Transit (2019)
80%RT Audience Score: 64%
Awards & Nominations: 9 wins & 27 nominations
Transit lives up to its title with a challenging drama that captures characters – and puts the audience – in a state of flux and exerts an unsettling pull
Transit is like a game of cat and mouse, but instead of a cat, it’s the Nazis and instead of a mouse, it’s a bunch of refugees trying to escape. It’s a thrilling ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering who will make it out alive. Plus, Franz Rogowski’s performance is so captivating, you’ll forget you’re watching a movie and feel like you’re right there with him. Don’t miss this one!
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Relativity Media,
Distributor
Music Box Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 41m
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Language(s):German, French, French, Sign, L
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Country of origin:France, Germany
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2019 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 27, 2019
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
Transit, History, Drama, German, Christian Petzold, Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Antonin Dedet, Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Barbara Auer, Sebastian Hülk, Maryam Zaree, IMAX, Scope, box office, gross USA, Music Box Films, reviewed by David Edelstein, Michael Phillips, Steve Macfarlane, J Hoberman, Adam Nayman, Claudia Puig, Brian Eggert, Taylor Baker, Joseph Fahim, Cassidy Olsen, MPAA rating, challenging drama, characters, audience, flux, unsettling pull, adaptation, period novel, World War II, refugee crisis, stolen identity, Kafkaesque narrative, trauma, political oppression, timeless, history, alive
Worldwide gross: $1,012,747
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,170,183
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,559
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 127,610
US/Canada gross: $815,290
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $942,031
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,201
US/Canada opening weekend: $31,931
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $36,895
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,299
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Paula Beer – Marie Weidel
Godehard Giese – Richard
Barbara Auer – Frau mit Hunden
Sebastian Hülk – Paul
Maryam Zaree – Melissa
Christian Petzold – Director/Writer
Florian Koerner von Gustorf – Producer
Antonin Dedet – Producer
Director(s)
Christian Petzold
Writer(s)
Christian Petzold
Producer(s)
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Antonin Dedet
Film Festivals
Berlin, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
9 wins & 27 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (181) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (171) | Rotten (10)
Once Transit’s bitterly ironic vision takes hold, it eats into the mind.
December 20, 2019
David Edelstein
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
An audacious reminder that there’s more than one way to adapt a so-called “period” novel for a new era.
December 20, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Christian Petzold’s white-hot existentialist noir Transit is perhaps the best World War II film since Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book, even if it hinges on a suspension of disbelief that’ll be too far a stretch for some.
December 20, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Steve Macfarlane
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Inhabiting a realm between the past and present, Europe and America, and also cinema and literature, [Petzold’s characters] are, in Hannah Arendt’s phrase, “living ghosts among the ruins of our times.”
December 20, 2019
J. Hoberman
The New York Review of Books
TOP CRITIC
…it makes the case for Petzold as the decade’s most exemplary foreign arthouse auteur.
December 9, 2019
Adam Nayman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
It’s beguiling and kind of a labyrinth of a movie… Very timely.
September 20, 2019
Claudia Puig
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Transit is another masterpiece from the German director and an urgently relevant symbolization of the contemporary refugee crisis.
March 3, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Episode 35: Triple Frontier / Climax / Black Mother / Transit
September 14, 2021 | Rating: 88/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
By stripping away the historical context of the story, Petzold has created a daring, radical, melodramatic thriller that taps into the fundamental pains of displacement and exile.
July 2, 2021
Joseph Fahim
Middle East Eye
An on-the-road tale of stolen identity that’s imbued with suffocating urgency and paranoia, Transit uses many of the conventions of noir to weave a Kafkaesque narrative about how memory functions in the face of trauma and political oppression.
March 8, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Cassidy Olsen
The Improper Bostonian
Franz Rogowski had a fascinatingly off-kilter presence that helped make Christian Petzold’s enigmatic Transit one of the best films of the year so far.
October 15, 2020
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
Part bureaucratic head-scrambler and part sweeping romance — difficult to pin down, but always intriguing.
August 16, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Tom Beasley
VultureHound…
Plot
German troops are fast approaching Paris. Georg, a German refugee, escapes to Marseille in the nick of time. In his luggage, he carries the documents of an author, Weidel, who has taken his own life in fear of his persecutors. Those documents include a manuscript, letters and visa assurance from the Mexican embassy. Everything changes when Georg falls in love with the mysterious Marie. Is it devotion or calculation that has led her to share her life with a doctor, Richard, before journeying on in search of her husband? He’s said to have surfaced in Marseille in possession of a Mexican visa for him and his wife.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Franz Rogowski’s performance in Transit is described as “fascinatingly off-kilter.”
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First Man (2018)
80%RT Audience Score: 67%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
32 wins & 196 nominations total
First Man uses a personal focus to fuel a look back at a pivotal moment in human history – and takes audiences on a soaring dramatic journey along the way
First Man is out of this world! Damien Chazelle takes us on a visually stunning journey through the life of Neil Armstrong, with Ryan Gosling delivering a stellar performance. The film not only celebrates human achievement but also explores the complexities of masculinity and personal motivations. And let’s not forget the immersive sound design and cinematography that make you feel like you’re blasting off into space. It’s a must-see for any space enthusiast or movie lover. Don’t miss out on this one, folks!
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital IMAX 6-Track Dolby Surround 7.1 Sonics-DDP
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 21m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 2018 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2019
Genre(s)
Biography/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Patrick Fugit, directed by Damien Chazelle, written by Josh Singer, biography, adventure, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Ben Sachs, Udita Jhunjhunwala, tt stern-enzi, Ryan Gilbey, Michael Sragow, Roxana Hadadi, Frederick Blichert, Taylor Baker, Kip Mooney, Milana Vujkov, PG-13, peril, brief strong language, some thematic content, produced by Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, Damien Chazelle, Neil Armstrong, Janet Armstrong, Ed White, Deke Slayton, Buzz Aldrin, Elliot See, NASA, space program, Apollo 11, historic, 1960s, test flights, moon landing, human history, personal focus, soaring dramatic journey, technical mastery, true-life story, masculinity, human achievement, Cold War politics, slippery metaphors, archaic technologies, silence, introspective direction, moving audio, astronomical sequences, intimate performance, indie film, mainstream audience, shaky cam, biopic, NASA, Space Race, landing on the moon, astronauts, insight
Worldwide gross: $105,713,218
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $124,400,541
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 917
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 13,566,035
US/Canada gross: $44,936,545
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $52,880,147
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,046
US/Canada opening weekend: $16,006,065
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $18,835,517
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 689
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $59,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $69,429,652
Production budget ranking: 603
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $37,387,867
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $17,583,022
ROI to date (est.): 16%
ROI ranking: 1,311
Claire Foy – Janet Armstrong
Jason Clarke – Ed White
Kyle Chandler – Deke Slayton
Corey Stoll – Buzz Aldrin
Patrick Fugit – Elliot See
Josh Singer – Writer
Damien Chazelle – Director
Wyck Godfrey – Producer
Marty Bowen – Producer
Isaac Klausner – Producer
Director(s)
Damien Chazelle
Writer(s)
Josh Singer
Producer(s)
Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, Damien Chazelle
Film Festivals
Venice, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
32 wins & 196 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (458) | Top Critics (92) | Fresh (399) | Rotten (59)
Damien Chazelle is an enthusiastic, visually expressive filmmaker with practically nothing of interest to say about the human experience.
March 3, 2020
Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
First Man doesn’t just dwell on its subject’s achievements. It takes a beat to glance into Armstrong’s personal motivations and vulnerabilities while using technical mastery to tell an engrossing true-life story.
July 29, 2019
Udita Jhunjhunwala
Livemint
TOP CRITIC
A fascinating film, it’s difficult to watch at times because there’s so much loss and so much risk that we never really thought about that lead us getting there.
March 21, 2019
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
In those sequences when Armstrong is heading for the stars, the approach is so immersive on a sensory level — cacophonous sound design, juddering cinematography verging on the abstract — that it almost compensates for the void at the film’s core.
January 26, 2019
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
Chazelle and Singer have created a grueling, prosaic, state-of-the-art docudrama (no imagination allowed) with the heart of a male weepie.
October 30, 2018
Michael Sragow
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
First Man is precise, patriotic, immersive, gorgeous, and flawed. Can people stop complaining about the flag now?
October 26, 2018
Roxana Hadadi
Pajiba
TOP CRITIC
Both pays tribute to and realizes the necessity of people who can internalize their rather profound feelings for a cause greater than themselves.
March 11, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
First Man is a thoughtful, lyrical exploration of masculinity as well as a celebration of human achievement.
February 13, 2022
Frederick Blichert
Vice
Chazelle tosses narrative norms to the side and brings you into an emotional ride loosely tied together by it’s handful of main characters and main goal.
August 19, 2021 | Rating: 96/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
Gosling and Chazelle have delivered one of the year’s best films.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
Central Track
Elegantly cutting through Cold War politics, slippery metaphors on masculinity, the now archaic technologies (…) this is a story that finds its heart in a silence.
July 30, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Milana Vujkov
Lola On Film
It turns out a great space movie does not have to involve intergalactic war…we all underrated First Man, folks…
July 28, 2021
Nathan Mattise
Ars Technica…
Plot
A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about First Man.
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Intimate Strangers (2003)
80%RT Audience Score: 69%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Intimate Strangers is Hitchcockian noir with a Gallic twist: Rather than simply imitating the genre’s form, director/screenwriter Patrice Leconte delves into the underlying psychological drama
Intimate Strangers is like a game of poker where you’re not sure if you’re holding a winning hand or not. The movie takes you on a mysterious journey that keeps you guessing until the very end. The chemistry between the leads may not be explosive, but it’s definitely intriguing. It’s a movie that’s worth a watch, especially if you’re a fan of French cinema. Just don’t expect to leave the theater with all the answers.
Production Company(ies)
Gullane Africa Filmes, Globo Filmes,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 43m
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Language(s):Korean
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Country of origin:France
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2004 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 28, 2004
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Intimate Strangers, starring Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Bonnaire, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki, Laurent Gamelon, directed by Patrice Leconte, written by Jérôme Tonnerre, drama, R rating, Hitchcockian noir, Gallic twist, psychological drama, box office gross $2.1M, produced by Christine Gozlan, Alain Sarde, reviewed by Will Self, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Kirk Honeycutt, Jeannette Catsoulis, Richard Nilsen, Richard Schickel, Jay Antani, Agnieszka Tennant, Mark Pfeiffer, Robert Roten, Ken Hanke, Jeffery Overstreet, sexual dialogue, French (Canada) language, Paramount Pictures distributor, surround sound, Dolby SRD, scope aspect ratio
Worldwide gross: $39,576,060
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $46,572,069
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,369
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 5,078,743
US/Canada gross: –
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Sandrine Bonnaire – Anna
Michel Duchaussoy – Docteur Monnier
Anne Brochet – Jeanne
Gilbert Melki – Marc
Laurent Gamelon – Luc
Director(s)
Patrice Leconte
Writer(s)
Jérôme Tonnerre
Producer(s)
Christine Gozlan, Alain Sarde
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (104) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (89) | Rotten (15)
In what is essentially a two-hander you have to expect a little more combustion between the leads, but I never really bought the complicity between them to begin with, so the pay-off seemed preposterous.
January 9, 2018
Will Self
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
A mysterious love story takes chances and mostly succeeds.
December 27, 2004
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Like its seductive protagonist, Intimate Strangers is a masterful tease.
September 8, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Jeannette Catsoulis
Las Vegas Mercury
TOP CRITIC
Those who know if they like the world of Leconte — like those who know they like the world of Eric Rohmer or Jacques Rivette — will look forward to seeing this film the way they might look forward to a fine meal prepared by a great chef.
September 2, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
An Adults Only movie in the best sense of the term.
September 2, 2004
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
pleasant, compelling, worth a look
August 16, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Jay Antani
Cinema Writer
Director Patrice Leconte subtly infuses the movie with humor and psychological depth.
November 1, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Agnieszka Tennant
Christianity Today
[Leconte is] among the best today at turning out films in the classic French mode.
April 14, 2005 | Rating: B+
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
It doesn’t quite ring true, but it is absorbing, nonetheless.
February 6, 2005 | Rating: C+
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
One day we’re going to look back and wonder how we never quite noticed how very good Patrice Leconte is.
January 12, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
… full of meaningful moments, aesthetic pleasures, and the joy that comes from the close study of a character’s expressions, confessions, and silences.
December 31, 2004 | Rating: B
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer…
Plot
A psychiatrist’s case of mistaken identity leads to a sexually charged relationship with a lonely woman who unknowingly confesses her secrets to a stranger in Intimate Strangers.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels review for Intimate Strangers.
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The Square (2010)
80%RT Audience Score: 69%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
34 wins & 44 nominations total
The Square may not quite live up to the modern noir classics that inspired it, but with twists and tension to spare, it comes admirably close
The Square” is a movie that will make you feel good about feeling bad, or at least watching others do so. It’s a well-executed and entertaining descent into a black-comic hell that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The filmmakers did an admirable job with this kind of crime film, and it’s Australian for noir, mate. The atmosphere is so charged that even the insidious way a man makes an appointment to get his hair cut seems fraught with innuendo and peril. Things go from bad to worse to downright disastrous in this enthralling Australian import. It’s a Sisyphusian tale about idealists devoting their lives to bringing about change, and it’s definitely worth a watch.
Production Company(ies)
Selznick International Pictures,, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Distributor
Apparition
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Gothenburg, Sweden
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language, some strong sexual content, and brief violence
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):Swedish, English, Danish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 9, 2010 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 17, 2010
Genre(s)
Mystery & Thriller
Keyword(s)
starring David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Anthony Hayes, Peter Phelps, Bill Hunter, Joel Edgerton, directed by Nash Edgerton, written by Joel Edgerton, Matthew Dabner, Mystery & thriller, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Jordan Hoffman, Roger Moore, Sheri Linden, Steven Rea, Bill Goodykoontz, Tom Long, Lisa Jensen, Jeffrey M Anderson, Nick Davis, Rob Thomas, Justin Strout, produced by Louise Smith, R MPAA rating, affair, mobster, drug money, heist, arson, betrayal, crime, noir, twists, tension, modern classics, limited release, Apparition, English language
Worldwide gross: $9,493,791
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $11,451,753
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,926
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,248,828
US/Canada gross: $1,502,347
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,812,185
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,059
US/Canada opening weekend: $74,233
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $89,543
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,977
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Claire van der Boom – Carla
Joel Edgerton – Billy
Anthony Hayes – Greg
Peter Phelps – Jake
Bill Hunter – Gil
Director(s)
Nash Edgerton
Writer(s)
Joel Edgerton, Matthew Dabner
Producer(s)
Louise Smith
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
34 wins & 44 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (73) | Rotten (12)
a Sisyphusian tale about idealists devoting their lives to bringing about change.
January 30, 2013
Jordan Hoffman
Birth.Movies.Death.
TOP CRITIC
A taut, well-executed if somewhat predictable riff on the murderous caper-that-goes-wrong theme that has anchored sexy, blood-stained crime pictures from The Postman Always Rings Twice to Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.
July 15, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
A well-made and entertaining descent into a black-comic hell.
July 6, 2010
Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
It’s as if filmmaking brothers Joel and Nash Edgerton (Joel cowrote, produced and costars, Nash directed) sat down and said, “Let’s watch these suckers wreck their lives, and the lives of everyone around them.”
July 6, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
A perverse delight, the rare film that makes you feel good about feeling bad (or at least watching others do so).
June 22, 2010 | Rating: 4.5/5
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
Things go from bad to worse to downright disastrous in the enthralling Australian import The Square.
May 14, 2010 | Rating: B+
Tom Long
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
The atmosphere becomes so charged that, even the insidious way a man makes an appointment to get his hair cut seems fraught with innuendo and peril.
September 12, 2017 | Rating: 3/4
Lisa Jensen
Good Times Santa Cruz
This kind of crime film is not easy to make, and the Edgertons have done an admirable job with The Square.
September 3, 2010
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
The Square gets plenty of early elements in place to promise something more special than it ultimately becomes… Even a strong first impression can’t survive such a flailing resolution.
August 30, 2010 | Rating: C
Nick Davis
Nick’s Flick Picks
“The Square”: It’s Australian for noir, mate.
August 26, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
Rob Thomas
Wisconsin State Journal
A debut feature that replaces the Coen brothers’ humor in similarly labyrinthine comedies of errors with Arthur Penn’s grit and Peckinpah’s tense string tuning.
July 16, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Justin Strout
Orlando Weekly
Dire, frantic, and unfailingly engaging…introduces a major filmmaking talent to the scene who understands the utter joy that comes with detailing complete psychological devastation.
July 14, 2010 | Rating: A-
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com…
Plot
Ray, a construction worker in an unhappy marriage, has an affair with his neighbor Carla, whose husband is a mobster with large sums of drug money in their home. Carla convinces Ray to steal the money and burn down her house, but their plan goes awry in the mystery thriller, The Square.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about “The Square.”
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A Ghost Story (2017)
80%RT Audience Score: 66%
Awards & Nominations: 11 wins & 21 nominations
A Ghost Story deftly manages its ambitious themes through an inventive, artful, and ultimately poignant exploration of love and loss
A Ghost Story is a film that will make you feel like you’re watching paint dry, but in a good way. It’s slow, it’s deliberate, and it’s hauntingly beautiful. Sure, some people might walk out of the theater, but those who stick around will be rewarded with a profound meditation on loss and the passage of time. And let’s not forget about Casey Affleck’s performance, which is so good that he manages to convey emotion even while wearing a sheet over his head. Overall, A Ghost Story is a must-see for anyone who’s looking for a film that’s both unconventional and deeply moving.
Production Company(ies)
Evergreen Pictures, Candescent Films, Artemis Rising Foundation
Distributor
A24
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Irving, Texas, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for brief language and a disturbing image
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.33 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 7, 2017 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2017
Genre(s)
Drama/Fantasy
Keyword(s)
starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Kenneisha Thompson, Grover Coulson, Liz Cardenas, Barlow Jacobs, directed by David Lowery, written by David Lowery, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, $1.6M box office, R MPAA rating, reviewed by Ben Sachs, Kristen Lopez, Chris Barton, Roger Clarke, Bob Mondello, Donald Clarke, Fletcher Powell, Brian Eggert, Jason Adams, Matt Brunson, Travis Johnson, Alex Flood, loss, love, eternity, connection, grief, artful, poignant, inventive, unconventional, narrative structure, abstract, emotional, visual storytelling, rounded full frame aspect ratio, muted color palette, slow-paced, melancholy, devastatingly sad, memory, loneliness, longing, unique aesthetic
Worldwide gross: $1,951,683
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,354,190
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,367
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 256,727
US/Canada gross: $1,596,371
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,925,600
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,045
US/Canada opening weekend: $104,030
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $125,485
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,853
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $100,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $120,624
Production budget ranking: 2,141
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $64,956
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,168,611
ROI to date (est.): 1,169%
ROI ranking: 102
Rooney Mara – M
Kenneisha Thompson – Doctor
Grover Coulson – Man in Wheelchair
Liz Cardenas – Linda
Barlow Jacobs – Gentleman Caller
Director(s)
David Lowery
Writer(s)
David Lowery
Producer(s)
Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Adam Donaghey
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
11 wins & 21 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (283) | Top Critics (68) | Fresh (256) | Rotten (27)
The unconventional narrative structure seems more beguiling the more you think about it – this is a film designed to expand in your memory.
March 26, 2020
Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Slow and baffling at times, A Ghost Story follows you, not unlike the undead spirit within its frame.
November 20, 2017
Kristen Lopez
Culturess
TOP CRITIC
The film stubbornly refuses to connect with its deeper themes because of a vague, self-consciously arty structure and a pace so deliberate it approaches a stand-still.
October 21, 2017
Chris Barton
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
This is a film not so much about spooks as about deadly loss and the disorientation it brings.
September 4, 2017
Roger Clarke
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
A meditation on loss but also on legacy – on our enduring need to endure.
August 17, 2017
Bob Mondello
NPR
TOP CRITIC
We end up with a film that, for all its playfulness, connects plainly with the emotions.
August 15, 2017 | Rating: 5/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Four people walked out of the screening I attended of A Ghost Story. I found it to be a profoundly beautiful and sad story of loss and the passage of time, of impermanence and change.
June 21, 2022
Fletcher Powell
KMUW – Wichita Public Radio
While the film proves to be an ambitious and inventive approach to the usual ghost story tropes, Lowery over-explains the more abstract ideas and underemphasizes the emotional ones, leaving his film admirable, if disappointingly empty.
March 23, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It just aches with loss. There are these edits that allow for the immediate unyielding passage of time, that show the world disappearing in the blink of an eye, that moved me
January 14, 2022
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
Moving at the speed of molasses trying to drip UP a wall, the movie clocks in at just over 90 minutes, yet many fidgety viewers will swear it runs at least four hours. Yet for those who can get attuned to its leisurely approach, it’s a fascinating watch.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
A limp, intellectually lazy, leaden load of grief-posturing… a hollow thing that wears sorrow as a fashion accessory in the hopes that it makes it look mysterious.
July 27, 2021
Travis Johnson
Celluloid and Whiskey
What’s unique about Affleck’s performance is that he gives it almost entirely from beneath a flowing, white sheet. It’s method acting at its finest.
May 18, 2021
Alex Flood
NME…
Plot
Resonating with vibrant memories and silent echoes of a shared life, the old house is somehow connected to “C”, a sensitive composer who is hesitant of leaving it, while his loving wife “M”, on the other hand, is keen on moving out, having an indecipherable but grim premonition of danger. Sadly, disaster soon strikes, and C’s untethered spectre which detaches from the lifeless body, rises from the mortician’s table, and in a swift decision, decides to linger in this dimension to faithfully follow the grieving M back to the old house. As silent as a shadow and as invisible as the air, C’s unappeasable phantom observes M’s denial and depression gradually turn to acceptance and even hope, as time unravels, moving forward through the decades. In this earth, man struggles to leave his legacy behind. Is this the way to immortality?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Casey Affleck gives a mostly silent performance, acting entirely from beneath a white sheet.
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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
80%RT Audience Score: 68%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
10 wins & 47 nominations total
Florence Foster Jenkins makes poignant, crowd-pleasing dramedy out of its stranger-than-fiction tale — and does its subject justice with a reliably terrific turn from star Meryl Streep
Florence Foster Jenkins is a hilarious and heartwarming film that showcases Meryl Streep’s incredible talent. Despite her character’s terrible singing, Streep manages to make her performance sound almost believable. The supporting cast is also fantastic, with Hugh Grant delivering a standout performance as Florence’s devoted husband. The film strikes a perfect balance between comedy and drama, making it a must-see for anyone who loves a good laugh and a good cry. Overall, Florence Foster Jenkins is a delightful and entertaining movie that will leave you feeling uplifted and inspired.
Production Company(ies)
Film Four UK Film Council Darlow Smithson Productions,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for brief suggestive material.
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English, German, Italian, Russian
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Genre(s)
Biography/Music
Keyword(s)
starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, David Haig, directed by Stephen Frears, written by Nicholas Martin, biography, music, PG-13, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Nell Minow, Kate Erbland, Mark Kennedy, Oliver Jones, Scott Tobias, Allison Shoemaker, Brian Eggert, Cory Woodroof, Jennifer Merin, Anne Brodie, produced by Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Digital, Florence Foster Jenkins, New York socialite, opera singer, ambition, talent, Carnegie Hall, St Clair Bayfield, Cosme McMoon, Kathleen, Agnes Stark, Carlo Edwards, love, art, foolishness, emotional, heartwarming, comedy, drama, period piece, older audience, accessible, delightful, emotionally satisfying, biopic
Worldwide gross: $49,052,787
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $60,457,490
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,252
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 6,592,965
US/Canada gross: $27,383,770
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $33,750,457
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,234
US/Canada opening weekend: $6,601,313
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $8,136,109
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,009
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $29,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $35,742,458
Production budget ranking: 1,046
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $19,247,314
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,467,717
ROI to date (est.): 10%
ROI ranking: 1,346
Hugh Grant – St. Clair Bayfield
Simon Helberg – Cosme McMoon
Rebecca Ferguson – Kathleen
Nina Arianda – Agnes Stark
David Haig – Carlo Edwards
Director – Stephen Frears
Producer – Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward
Writer – Nicholas Martin
Director(s)
Stephen Frears
Writer(s)
Nicholas Martin
Producer(s)
Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
10 wins & 47 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (235) | Top Critics (65) | Fresh (206) | Rotten (29)
Florence Foster Jenkins is about love, art, and sublime foolishness.
November 4, 2021
Nell Minow
AWFJ Women on Film
TOP CRITIC
That’s where the film truly succeeds: Frears doesn’t treat Florence like a joke, and neither does Streep.
January 2, 2017 | Rating: B-
Kate Erbland
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
Streep, of course, fills her character with emotion, humanity and need, but director Stephen Frears and writer Nicholas Martin haven’t decided whether their movie is slapstick or tragedy.
September 19, 2016
Mark Kennedy
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
A comic lark that packs a satisfying emotional wallop and continues the balls-to-the-wall career victory lap Meryl Streep has been on since turning 60 years old seven years ago …
August 17, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Oliver Jones
Observer
TOP CRITIC
The film’s scolding tone, combined with the sentimental gloss of its ending, leaves an aftertaste that sours the screwball fizz of its cheerier moments.
August 16, 2016
Scott Tobias
Uproxx
TOP CRITIC
Here’s a sentence both deliciously implausible and totally true: Meryl Streep nearly has her own movie stolen from her by a cast member from The Big Bang Theory.
August 15, 2016 | Rating: B+
Allison Shoemaker
Consequence
TOP CRITIC
Streep’s performance feels more like a force of nature next to the carefully modulated, three-dimensional portrayal by Grant, who shows an incredible range.
April 11, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Florence Foster Jenkins is an interesting film incredibly pleasant on the surface, and profoundly honest at its core.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Curnblog
A wonderfully eccentric character beautifully portrayed by Meryl Streep who manages to sing badly very, very well.
November 4, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
Florence Foster Jenkins just sings to me.
November 4, 2021
Anne Brodie
AWFJ Women on Film
Meryl Streep once again captivates…
August 27, 2021
Hosea Rupprecht
Pauline Center for Media Studies
There’s no denying that Streep is one of the greatest actresses of our (all?) time, but there’s plenty of room to argue that her recent run hasn’t been as astounding as past laps of victory. With Florence Foster Jenkins, she returns in grand fashion.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy…
Plot
Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress from NYC, always wanted to be a concert pianist and play Carnegie Hall. An injury in her youth deterred that dream, so she sets out to sing her way to Carnegie Hall, knowing the only way to get there would be, “Practice, practice, practice”. Her husband supports her venture, and Florence Foster Jenkins’ performance at Carnegie Hall becomes a truly historic event.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The real standout performance in Florence Foster Jenkins is from Simon Helberg, who nearly steals the movie from Meryl Streep.
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Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
80%RT Audience Score: 68%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 17 nominations
Nostalgic in the best sense, Everybody Wants Some!! finds Richard Linklater ambling through the past with a talented cast, a sweetly meandering story, and a killer classic rock soundtrack
Everybody Wants Some!! is the ultimate bro movie that will make you want to grab a beer and party with the guys. While it may not have a clear storyline, it captures the essence of college life and the excitement of new beginnings. Richard Linklater has done it again with his breezy and insightful take on the meaning of life. So, grab your bros and get ready for a wild ride that you won’t forget anytime soon!
Production Company(ies)
Margate House Films,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
San Marcos, Texas, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, drug use and some nudity
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 56m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2016
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Blake Jenner, Will Brittain, Ryan Guzman, Zoey Deutch, Tyler Hoechlin, J Quinton Johnson, directed by Richard Linklater, written by Richard Linklater, produced by Megan Ellison, Richard Linklater, Ginger Sledge, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Sara Michelle Fetters, Sandra Hall, Wenlei Ma, Jake Wilson, Max Weiss, Brian Eggert, Matt Brunson, Olly Richards, Andiee Paviour, Richard Crouse, R MPAA rating, college, baseball, 1980s, disco, partying, nostalgia, classic rock soundtrack, ensemble cast, camaraderie, coming-of-age, male bonding, freedom, independence, adventure, natural dialogue, improvisation, bonds, living under the same roof, music
Worldwide gross: $4,644,472
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,724,305
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,133
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 624,243
US/Canada gross: $3,400,278
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,190,838
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,856
US/Canada opening weekend: $312,355
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $384,977
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,468
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $10,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $12,324,986
Production budget ranking: 1,583
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $6,637,005
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$13,237,685
ROI to date (est.): -70%
ROI ranking: 1,806
Zoey Deutch – Beverly
Ryan Guzman – Roper
Tyler Hoechlin – McReynolds
Blake Jenner – Jake
J. Quinton Johnson – Dale Douglas
Richard Linklater – Director, Writer
Megan Ellison – Producer
Ginger Sledge – Producer
Director(s)
Richard Linklater
Writer(s)
Richard Linklater
Producer(s)
Megan Ellison, Richard Linklater, Ginger Sledge
Film Festivals
South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 17 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (245) | Top Critics (72) | Fresh (213) | Rotten (32)
While Everybody Wants Some!! isn’t a great movie, there is something comforting about its predictability, self-awareness, and ability to basically recapture the plot of every single end-of-school-year/beginning-of-school-year teen/early 20s storyline.
March 21, 2017 | Rating: B-
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
The movie respects its audience in a way few of these coming-of-age comedies ever do, and while not a home run for Linklater, it’s still a solid triple off the wall I’m certain to still be cheering for throughout the remainder of 2016.
August 11, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
There’s no storyline. The script just drifts from one vignette to the next as the boys cruise around, ogling girls, haunting the campus night spots and staging a party while their house does its best to remain standing under their assaults.
June 29, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Despite its easygoing spirit, Everybody is tightly structured, framed by four parties and a countdown clock to the start of classes. For a movie that’s pretty much about nothing, it’s incredibly well-paced and never overstays its welcome.
June 23, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
It’s as if Linklater is bound by a bro code that obliges him to present these guys in a basically uncritical light.
June 22, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/5
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
Linklater has audaciously made a movie about our most maligned subset of young men — bros — and forced us to admit that we actually like them.
June 13, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Linklater’s bittersweet Everybody Wants Some!! weighs all the possibilities and promises of the college years, while reminding his audience that frontiers are an illusion no matter your age.
April 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It may be slight, but it’s also very funny, occasionally insightful, and a welcome throwback to those hallowed school daze.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Another Richard Linklater film which, like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood before it, breezily tackles the meaning of life.
May 5, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Olly Richards
NME
Writer-director Richard Linklater has blast reliving the glory days of Texan college life.
March 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Andiee Paviour
Nobody’s Reading This But Me
The movie and its characters live in the moment, and that’s a pretty fun place to be.
February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
With ebullience, humor and bittersweet empathy, Everybody Wants Some!! clicks back one notch further…
January 7, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension…
Plot
In Texas in the fall of 1980, college freshman Jake Bradford, a hotshot pitcher in high school, moves into an off-campus house with other members of the college baseball team. He meets several teammates, including his roommate Billy, who has been nicknamed “Beuter” because of his Deep Southern accent. He joins Finnegan, Roper, Dale, and Plummer cruising the campus by car, looking for women..
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features an ensemble cast of up-and-coming actors.
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Overnight (2004)
80%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 3 nominations
This absorbing but wince-inducing documentary is a cautionary tale about the costs of hubris in the world of indie film
Overnight is like watching a train wreck, but instead of a train, it’s the career of Troy Duffy. The documentary is a wild ride that exposes the Hollywood hubris of a man who thought he was the next Tarantino, but ended up being his own worst enemy. The filmmakers don’t hold back in showing Duffy’s bad behavior, but it’s hard to look away from the disaster that unfolds on screen. Watching this film is like seeing a scab peeled off, and you can’t help but cringe at the sight. Overall, Overnight is a cautionary tale of what not to do in the film industry, and a reminder that sometimes, the biggest obstacle to success is yourself.
Production Company(ies)
Hideout Pictures, Shout! Factory Shout! Studios,
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong sexuality, graphic nudity, language and drug use.
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 55m
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Language(s):English, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2004 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2005
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, Troy Duffy, Boondock Saints, Miramax Studios, Harvey Weinstein, Maverick Records, Mark Brian Smith, Tony Montana, indie film, Hollywood, hubris, success, explosive temper, R rating, English, Pervasive Strong Language, Some Nudity, Sexual References, ThinkFilm, directed by Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana, produced by Mark Brian Smith and Tony Montana, reviewed by Nathan Rabin, David Fear, Peter Travers, Roger Moore, Rene Rodriguez, Miles Fielder, Jarrod Walker, Wendy Mitchell, Shane Burridge, Louis Proyect, starring Troy Duffy, Madonna, Harvey Weinstein
Worldwide gross: $1,110,522
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,386,229
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,515
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 151,170
US/Canada gross: $1,110,522
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,386,229
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,109
US/Canada opening weekend: $53,022
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $66,186
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,102
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Tony Montana – Director, Producer
Cast: Troy Duffy, Taylor Duffy, Jeff Hanska, Chris Brinker, Harvey Weinstein, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, Willem Dafoe, Billy Connolly, David Della Rocco, Clifton Collins Jr.
Director(s)
Mark Brian Smith, Tony Montana
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Mark Brian Smith, Tony Montana
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 3 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (77) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (17)
Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith’s acidic, vitriolic takedown of Duffy boasts the abrasive intensity of a migraine headache and the depth and scope of a bona fide American tragedy.
May 10, 2008
Nathan Rabin
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
A portrait of Hollywood hubris extraordinaire.
August 16, 2007
David Fear
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
[An] unflinching depiction of a would-be Tarantino turning himself into chopped liver.
August 14, 2007 | Rating: 3/4
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
A compulsive, cautionary tale about a man whose self-trumpeted ‘deep cesspool of creativity’ seems destined to remain undredged.
June 24, 2006
Ben Walters
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The story of the neither late nor great Troy Duffy would make the perfect film-school graduation gift.
January 7, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
In their rush to give Duffy his comeuppance, the filmmakers barrel past their movie’s real potential, which could have been a blistering expos of Hollywood’s bandwagon mentality.
January 7, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
There’s an element of revenge in it, with the filmmakers editing their footage in a way that highlights Duffy’s bad behavior — but, for the most part, their subject sinks himself.
April 25, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Miles Fielder
The List
October 18, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Jarrod Walker
FilmFocus
Duffy’s story is a potentially notable one, but this documentary’s amateur production values and the man’s grating personality make it not-so-enjoyable watching.
May 10, 2008
Wendy Mitchell
Film4
For Duffy, watching this film must be like seeing a scab peeled off
December 17, 2006
Shane Burridge
rec.arts.movies.reviews
The “next Quentin Tarantino” crashes and burns
January 10, 2006
Louis Proyect
rec.arts.movies.reviews
The two directors take so much abuse from Duffy throughout the film that you can’t help but feel that Overnight is their long-overdue revenge.
July 9, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon…
Plot
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Overnight on Fresh Kernels.
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Clouds of Sils Maria (2015)
80%RT Audience Score: 65%
Awards & Nominations: 20 wins & 46 nominations
Bolstered by a trio of powerful performances from its talented leads, Clouds of Sils Maria is an absorbing, richly detailed drama with impressive depth and intelligence
Clouds of Sils Maria is a film that will make you feel like you’re watching a conversation between two close friends. Kristen Stewart and Juliette Binoche are a dynamic duo that will leave you wanting more. The film explores themes of aging, memory, superstition, and fame in a way that is both thought-provoking and entertaining. Assayas’ direction is masterful, and the cinematography is breathtaking. This film is a must-see for anyone who loves great acting, beautiful scenery, and a good story.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Sils- Maria, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and brief graphic nudity
Year of Release
2014
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital EX
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Aspect ratio:2.40 : 1
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Runtime:2h 3m
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Language(s):English, French, German, Swiss, German
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2015 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 14, 2015
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Clouds of Sils Maria, drama, 2h 3m, starring Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Angela Winkler, directed by Olivier Assayas, written by Olivier Assayas, produced by Charles Gillibert, reviewed by Jess Kibler, Mallory Andrews, Mark Kermode, Adam Nayman, Leslie Felperin, Kate Muir, Brian Eggert, Jennifer Merin, Nikki Baughan, Jason Adams, Dustin Chang, R-rated, box office gross $1.4M, veteran actress, revival, play, career, age, identity, memory, superstition, fame, women’s vulnerabilities, interpersonal relationships, interdependencies, need for recognition, self-expression, English, IFG Films
Worldwide gross: $4,728,401
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $5,909,306
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,125
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 644,417
US/Canada gross: $1,851,517
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,313,928
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,998
US/Canada opening weekend: $61,810
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $77,247
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,041
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Kristen Stewart – Val
Chloë Grace Moretz – Jo-Ann Ellis
Lars Eidinger – Klaus Diesterweg
Johnny Flynn – Christopher Giles
Angela Winkler – Rosa Melchoir
Director(s)
Olivier Assayas
Writer(s)
Olivier Assayas
Producer(s)
Charles Gillibert
Film Festivals
Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
20 wins & 46 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (180) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (163) | Rotten (17)
Both [Kristen Stewart] and Binoche shine in the film; they’re electric individually and together.
January 28, 2021
Jess Kibler
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
As Valentine and Marie argue over their interpretations of the play, it sparks an ongoing discussion about youth, aging, memory, superstition and fame.
March 9, 2017
Mallory Andrews
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
Assayas establishes a complex emotional weather system in which age and identity ebb and flow as mysteriously as the titular clouds that snake through the Engadin valley.
May 17, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Kristen Stewart achieves the impressive feat of outshining Juliette Binoche in this rich drama from Olivier Assayas.
May 15, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
Adam Nayman
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
It’s a wise, playful work, that pivots on a clutch of knockout naturalistic performances from the leads …
May 14, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Leslie Felperin
Radio Times
TOP CRITIC
[Olivier Assayas’] real genius is casting Kristen Stewart as Binoche’s harried and bespectacled personal assistant, Valentine.
May 14, 2015 | Rating: 3/5
Kate Muir
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Whereas identity, time, and works of art are better understood within clearly demarcated boundaries, Assayas’ film suggests that none of these concepts is permanent.
March 2, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
A compelling meditation on women’s vulnerabilities, interpersonal relationships and interdependencies, need for recognition and self-expression and so much more. The cinematic values, too, are exquisite in the extreme.
October 4, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
There is a great deal to enjoy here, from Assayas’ intelligent, insightful script, which muses on the changing nature of fame and theatrical artistry, to the whip smart dialogue.
October 4, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
It was made for me! And it is delicious.
July 6, 2021
Jason Adams
The Film Experience
Assayas never makes it over-the-top: the sexual tension between the two women are subtly presented, never vulgar. And the storytelling is brimming with intelligence but never feels trickery.
February 21, 2021
Dustin Chang
Floating World
Never has a film so successfully captured the strengths, weaknesses, fears, desires, and passions of women as Clouds of Sils Maria.
January 31, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Leo Brady
AMovieGuy.com…
Plot
A veteran actress is forced to confront her own mortality and the fleeting nature of fame when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier, while also navigating her complicated relationship with her personal assistant.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Kristen Stewart’s performance in Clouds of Sils Maria is described as a “knockout” and “surprisingly complex and nuanced.”
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Countdown to Zero (2010)
80%RT Audience Score: 72%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Countdown to Zero is more genuinely frightening than many horror movies — and more soberly enlightening than the average documentary
Countdown to Zero is like a horror movie, but instead of a masked killer, it’s the threat of nuclear war that’s lurking around every corner. The film does a great job of reminding us that just because we don’t hear about it in the news every day, the danger is still very real. It’s a sobering reminder that we need to work together to prevent a catastrophic event that could change the world as we know it. Plus, it’s got some pretty cool graphics and animations to keep you engaged.
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment,
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Korova Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 23, 2010 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 25, 2010
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
Countdown to Zero, PG, documentary, Lucy Walker, Lawrence Bender, Gary Oldman, reviewed by Derek Malcolm, Antonia Quirke, Anthony Quinn, Peter Bradshaw, David Gritten, Jonathan Crocker, Sr Rose Pacatte, Roe McDermott, Ed Whitfield, Amber Wilkinson, nuclear disaster, atomic bomb, Mad, Accident, Miscalculation, New York City, Times Square, Magnolia Pictures, box office, $271.3K, English, smoking, destruction, nuclear attack, nuclear weapons, uranium, plutonium, Stanley Kubrick, Dr Strangelove, security, nuclear cache, nuclear missiles, fear mongering, history, current state, problem-solving, documentary filmmaking, factual, informative, educational
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Lucy Walker – Director
Lawrence Bender – Producer
Bruce Blair – Executive Producer
Matt Brown – Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll – Executive Producer
Director(s)
Lucy Walker
Writer(s)
Lucy Walker
Producer(s)
Lawrence Bender
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (87) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (69) | Rotten (18)
We’ve gone backwards rather than forwards. To watch a film such as this is to shudder all over again.
June 24, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
The film’s most sobering fact: any world leader has a maximum of 10 seconds to decide to retaliate in the event of a nuclear attack.
June 24, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Antonia Quirke
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
June 24, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Screamingly urgent and contemporary.
June 23, 2011 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Countdown to Zero leaves you uneasy enough about the threat from nukes, but also amazed that to date, at least, no blunder has ended in annihilation.
June 23, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
David Gritten
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
A worthy, important effort – but not a great one.
June 23, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Jonathan Crocker
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
The scope of Countdown to Zero is as vast as it is frightening.
June 29, 2017
Sr. Rose Pacatte
National Catholic Reporter
Unfortunately Walker’s arguments come wrapped in layers of stars and stripes, with America’s ‘Us .v. Them’ mentality seeping from every shot.
March 14, 2016 | Rating: 2/5
Roe McDermott
Hot Press
A whirlwind tour of human failure …
July 6, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5
Ed Whitfield
What Culture
Lucy Walker’s chilling documentary serves as a reminder that the threat of a nuclear bomb going off somewhere in the world to devastating effect has not diminished just because it has slipped from the public consciousness.
June 29, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film
Skilfully crafted and smoothly assembled…
June 26, 2011
Jason Solomons
Observer (UK)
An urgent wake-up call.
June 24, 2011
Jason Best
Movie Talk…
Plot
Countdown to Zero is a documentary that explores the ongoing threat of nuclear disaster, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of “Madness,” “Accident” and “Miscalculation,” and includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City’s Times Square.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features narration by Gary Oldman.
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