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Should Warner Bros. Discovery sell to Paramount Skydance?
Backed by Larry Ellison’s billions, Paramount Skydance aims to absorb WBD’s debt-ridden empire and build a stronger rival to Netflix, Disney+, and…
Sep 14
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Christopher Rhine
Hind Rajab, Venice Film Festival, and 3,000+ filmmakers boycott Israeli film institutions
After “The Voice of Hind Rajab” won Venice’s Grand Jury Prize, 3,000+ filmmakers pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions and the cultural boycott…
Sep 9
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Christopher Rhine
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Politics on the Lido: State and corporate power on screen at Venice
In the post-Luigi Mangione world, it’s fitting that questions of corporate and state power drive many of the films at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.
Sep 4
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Christopher Rhine
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August 2025
Wet t-shirt contest at the Venice Film Festival
A short chronicle on getting drenched during a thunderstorm at the Venice Film Festival (yes it was worth it).
Aug 31
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Christopher Rhine
Venice Film Festival (days 1 and 2): Power and the power-less
La Grazia, Ghost Elephants, Bugonia, Jay Kelly, After the Hunt, and Cover-Up: a banging beginning to the Italian festival on the Lido.
Aug 29
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Christopher Rhine
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July 2025
What to watch in cinemas this week | July 31 – August 1
The Naked Gun, Architecton, Monk in Pieces, Harvest, Together, and The Bad Guys 2 in cinemas this week, mostly USA, one in Germany.
Jul 31
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Christopher Rhine
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What to watch in cinemas this week | July 18–30
Eddington, Memoir of a Snail, and a short list of non-recommendations.
Jul 21
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Christopher Rhine
The Munich Filmfest ends strong (part 3)
Beergarden Convention final report, Hard Truths, Sirât, Urchin, Nouvelle Vague, Miroirs No. 3 and bumping into Petzold, Pavements, and Sound of Falling.
Jul 16
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Christopher Rhine
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Munich Filmfest 2025 part 2: "Sentimental Value"
The Work Week, a European heatwave, Sentimental Value, and not-for-me films: Militantropos, Brides, and American Sweatshop.
Jul 5
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Christopher Rhine
Munich Filmfest 2025
Opening weekend of Munich Filmfest 2025, Pride and 90s Super Show XXL at Königsplatz, and Videoheaven saving the weekend.
Jul 1
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Christopher Rhine
June 2025
What to watch in cinemas this week | June 19–25
28 Years Later and Elio
Jun 19
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Christopher Rhine
What to watch in cinemas this week | June 12–18
Materialists and The Wedding Banquet
Jun 12
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Christopher Rhine
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