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10 Films We Can’t Wait to See at Berlin 2024 | Festivals & Awards

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“All the Long Nights” A smaller title in this year’s lineup, “All the Long Nights” is writer/director Sho Miyake’s return to Berlinale. I didn’t catch his previous film “Slow, Small but Steady” when it premiered at the festival in 2022. Rather it was at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where I fell for the story … Read more

20 Films We Can’t Wait to See at Sundance 2024 | Festivals & Awards

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“Exhibiting Forgiveness” Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving. This soulful, sophisticated, and beautifully crafted debut feature … Read more

Wait, Is the New ‘Hunger Games’ Just the ‘Star Wars’ Prequels?

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According to a viral TikTok, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes shares nearly the same plot as the Star Wars prequels. In a video uploaded back in November, TikTok user and musician @the_moonrocks explains how the Hunger Games prequel film focusing on Coriolanus Snow (AKA the future President Snow) follows story beats … Read more

TIFF 2023: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See | Festivals & Awards

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“Finestkind” Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, and Tommy Lee Jones pull you onto their crew in this rousing crime drama by writer-director Brian Helgeland (“Legend,” TIFF ’15) about a group of fishermen who make a habit out of pushing the line. Charlie (Wallace) is looking to get away from his dull college education when he begs … Read more