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NYFF Film Review: ‘Blitz’ Finds Steve McQueen Telling a Dickensian World War II Tale
For a British filmmaker like Steve McQueen, the events taking place during Blitz are hugely meaningful. So, it’s not surprising that the movie handles the infamous World War II bombing of London tremendously well. At the same time, the flick ends up surrounding that by a fairly generic human story, one that feels more at […] More
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Interview: The ‘Beckham’ Composing Duo on Getting to Know the Soccer Legend
Everyone knows of David Beckham. He is that rare athlete who has been able to transcend all levels of pop culture, cementing himself as an icon not only in the realm of soccer, but also fashion, fitness, and politics. But the Netflix docuseries Beckham affords viewers the rare opportunity to really get to know the […] More
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Interview: ‘Planet Earth III’ Composers Jacob Shea and Sara Barone on Scoring for the Natural World
Composers Jacob Shea and Sara Barone of Bleeding Fingers Music had a wealth of inspiration at their disposal in crafting the magnificent score for BBC’s Planet Earth III. Alongside the legendary composer Hans Zimmer, the duo sifted through the show’s striking footage as they considered the various ways in which they could push the show’s […] More
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Interview: Composer Kara Talve on Collaborating with Hans Zimmer on ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Peacock’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a powerful retelling of the true story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp who is given the job of tattooing the identification numbers on his fellow prisoners’ arms. With such unique and traumatic subject matter, composer Kara Talve understood her responsibilities as both a […] More
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Film Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Delivers on the Promise of the Prior Installment and Showcases Epic Science Fiction on the Grandest of Scales
What a difference a few years makes. I went into Dune (reviewed out of TIFF here) with trepidation, wondering if this would just be another grandly ambitious misfire. I walked out of that festival screening turned around on the property and actually excited to see what was next. At the same time, I did have […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Creator’ Presents a Vivid New Science Fiction World
So much of science fiction is allowing an audience to inhabit a world. If a storyteller can suck you in, that’s more than half the battle. Sci-fi in particular offers the right creative force ample avenues with which to do this. In the case of The Creator, Gareth Edwards has not just managed to do […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Son’ is a Misguided Melodrama That Can’t Nurture Its Talented Cast
It never pays to compare one movie to another, but sometimes, especially when it’s a follow-up feature from the same filmmaker, it’s hard not to. In the case of The Son, it’s an especially egregious choice, since it makes an already bad film worse. In every way that The Father was powerful yet subtle, effecting […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Now That ‘Dune’ Has Finally Been Released…What Do You Think?
It may not seem real, but it is…Dune is out in release. Not only can you currently experience it in theaters and especially in IMAX (how I personally recommend you see it), the film is playing on HBO Max. So, even if you’re still not comfortable with the theatrical experience, there is still a way […] More
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Interview: Hans Zimmer Talks Music and His Love for ‘Dune’
Hans Zimmer is a legend and a musical genius, full stop. The Oscar winning composer has eleven nominations to his credit, winning for The Lion King, and is well on his way to an even dozen. Zimmer is an early Academy Award frontrunner in Best Original Score for Dune, and rightly so. Dune works for […] More
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Film Review: ‘No Time to Die’ is An Epic and Emotionally Satisfying Farewell to Daniel Craig as 007
James Bond never gets to say goodbye. The character, as well as the actors who have played him, changes with the times, but it’s not a planned changing of the guard. No Time to Die is the exception to this, as we’ve known since production began that Daniel Craig would be leaving the role after […] More
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TIFF Film Review: ‘Dune’ Could Be the Next Great Franchise
It’s no secret that I’ve been somewhat skeptical about Dune. For well over a year, I’ve expressed a bit of trepidation that this ambitious undertaking would be doomed to fail. For one thing, Dune has foiled many before. The source material may well be impossible to successfully adapt, at least without an epic length. So, […] More
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Film Review: ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Draws Strong Acting but Middling Originality
Oscar catnip, at least on paper, Hillbilly Elegy has all the makings of an awards season juggernaut. It has Ron Howard in the director’s chair, himself an Academy Award winner. It’s distributed by Netflix, fast becoming the distributor most eager to tickle the Academy’s fancy. Oh, and let’s not forget that it stars Amy Adams […] More
