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[Video Interview] ‘MYTHIC QUEST’ cast and crew discuss Season 2’, the creative process
Ahead of the two-episode premiere of ‘MYTHIC QUEST’s second season, Fresh Fiction sat down with the cast and showrunners via Zoom Video. We chat about what can be learned from the characters’ creative processes, struggles, and relationships. Watch here>>
‘WRATH OF MAN’ Review: Dens of Thieves
Guy Ritchie crafts an entry in the canon of Meathead Cinema.
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[Fresh to Criterion] Albert Brooks’ ‘DEFENDING YOUR LIFE’ brings serenity, bliss, and good laughs
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15 movies you should (maybe) watch in theaters this summer
After a year of hardly no new movies in theaters, COVID-19 vaccinations and health regulations have made it possible for local cinemas to start opening their doors again. And that means it’s time to butter the popcorn for an actual summer of movies!
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[Fresh on 4K] Severin cuts deep with exquisite Spanish titles ‘DAY OF THE BEAST’ and ‘PERDITA DURANGO’
Discover one of Europe’s darkly comic filmmakers in 4K.
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[Interview] How ‘STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH’ Continues ‘THE CLONE WARS’ Legacy
STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH is set to debut May The Fourth on Disney Plus – and we’ve got the details for those familiar and unfamiliar.
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[Review] ‘MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES’ a rapturous animated film about family challenges amid a robot apocalypse
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ is an exciting, comical, and poignant family adventure. Watch it this weekend!
Apple TV+’s ‘MOSQUITO COAST’ explores the evils of American consumerism – a conversation with the cast
Preston Barta // Features Editor The dark unraveling of events in The Mosquito Coast stings you at the start. Apple TV+’s upcoming, seven-episode dramatic series opens with a pitch-black screen. It introduces us to the voice of Allie Fox (Justin Theroux) as he asks his teenage son (Gabriel Bateman) how...
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[Interview] Director William Brent Bell talks ‘SEPARATION’ and ‘ORPHAN: FIRST KILL’
We spoke with the affable director about making his latest familial horror feature, SEPARATION.
‘THINGS HEARD & SEEN’ Review: A Ghost Story With No Spooks
THINGS SEEN & HEARD aren’t necessarily the things you want to see and hear.
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[Review] ‘BLOODTHIRSTY’ drips with disgusting fun, mixes familiar story beats to craft a contained blood fest
Here’s a horror film that explores the creative process through lycanthropy, and it drips with disgusting fun.
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[Interview] How Classic Italian Cinema Informed Disney-Pixar’s ‘LUCA’
We got a sneak peek at Disney-Pixar’s LUCA. And here’s a taste what we learned.
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[Interview] ‘TOGETHER TOGETHER’ filmmaker Nikole Beckwith melds character and collaboration
Filmmaker Nikole Beckwith hits it out of the park with her second film – and we spoke with her about it.
‘MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)’ Review: A Bloody Good Affair
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Swimming amid culture and heritage: Photographer Brian Skerry on NatGeo docuseries ‘SECRETS OF THE WHALES’
Take a deep dive into ‘SECRETS OF THE WHALES’ with National Geographic photographer and explorer Brian Skerry. Video interview>>
‘MOFFIE’ director and star consider masculinity, vulnerability in war drama
Fresh Fiction had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Oliver Hermanus and actor Kai Luke Brummer separately via Zoom Video. We uncover some of the film’s deeper meanings, the tonal balance of a war drama, and how music helped them access the story’s emotional truth.