Pick of the Week
Oscar Directors: Anderson, Paul Thomas–“One Battle After Another”
Anderson holds one of his three Oscars on Sunday night.
Reviews
Viva Verdi! (2026): Yvonne Russo’s Docu about a Unique Music Home, Founded by Verdi
The feature follows residents, aged 77 to 107, as they continue to perform, teach, and mentor international young music students who live among them.
New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2008): Steve McQueen’s “Hunger”
Tough to watch due to the brutal treatment of prisoners in the Maze camp, and concluding with the graphic depiction of Sands’ starvation to death with all the details of such traumatic event, Hunger is an uncompromisingly harrowing and audacious film in the best sense of these terms.
As Deep as the Grave: Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in the Indie
Voorhees has realized his vision of having Kilmer in the ensemble by using state-of-the-art generative AI.
New Book about Cannes Film Fest, Camera d’Or (2010): Año bisiesto (“Leap Year”), Mexican Tale of Intensely Violent Sexual Relationship
“Leap Year,” Mexican tale intensely violent sexual relationship, winner of Camera d’Or.
