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in Op-edOn the Radar… (Beginning of the Year Edition)
Happy New Year, everyone! And Happy Marjorie Taylor-Greene Got Permanently Suspended from Twitter Day! Which was technically a few days ago, but I still feel like celebrating that. These first three months of the year are, with one exception, kind of a “dumping ground” for movies, not only the bad studio dreck that its distributors […] More
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The Second Annual Awards Radar Awards (Part Two): The Ten Best Films of 2021
It’s that time again! There are few things a writer in this industry looks forward to more than doing their year end Top Ten list. Even with the sort of unusual year that was 2021, I still saw well over 300 films, making for a list that culls from nearly every corner of the cinematic […] More
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‘The Worst Person in the World’ To Release on Criterion in 2022
The movie will release in February 2022, with a criterion release set for later in the year. More
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2021 NYFCC Results Surprise with ‘Drive My Car’
While not always the best predictor for the Oscars, the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) is one of the first critics groups to make their picks for the best of the year. The Gotham Awards and National Board of Review have come out with their awards thus far, naming films The Lost Daughter and […] More
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Interview: Renate Reinsve on Making ‘The Worst Person in the World’ So Lovable
When you watch The Worst Person in the World, you’re going to fall in love with Renate Reinsve. That’s just a fact. The exciting young actress gives one of 2021’s top performances as the central character in Joachim Trier‘s wonderfully full meal of a movie. Truly, the film captures your imagination from top to bottom, […] More
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Interview: Joachim Trier on Creating ‘The Worst Person in the World’
Through a string of acclaimed films such as Oslo August 31st and Thelma, Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier has established a reputation for soul-searching melancholy. For his latest effort The Worst Person in the World, however, he aimed to bring something new. Featuring incredible turns from star Renate Reinsve and Trier’s frequent collaborator Anders Danielsen Lie, […] More
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Oscars: ‘Titane’ and ‘A Hero’ Highlight Early International Feature Submissions
As submissions for the Best International Feature Film Oscar continue to stream in ahead of the November 1 deadline, this ever competitive awards race is beginning to heat up. Indeed, the growing list includes formerly nominated directors and some of the most lauded festival titles. Below is a rundown of some of the notable submissions […] More
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‘The Worst Person in the World’ Trailer Has Been Released
It’s been four years since filmmaker Joachim Trier has released a film but in the near future, audiences can expect to see yet another new film from him in the form of The Worst Person in the World. The film, which stars Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie, chronicles four years in the life of […] More
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Ta Ta to TIFF: The Best of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival
Well, that was something. The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival is in the books. After expressing here some reservations about whether or not it was a good idea, I think it was overall a net positive to attend TIFF. COVID protocols were in place and strictly enforced. Theaters were at half capacity, even the big […] More
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TIFF Film Review: You’re Going to Fall in Love With ‘The Worst Person in the World’
This is why you go to a film festival. Sure, the buzz for The Worst Person in the World was strong out of the Cannes Film Festival, but seeing is believing. Not only is this movie a revelatory experience, it’s the cream of the 2021 crop so far. I fell in love with it and […] More
