This post was updated Jan. 18 at 8:13 p.m. Despite the frosty weather, movie theaters will be anything but chill. Audiences will be in for a blizzard of films to kick off the new year. Read more...
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January 18, 2:52 pm
Sundance 2023: Alumni look toward global release of ‘Run Rabbit Run’ after festival jump-start
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 9:11 p.m. “Run Rabbit Run” is haring toward its Sundance premiere, and it does not plan on stopping there. Read more...
Photo: A child stands with a rabbit mask. Executive produced by three alumni, “Run Rabbit Run” will premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight category. (Courtesy of “Run Rabbit Run”)
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January 16, 8:54 pm
‘The Last of Us’ season 1 recap – episode 1: ‘When You’re Lost in the Darkness’
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 9:50 p.m. A fungal infection wreaks havoc in “The Last of Us.” The HBO show, adapted from the 2013 game of the same name, premiered Sunday, almost 10 years after the original game was released. Read more...
Photo: Bella Ramsey (left) and Anna Torv (right) play Ellie Williams and Theresa “Tess” Servopoulos in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The first episode of the series premiered Sunday. (Courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO)
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December 22, 1:11 pm
Q&A: Sarah Polley, Claire Foy explore ‘difficult conversations’ in ‘Women Talking’
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 8:43 p.m. Sarah Polley is bringing salient stories of womanhood from page to screen. Based on Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name, “Women Talking” centers on a group of women in an isolated religious colony who must decide the best course of action following a string of sexual assaults by the colony’s men. Read more...
Photo: The cast of “Women Talking” gather in a barn. The film, written and directed by Sarah Polley, is based on the novel of the same name. (Courtesy of Michael Gibson)
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December 12, 12:23 pm
‘The White Lotus’ season 2 recap – episode 7: ‘Arrivederci’
Opportunities present themselves to “The White Lotus” guests in myriad ways. “Arrivederci” concluded the second season of the HBO series by tying up loose ends and creating new ones. Read more...
Photo: Jennifer Coolidge (pictured) plays Tanya in “The White Lotus.” The season finale of the HBO series premiered on Dec. 11. (Courtesy of Fabio Lovino/HBO)
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December 9, 2:08 pm
Forging Fear: Slasher films provide sordid expression of cultural cynicism, societal fears
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 8:34 p.m. In the more than 90 years since its conception, the horror genre in film has undergone major ebbs and flows in its storylines and themes. Read more...
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December 5, 12:54 pm
‘The White Lotus’ season 2 recap – episode 6: ‘Abductions’
All actions have devastating consequences in “The White Lotus.” In its sixth episode titled “Abductions,” the HBO series further explores the fallout of the deception and jealousy that has muddled the relationship between the guests of the titular hotel. Read more...
Photo: Simona Tabasco (left) and Adam DiMarco (right) play Lucia and Albie on HBO’s “The White Lotus.” The penultimate episode of the second season premiered on Dec. 4. (Courtesy of Fabio Lovino/HBO)