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in ReviewsFilm Review: ‘Death on the Nile’ is Lost at Sea
Kenneth Branagh‘s sequel to Murder on the Orient Express may be an adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel, but it certainly doesn’t feel like a standard murder mystery. While the market for murder mysteries has proven itself to be quite popular in recent years, with the success of Rian Johnson‘s whodunit Knives Out and Branagh’s […] More
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Interview: ‘Belfast’ Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle On Finding Humanity Through Her Edit
When you watch Kenneth Branagh‘s semi-autobiographical Belfast it quickly becomes clear there is more to the film than a straight forward collection of memories. There’s some cinematic magic at play. This is greatly due to the editing approach of frequent Branagh collaborate, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle ACE. I spoke with the talented editor (you can watch […] More
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Interview: Caitríona Balfe Chats About the Emotions and Joy of ‘Belfast’
Caitríona Balfe is already beloved on the small screen with her work on Outlander. However, her big screen output has slowly but surely been getting noticed. In particular, Ford v Ferrari was a bit of a coming out party for her. That being said, Belfast is a horse of a different color. Not only is […] More
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Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ is Making a Push for The Oscars and Has Decided on Category Placements
Although Kenneth Branagh‘s black-and-white coming-of-age comedy-drama film Belfast has yet to be released to the public, it’s already getting widespread attention online, mainly from critics who praised the film after viewing it at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2nd (and Joey out of TIFF here). However, that’s not stopping the studio from pushing it […] More
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TIFF Film Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ is a Beautiful Love Letter and An Instant Oscar Frontrunner
Well, it happened. Here in Canada at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, a surefire Oscar player has emerged. Belfast is going to be impossible not to fall in love with, which will likely result in it being cited in multiple categories at the Academy Awards. Not only is the quality there, as this is […] More
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Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ Gets First Trailer
Yesterday, Kenneth Branagh‘s new feature film as a director, Belfast, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, which seems to be getting some fairly solid reviews since its premiere at the festival. It next heads to the Toronto International Film Festival, where Joey will be among the attendees to take it in. But unless you were […] More
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Focus Features to Release ‘Belfast’ from Kenneth Branagh on November 12th
Focus Features has announced today that it has set the release date for Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. The movie is hitting theaters on November 12th, almost two months after another Branagh directed film, Death on the Nile, is set for release. Focus describes Belfast as “a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s […] More
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Film Review: Christopher Nolan Shows Us His Remix of James Bond with ‘Tenet’
The journey to watching Christopher Nolan‘s Tenet has been a surprisingly epic one for me. Obviously, I’m hardly the only one, but still. If you told me at the start of the year that I wouldn’t see Nolan’s latest until December, I’d think you were nuts. However, life and COVID made seeing it in a […] More
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‘Free Guy’ and ‘Death on the Nile’ Both Delayed
Another week, another report of delayed releases. While attention has mostly been focused on the election, 20th Century Pictures has removed both Free Guy and Death on the Nile from their December slots. Free Guy, an action-comedy from director Shawn Levy, had been planned for December 11th. Ryan Reynolds stars as “a bank teller discovers […] More
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Film Review: ‘TENET’ is an exhilarating spectacle only Christopher Nolan could make
There’s a reason why the anticipation of a Christopher Nolan film often feels monumental. The originality Nolan brings to the screen results in almost every cinemagoer, filmmaker and critic waiting with baited breath for his newest venture. From Inception’s dream-within-a-dream concept to the reverse-chronology puzzle of Momento, Nolan’s thrive for ingenuity cannot be denied. Even […] More
