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In this episode of the Showcast, we speak with one of the foremost Saudi filmmakers in modern cinema, Hamzah Jamjoom, whose films include  Rupture  (2021) and  How I Got There  (2022), and make him one of the most awarded film directors in the country. We take this opportunity to talk about the birth of his interest in film, as well as his work in both animation and live-action projects. Jamjoom a...

Welcome to TFV on Point, a new podcast series turning reviews from TFV's leading industry film critics into audio broadcasts. The show is hosted by Sarah Vianney. In this episode of the series, we turn our attention to three more films screened in the program of the 2024 San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain: "The Last Showgirl," directed by Gia Coppola; "Memoir of a Snail," directed...

The latest episode of the Showcast is a conversation with Essam Zakarea, the esteemed Egyptian film critic and newly-appointed Artistic Director of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), set to take place from the 13th to the 22nd of November, 2024. During our conversation, Zakarea taks us back to those moments when the magic of film first grabbed hold of him, and shares his thoughts on the...

Welcome to TFV on Point, a new podcast series turning reviews from TFV's leading industry film critics into audio broadcasts. The show is hosted by Sarah Vianney. In this episode of the series, we turn our attention to three films screened in the program of the San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain: "When Fall Is Coming," directed by Francois Ozon; "Emmanuelle," directed by Audrey Diw...

The latest episode of the Showcase features a conversation with Sylvia Le Fanu, who presented her feature directorial debut, "My Eternal Summer," in the New Directors section of the 2024 San Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain. The film chronicles a family of three on their summer holiday, seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old at a delicate age of self-discovery, while at the...

Welcome to TFV on Point, a new podcast series turning reviews from TFV's leading industry film critics into audio broadcasts. The show is hosted by Sarah Vianney. In this episode of the series, we turn our attention to three films screened in the program of the 2024 Venice Film Festival: "My Late Summer," directed by Danis Tanović; "Family Therapy," directed by Sonja Prosen...

Welcome to TFV on Point, a new podcast series turning reviews from TFV's leading industry film critics into audio broadcasts. The show is hosted by Sarah Vianney. In this episode of the series, we turn our attention to three films screened in the program of the 2024 Locarno Film Festival: "Eight Postcards from Utopia," directed by Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz; "Toxic&qu...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Tonight's film is "His Girl Friday" from 1940, directed by Howard Hawks. The review coincides with the screening of the film in the Venice Classics section of t...

Welcome to TFV on Point, a new podcast series turning reviews from TFV's leading industry film critics into audio broadcasts. The show is hosted by Sarah Vianney. In this episode of the series, we turn our attention to three films screened in the program of the 2024 Venice Film Festival: "Babygirl," directed by Halina Reijn and starring Nicole Kidman; "Maria," directed by P...

TFV's Matt Micucci shares a conversation with director Jan-Willem van Ewijk, the creative mind behind "Alpha.," a film making waves at the 2024 Venice Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori competition. "Alpha." is no ordinary adventure film. It's an existential journey set against the breathtaking and unforgiving beauty of the Alps. The story follows a snowboard ins...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Tonight's film is "Ecce Bombo" from 1978, directed by Nanni Moretti. The review coincides with the screening of the film in the Venice Classics section of the 2...

TFV's Matt Micucci shares a conversation with director Fabrice Du Welz, whose latest film, "Maldoror," is premiering out of competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. A gripping and intense thriller, "Maldoror" tells the story of a young and impulsive Belgian cop on a desperate search for justice, all set against the backdrop of one of Belgium's most haunting scandal...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Tonight's film is "Bend of the River" from 1952, directed by Anthony Mann. The review coincides with the screening of the film in the Venice Classics section of...

In this episode of the Showcast, TFV's Matt Micucci shares a conversation with Alexandros Avranas, who's making waves at the Venice Film Festival with his latest film, "Quiet Life," featured in the prestigious Orizzonti section. "Quiet Life" is a gripping story about a refugee family in Sweden, thrust into unimaginable trauma when their youngest daughter mysteriously fa...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Tonight's film is "La Notte" from 1961, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. The review coincides with the screening of the film in the Venice Classics section o...

his episode of the Showcast features TFV's Matt Micucci's conversation with director Aude Léa Rapin, the visionary director behind "Planet B," the opening film of the Critics' Week section of the 2024 Venice Film Festival. With this film, Rapin presents a sci-fi movie grounded in realism, following a group of eco-activists who find themselves trapped in a mysterious and night...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Tonight's film is "The Gold of Naples" from 1954, directed by Vittorio De Sica. The review coincides with the screening of the film...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Today's film is "The Cranes Are Flying" from 1957, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. CHAPTERS (00:00) Intro (00:26) Review (01:58) Outr...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Today's film is "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" from 2004, directed by Adam McKay.

Welcome to TFV on Point , a new podcast series turning reviews from TFV's leading industry film critics into audio broadcasts. The show is hosted by Sarah Vianney. In the first episode of the series, we turn our attention to three films screened in the program of the 2024 Locarno Film Festival: "Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry," directed by Elene Naveriani; "Shambhala," dire...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Today's film is "Vampyr" from 1932, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

In this episode of the Showcast, TFV's Matt Micucci dives deep into one of the most talked-about films from the 2024 Locarno Film Festival's out-of-competition lineup, "Fréwaka." Join us as we sit down with Aislinn Clarke, the director of this haunting horror film that explores Irish mythology, as well as some of the darker corners of the country's history and personal trauma...

Welcome to "The Cinephile Corner," a regular series where TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Today's film is "A Few Good Men" from 1992, directed by Rob Reiner.

In the latest episode of the Showcast, TFV's Matt Micucci is joined by the talented filmmaker César Díaz. His latest film, "Mexico 86," is screening in the Piazza Grande section of the 2024 Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. The film tells the gripping story of a Guatemalan rebel activist, forced to flee to Meixco to save her life in her battle against her country's corrupt mi...

Welcome to The Cinephile Corner! Every day, TFV's Matt Micucci dives into a randomly selected film, sharing his opinion on a wide range of classics and hidden gems in two minutes or less, in the name of insatiable cinephilia. Today's film is "American Fiction" from 2023, directed by Cord Jefferson.