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2017 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 6: Things Fall Apart in Michael Haneke’s Happy...
Whether it’s construction sites, karaoke numbers, hamsters or the elderly, Michael Haneke’s quasi sequel to Amour has failed to win over “all” critics. Continue reading...
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The Conversation: What Cannes Do – Top 10 Favorites of the 2017 Edition
In one of the most cavalier Cannes juries of recent years, the Pedro Almodovar led voting body closed out the 2017 edition of the festival with a clutch of awards which at least seemed justified based...
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2017 Cannes Film Festival: How the “Toni Erdmann” Snub Help Land “The Square”...
When surveilling the postscript and how the Pedro led jury handed out the awards, the consensus is: job well done. Continue reading...
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The Conversation: Top 20 Best Films of 2017 So Far …
At the mid-way point of 2017, the usual cinematic trends continue, with the best theatrical offerings from January through June mostly festival circuit offerings from the year prior. Continue reading...
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Criterion Collection: The Piano Teacher | Blu-ray Review
Rare are the performers who can surpass the sadistic tendencies of an oligarchically inclined auteur, but there exists no finer example of this than the central performance of Isabelle Huppert in...
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Top 3 Critics’ Picks in Theaters this December: Foxtrot, I, Tonya & Happy End
IONCINEMA.com’s Top 3 Critics’ Picks offers a curated approach to the usual quandary: what would you recommend I see in theaters this month? Continue reading...
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Video Countdown: Nicholas Bell’s Top 20 Films of 2017
Although we have another facetiously titled Michael Haneke film to ring in the New Year with, it is a decidedly unhappy end considering the content of the best theatrical offerings of the year....
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Top 50 Future TV Binge List: Cannes Vets Coen Bros., Refn & Haneke Top...
With TV being the new orange, it’s becoming increasing difficult to keep tabs on what our filmmaker favorite are up to and while we remain a film-centric outlet, our Top 50 TV Binge List is a monthly...
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IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Dominga Sotomayor’s Top Ten Films of All Time List
Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers? As part of our monthly IONCINEPHILE profile, we ask the filmmaker (this month: Dominga Sotomayor) to...
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Criterion Collection: Funny Games (1997) Blu-ray Review
“Every act of violence brings us closer to death,” wrote bell hooks, who went on to list a variety of internal and external examples which erode our physical and mental well-being. Continue reading...
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