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The Beast: Brainy French Sci-Fi Romance Juggles Themes - Part Period Piece, Part Future Shock

The Beast: Brainy French Sci-Fi Romance Juggles Themes - Part Period Piece, Part Future Shock

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 18, 2024Era-spanning sci-fi, French films, The Beast (La Béte), Bertrand Bonello, Past lives, Artificial intelligence, Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Xavier DolanComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The stars of Sam Mendes' 1917 talk about lengthy single shots, and carrying a war film on their shoulders

Original-Cin Q&A: The stars of Sam Mendes' 1917 talk about lengthy single shots, and carrying a war film on their shoulders

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 24, 20191917, Sam Mendes, Roger Deakins, Captain Fantastic, George MacKay, Game of Thrones, Dean-Charles Chapman, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Single shot movie, War films, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew ScottComment

1917: Heart-Stopping Drama Conjures the Sorrows and Horrors of the Great War

By Kim Hughes

ReviewDecember 23, 20191917, Sam Mendes, World War I, George MacKay, Colin FIrth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dean-Charles Chapman, Roger DeakinsComment