their five…
[ad_1] Look if you’re going to make a prequel to Stephen King’s It, the only time to release is is in October. That’s when the new series It: Welcome to Derry, premieres on HBO Max. Based on King’s concepts and developed by much of the same team behind the two recent It movies, it (sorry) takes place in the early 1960s and reveals a previous altercation between an earlier generation of kids and Pennywise the evil clown. (Bill Skarsgard will reprise his role from the films as well.) Guessing it goes great for all involved and nothing terrifying happens at all!Okay, so if the real…
[ad_1] The first time Daniel Day-Lewis shows up in Anemone, he’s cloaked in shadow, sitting inside a small cabin in the middle of the North England wilderness. It’s a nearly indecipherable introduction that almost feels by design—a soft, silhouetted launch for his unexpected and welcome return to the big screen. In 2017, right before the press tour for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, the three-time Oscar winner announced his retirement from acting, marking the end of a prolific and singular career. He’d taken breaks before—like in 1997, when he left Hollywood to become a shoemaker in Italy for several years. But this…
[ad_1] As Season 2 of Peacemaker nears its finale on October 9, fans have had quite a few surprises over the past few weeks in the DCU series. One is a major Suicide Squad returnee, Joel Kinnaman, who has an uncredited cameo role as Rick Flag Jr. in “Another Rick Up My Sleeve,” Episode 3 of the sophomore season. Although his appearance is brief, he reminds viewers of his striking versatility as an actor. This range is especially evidentin the similarly intriguing but sadly forgotten cyberpunk favorite, Altered Carbon. Altered Carbon wasn’t just another sci-fi project for Kinnaman; it was…
[ad_1] Kenny Sharp – “Amy”-I waited for three weeks for a few other songs to pair this track with, but none ever arrived that fit this glorious mix of Motown, soul, and pop that feels like it’s from a different era. It’s the kind of song that will have you checking the calendar not for the month but for the decade… is this the late 60s or what? That said, I love the smooth quality of the vocals and the genuine way the rhythm section hits the “pocket” of this track. It feels like a time machine but has this…
[ad_1] The latest film starring Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor, Abir Gulaal, has opened to a dismal response at the international box office. The film, which was released on September 12, 2025, has been a major commercial disappointment, failing to attract audiences in key overseas markets. According to reports, the film has been declared a washout, with its total overseas gross so far standing at a mere $162,977. This converts to approximately ₹1.35 crore, meaning the film couldn’t even cross the ₹2 crore mark worldwide, a very poor result for a film with a notable star cast. A Breakdown Of…
[ad_1] Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle) Armed with a bevy of iPhones, 28 Years Later is definitely an “I’ve still got the moves” gesture from Boyle. It’s a case where his frenetic energy, paired with returning writer Alex Garland’s structurally odd screenplay, creates a film that one never feels a step ahead of––a deep compliment for something about to be unleashed on multiplexes. Even if that doesn’t necessarily result in a great film, per se. – Ethan…