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2025 Cannes Report Part 4: The Past
Reaching back with mixed results: Nouvelle Vague, Sound of Falling, The Mastermind, The History of Sound
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Gabriel Frieberg
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2025 Cannes Report Part 3: The Personal
Getting intimate: Die My Love, The Phoenician Scheme, Splitsville, Highest 2 Lowest, Sentimental Value
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Gabriel Frieberg
2025 Cannes Report Part 2: Politics
Speaking truth to power on the world stage: It Was Just an Accident, Yes!, The Secret Agent
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Gabriel Frieberg
2025 Cannes Report Part 1: Plagues
Afflictions are on the mind: The Plague, Eddington, Sirât, Alpha
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Gabriel Frieberg
Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [84]
Unpacking the Hype, Elevating the Unknown: 'The Rehearsal' S2 and 'Nonnas'
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Gabriel Frieberg
THUNDERBOLTS* Review
What works and what doesn't in Marvel's latest film
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Gabriel Frieberg
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THE LAST OF US S2 E2-4
Recapping the past three episodes
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Gabriel Frieberg
23:52
The Look Ahead: May 2025
New Wes Anderson, Vince Vaughn and some Italian grandmas, and the next 'Girls?'
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Gabriel Frieberg
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The Surfer (Theaters)
A delirious, unhinged Nic Cage surfer Western that crashes through humiliation, revenge, and gonzo chaos.
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Gabriel Frieberg
Thunderbolts* (Theaters)
A grim, faux-serious Marvel slog that trades joy and imagination for recycled trauma themes and lifeless team-ups.
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Gabriel Frieberg
Schmear Hunter's Brainwash [83]
Unpacking the Hype, Elevating the Unknown: 'Thunderbolts*,' 'The Surfer'
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Gabriel Frieberg
ANDOR S2 E6 Recap and Review
Recapping "What a Festive Evening"
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Gabriel Frieberg
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