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Tale Of Tales Capsule Review [Cannes 2015]

With only brief glimpses of a coherent film, Tale of Tales is a flat and overlong misfire.

Mountains May Depart Review [Cannes 2015]

Zhao Tao’s awe-inspiring performance and the pure audacity of director Jia Zhangke make Mountains May Depart the auteur’s best effort to date.

Standing Tall (La Tete Haute) Capsule Review [Cannes 2015]

A few excellent performances should hold your interest, but Emmanuelle Bercot’s Standing Tall is still a mostly mediocre film.

Penguins Of Madagascar Review

Penguins of Madagascar is a great film for the kiddies and a pain-free ninety-minutes for their parents.

The Sound And The Fury Review [TIFF 2014]

James Franco’s second William Faulkner adaptation, The Sound and the Fury, is lifeless and at times laughable. Definitely skip this one.

Respire Review [TIFF 2014]

While Breathe is initially an excellent portrait of a friendship taken to extremes, it fumbles when it becomes a full-on melodrama.

Wild Tales Capsule Review [TIFF 2014]

Wild Tales is an insanely fun ride that marks Szifron as one to watch in the Argentinian cinema scene.

Arrested Development Movie And Season 5 Are Coming…Eventually

The Bluth family will return. This was confirmed by Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos in a recent interview with USA Today, where he stated that he was “positive” that Arrested Development would continue on Netflix. Though fans can finally rejoice, they shouldn't be booking days off from work to binge-watch the series just yet. While Sarandos established that the show would return, he doesn't exactly know when, noting that “it’s just a matter of when,” saying that the actors’ busy schedules have become an issue.

Hamilton Harris Is Filming A Documentary About Larry Clark’s Kids

In 1995, audiences were shocked and appalled after viewing Larry Clark’s now infamous film Kids, which followed a group of underprivileged teenagers in New York as they skated, used drugs, had sex, and spread the HIV virus. The film is known for casting real street kids, many of whom played versions of themselves. While it opened to mixed critical reception, the film is responsible for launching the careers of stars Rosario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny, as well as writer Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers).