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Asteroid City sees Wes Anderson at his most hopeful and political, tackling trauma, quarantine, and the mysteries of outer space. It's a welcome pivot.
Asteroid City Is Wes Anderson’s Wacky Ride with Meta-Theatre
Asteroid City sees Wes Anderson wrestle with the dynamics of stage and screen. It's a hoot, but his play-within-a-film sort of gets it backwards.
Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City Review
Our look at Asteroid City, the latest from Wes Anderson, a weird and wild film starring an absolute army of A-level talent.
Blonde Review: A Deeply Divisive Biopic
Viewers will be mixed in their reaction to Andrew Dominik's Blonde, but what's not in doubt is how good Ana de Armas is as Marilyn Monroe.
Everything We Know About the Peaky Blinders Movie
Following the end of the final season of Peaky Blinders, fans are already speculating what could happen in the film. Our resident Peaky addict Alex has rounded up everything we already know about the film.
He Saved Latin: A Wes Anderson Retrospective
In preparation for the release of his tenth film, The French Dispatch, That Shelf takes a chronological look back at Wes Anderson’s sprawling, whimsical, and oftentimes biting filmography.
Contest: Win Third Person on Blu-Ray!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Third Person on Blu-Ray, courtesy of Dork Shelf and D Films!
The June Home Entertainment Round-Up
Time once again for our writers to look to their latest Blu-Ray, DVD, and VOD purchases with looks at new releases The Lego Movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alan Partridge, Small Time, The Cold Lands, Tapped Out, and A Wife Alone, and re-releases for The Life Aquatic, Judex, Hearts and Minds, The Revengers, and Countess Dracula.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL in TORONTO, CALGARY, or VANCOUVER!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of Wes Anderson's latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, in Toronto (on March 13th), Vancouver (on March 12th), or Calgary (TBD, week of March 17th), courtesy of Dork Shelf and Fox Searchlight.
High School Review
Stoner comedies should never feel as blunted as High School.
Detachment Review
Director Tony Kaye's Detachment wants nothing more than to rip your guts out and make you feel like shit for 98 minutes… in a good way. It’s a sort of emotional horror movie for educators. It might ruin your day to watch the movie, but at least it feels like the harsh experience was done with a purpose, even if Kaye’s execution is somewhat muddled.
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HIGH School Review
Toronto After Dark is always full of pleasant surprises. Having only seen this rather enigmatic trailer for HIGH School, I really had no idea what to expect. I was vaguely aware that the movie had been well received at Sundance earlier this year, but beyond that I knew nothing. That’s probably the best way to […]
Predators Trailer
The first trailer for the Nimród Antal directed, Robert Rodriguez produced sci-fi actioner Predators has hit the web. Starring Adrien Brody (The Pianist, The Village) and Topher Grace (In Good Company, Spider-Man 3), the film is a true sequel to the original Predator films in tone as well as spirit. Let’s put those loathsome Alien […]