#‘New Order’ Review: This Class Conflict Makes ‘Parasite’ Look Tame [TIFF 2020]

#‘New Order’ Review: This Class Conflict Makes ‘Parasite’ Look Tame [TIFF 2020]

“#‘New Order’ Review: This Class Conflict Makes ‘Parasite’ Look Tame [TIFF 2020]” Class conflict in cinema is nothing new. Though after Bong Joon-ho’s Best Picture-winning Parasite became a global phenomenon, there’s perhaps never been a more receptive audience for films depicting a breakdown of unsustainable social contracts. (The ever-growing chasm of worldwide economic inequality unfortunately…

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#‘Nomadland’ Review: Frances McDormand is Sublime in Chloé Zhao’s Achingly Beautiful Drama [TIFF 2020]

#‘Nomadland’ Review: Frances McDormand is Sublime in Chloé Zhao’s Achingly Beautiful Drama [TIFF 2020]

“#‘Nomadland’ Review: Frances McDormand is Sublime in Chloé Zhao’s Achingly Beautiful Drama [TIFF 2020]” “I’m not homeless. I’m houseless.” So says Fern (Frances McDormand), the nomad at the center of Chloé Zhao‘s achingly beautiful Nomadland. Fern lives in her van now, but once, she was a resident of Empire, Nevada – a town that simply ceased to exist…

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#The Quarantine Stream: I Finally Watched ‘Better Call Saul,’ And You’re All Right That It’s the Best Show on TV

#The Quarantine Stream: I Finally Watched ‘Better Call Saul,’ And You’re All Right That It’s the Best Show on TV

“#The Quarantine Stream: I Finally Watched ‘Better Call Saul,’ And You’re All Right That It’s the Best Show on TV” (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Series: Better Call Saul Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: What if…

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#‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie and Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into a Miniseries [TIFF 2020]

#‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie and Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into a Miniseries [TIFF 2020]

“#‘The Third Day’ Review: An Okay Horror Movie and Its Subpar Sequel Crammed Together Into a Miniseries [TIFF 2020]” If a mysterious, suicidal girl invites you to her mysterious, secluded town, it’s probably wise to say “Thanks, but no thanks.” Sadly, that doesn’t occur to Jude Law in The Third Day. Law plays Sam, a grief-stricken…

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