Female Filmmakers in Focus: Coralie Fargeat on “The Substance” | Interviews

The new body horror film “The Substance” from French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat is not for the squeamish. A satire about the tolls of toxic beauty culture, the film is set in a fairytale-like Hollywood. Demi Moore, in a career-best performance, stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister who lives in a fancy apartment in the … Read more

Short Films in Focus: Fleshwork (with Director Lydia Cornett) | Features

Sometimes, when I watch a short film, particularly a documentary, I come away feeling that it could have gone on another thirty minutes or so, and I still would’ve been hooked. Lydia Cornett’s film “Fleshwork” is roughly six and a half minutes, and when it ended, I initially felt it was too short. For some … Read more

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Mika Gustafson and Alexander Öhrstrand | Interviews

Set in a nondescript working-class suburb of Sweden, “Paradise is Burning” focuses on three sisters whose mother is terminally absent. When the school begins to suspect their mother has taken off (again) a meeting with social services looms. This ticking clock adds tension as the eldest girl Laura (Bianca Delbravo) searches for someone to stand … Read more

Short Films in Focus: Young People, Old People and Nothing In Between | Features

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

Short Films in Focus: Flail with Director Ben Gauthier | Features

From there, we follow Allie throughout the day as she juggles appointments, medications, FaceTime calls from her mother, breakups with Tinder dates, parking disasters, and picking up her brother (David Brown), who rides along with her for a while until it’s too much to bear. While all this is happening, we see countless notifications from … Read more

Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Episode 23 Will Focus on Rudeus’ Reaction to Zenith’s Memory Loss

With Zenith’s memory gone and her inability to speak, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation season 2 episode 23 will explore Rudeus’ emotional turmoil as a reaction to the tragic outcome of Paul’s sacrifice. In addition, the episode “Let’s Go Home” will show Roxy and Rudeus’ connection. 『#無職転生Ⅱ』第2クール今夜24時 第23話 放送&配信!  ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄第23話「帰ろう」 あらすじ▸https://t.co/lBhBWFXv62[放送]24:00 TOKYO MX/BS11/KBS京都24:30 サンテレビ[地上波同時・最速配信]24:00 ABEMA/dアニメストアpic.twitter.com/lF0E8l9ZCX — … Read more