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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Review

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers  There will be no treasure hunting or tomb raiding in this Egyptological horror film. The Cannon family never tempted fate or defied any ancient inscriptions warning them to turn back, lest they be cursed. Instead, evil goes out of its way to find them in director-screenwriter Lee Cronin’s possessively-titled Blumhouse-produced Lee…

ND/NF ’26: Brand New Landscape

©Courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center  Hajime Takano aspired to become a prolific celebrity architect, like Frank Gehry. In the process, he became an absentee father, like Louis Kahn (the subject of his son’s painful documentary, My Architect). His daughter, Emi has entirely given up on her emotionally-distant father, but her brother Ren still yearns…

Panda Plan 2: Jackie Chan Unleashes Action-Packed Comedy with Visual Flair

©Well Go USA Entertainment The most vibrant theatrical spectacles embrace the spirit of classic martial arts cinema with modern visual flair and comedy. The upcoming martial arts comedy, Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe, does just that by intertwining thrilling stunts with a lighthearted story. The new family-friendly adventure film serves as the follow-up to the…

Exit 8: Based on the Hit Video Game

©Courtesy of Neon Horror films tend to express the fears of the generations consuming them. For instance, 1950s monster movies channeled the growing atomic anxiety. Yet, few horror films are as zeitgeisty as this new Japanese adaptation of KOTAKE CREATE’s hit walking-simulator survival-horror video game, because it taps into Gen Z’s all-consuming fear of commuting…

You, Me & Tuscany: Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page Shine in Visually Stunning Rom-Com

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Rom-coms often prioritize immersive atmosphere over narrative originality, a familiar weakness of the genre. You, Me & Tuscany follows this pattern to a degree, offering a story to audiences that they will find predictable. But the film ultimately redeems itself through its rich visuals and the understated chemistry between its leads, Halle…

My Name Is Orson Welles: The Exhibition Uncovers The Many Facets Of A Genius

From April 1st to October 5th 2026, the National Cinema Museum in Turin hosts the glorious exhibition My Name Is Orson Welles. Conceived by the Cinémathèque française and curated by its director Frédéric Bonnaud. The exhibition features more than 400 pieces, some never before exhibited, from various public and private collections and the Orson Welles…

Netflix : “Sins of Kujo” Represents the Best Legal Drama of Recent Years

©Courtesy of Netflix  Taiza Kujo annoys other lawyers because they think he makes them look bad—and perhaps he does, but maybe not in the way that they think. He accepts the worst of the worst as his clients and negotiates deals his colleagues consider potentially unethical. However, he takes the time to better understand his…

‘ChaO’ Delivers A Message Of Peaceful Coexistence When We Most Need It

Our epoch questions how human activity has become the dominant influence on the Earth’s atmosphere, ecosystems and oceans. What would happen if we could educate children to take care of all that surrounds them with nurture and respect, using a fairytale love story between a human being and a marine creature? This intent is encapsulated…

They Will Kill You : Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Check out More of Our YouTube Channel  Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early…

‘La Scala: The Force of Destiny,’ A Soulful Backstage Peek

The season at Teatro alla Scala opens on December 7th, on Saint Ambrose (Sant’Ambrogio), the feast day of Milan’s patron saint. Since the inauguration of the opera house in 1778, La Scala has maintained its reputation as preeminent meeting place for noble and affluent Milanese people. Anissa Bonnefont’s latest documentary film La Scala: The Force…

“The Bride!” Review: a Bold, Careless Re-Imagination of the World of Frankenstein

@Courtesy of Universal Pictures After adapting Elena Ferrante in her remarkable first feature-film as a director, The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal decided to go even further by tackling Mary Shelley and her creatures in a completely free reimagining of the Frankenstein world. The Bride! is in fact a cautionary tale starting in 1936 in Chicago,…