Tag: A24
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Lulu Wang Interview: The Farewell
Director Lulu Wang sits down with THEDHK to discuss bringing her film, The Farewell to life and taking inspiration from her real family. More about the film: In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows…
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Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (Spoiler Free) and Midsommar
Slinging in to theaters is the 11th appearance of a Spider-Man on film in the last 17 years (and yet he keeps getting younger…) in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and Ari Aster’s horror suspense thriller “Midsommar.” Spidey is back and post Endgame consequences. This time he’s traversing through Europe with his classmates and an acTOR-y…
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Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The Last Black Man in San Francisco
This week brings a disappointing end to 20 years of the X-Men on the big screen in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” and a somewhat sanitized portrait of San Francisco in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” In spite of all the star power attached to “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” the film is dull at best.…
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Review: Hellboy, Missing Link, and High Life
This week brings two unfortunate box office entries with “Hellboy” and “High Life” while “Missing Link” is worthy of at least one viewing. “Hellboy” is an utter disappointment. It’s a sloppy mess of a film that is not fun, entertaining, or impressive in any way. David Harbour is wasted in the role. Milla Jovovich, Sasha…
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Sebastián Lelio Interview: Gloria Bell
Director Sebastián Lelio chats with THEDHK about his reimagining of his own film, ‘Gloria’ as ‘Gloria Bell.’ More about the film: Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold…
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Review: Gloria Bell
If Julianne Moore can’t make it as a middle aged woman, what hope is there for the rest of us? “Gloria Bell” dives in to life as a divorcee. Less plot, more portrait, “Gloria Bell” is the remake of “Gloria” from Academy Award winning director Sebastián Lelio who revisits the material with Moore in the…
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Barry Jenkins Interview: Moonlight
I had the pleasure of interviewing director Barry Jenkins for his film “Moonlight”