The returning cast shines again. Kamiki and Hamabe build on Koichi and Noriko’s relationship, and their love for Akiko is the heart of the film. Nagatani brings a sweet innocence that makes the family easy to cheer for. Hidetaka Yoshioka…
You can do worse than The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. Noah Segan’s small-scale tribute to a New York that never was sees John Turturro waxing poetic about being an honest thief while his character, Harry, gets in far…
The official trailer for Behemoth! has dropped, and Pedro Pascal fans are buzzing with thirsty excitement over what they see. The forthcoming music drama, written and directed by Tony Gilroy, stars the 51-year-old LGBTQ+ ally as talented musician Alex Serian.
The Invite finds comedic gold as Angela’s awkwardness in articulating her desires contrasts wickedly with Piña’s ability to express herself smartly and smoothly, yet ooze total sex in the same breath. Cruz adds that she had an asset in psychologist…
Collision Course, directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo and written by Ramón Campos and Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, follows four bank robbers as they pull off a heist and try to cover their tracks. But one unexpected moment leads to a vastly…
The phrase “a love letter to…” has become such a cliché that it is almost meaningless nowadays, and yet, there is no more apt description of Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York than to say that it…
Here is the complete list of winners. Grand Jury Prize – Live Action Short Film FREE ELIZA (NOTES ON AN ANATOMICAL IMPERFECTION) by Alexandra Matheou Jury Statement: “We were incredibly moved by FREE ELIZA’s sensitive and ironic exploration of a microcosm…
On episode 179 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by film critic, podcaster Dan Mecca to discuss the next film in their Richard Kelly series, Southland Tales (2006). You can listen to the Director Watch…
For all her success in Hollywood and beyond, Penélope Cruz has never lost her admiration for the filmmakers who inspired her. Yet, despite working with some of cinema’s most celebrated directors, there is one missed opportunity that has continued to…
John Turturro was born to play ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ in this slight but absorbing character study. Opening in theaters on October 16 is ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,’ written and directed by Noah Segan. It…
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