By the end of Azazel Jacobs’ His Three Daughters, I could have drawn a detailed architectural blueprint of its central location, a rent-controlled New York apartment. For almost the entire runtime, the title characters are trapped there together — and we with them — as they await their father’s impending death. While hospice care takes its course, the daughters struggle … Read more
Parida Tantiwasadakran’s “Young People, Old People and Nothing In Between” centers on the friendship between a 7-year-old named Juice (Deedee Piamwiriyaku) with ADHD and her friend, an elderly woman named Grandma Lovely (Suwinya Kungsadan), who is slowly descending into dementia. With such a wide age gap between them and a limited understanding of everything that … Read more
There’s a long-held belief about Hollywood history that, from basically the moment “Heaven’s Gate” nearly bankrupted United Artists in 1980 to the moment “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” kicked off the indie boom of the ‘90s, studio executives had an almost pathological aversion to any movie with artistic ambition. There’s at least some truth to this, … Read more
Alan Wake was already a cinematic game series, but now it is going to be developed as both movies and TV shows. According to a press release, Annapurna is partnering with game studio Remedy to “develop and produce their award-winning Control and Alan Wake franchises for film, television and other audiovisual formats.” In addition, Annapurna are working “as … Read more
“The Killer That Stalked New York” (1950) Let’s just say after COVID — I use the word “after” very loosely — Earl McEvoy’s pandemic thriller “The Killer That Stalked New York” hits a bit differently. Based on a 1948 Cosmopolitan article by Milton Lehman, it follows Sheila Bennet (Evelyn Keyes) — who has recently returned … Read more
Rotten Tomatoes introduces a “Verified Hot” audience badge system to celebrate the best-reviewed films that go above and beyond to entertain. Rotten Tomatoes is about to make it easier for audiences to recognize the best movies in the business thanks to a new “Verified Hot” badge system. The badge signifies a quality above the average … Read more
Is this your first deep dive into animation? Or a live action animation hybrid? (if yes, was that a challenge?) This is definitely my first deep dive, but my background in visual effects means I’ve dabbled in more subtle forms of animation and compositing. I was a motion graphics artist for Martha Stewart for a … Read more
Our Horror critic goes over some of the best that Fantasia had to offer this year, with some picks you’ll want to keep an eye out for. Fantasia International Film Festival is always a highlight of the summer for the horror side of JoBlo. We’re always treated to films that absolutely blow us away. The … Read more
As its impressive box-office run continues, Inside Out 2 has now achieved two major milestone at the same time: It’s officially passed The Avengers on the all-time worldwide grosses list — and in doing so, became one of the ten biggest movies in history. This week, Inside Out 2 passed $1.523 billion in worldwide ticket sales. That’s ever so … Read more
Because of the death threats you got for “And Then We Danced,” were you worried going into making “Crossing”? I wasn’t worried, actually. My producer Mathilde Dedye, who I worked very closely with, took precautions just in case, but Georgia is a very safe country, and the people are very, very open. Those people who … Read more