October. It's a Wrap

A dozen highlights from the month in case you missed 'em...

• "Hot Ones" as Oscar stop Best Actresses getting spicy
• Angela Lansbury in Death on the Nile as tribute when she passed
• Paul Mescal x 2 Eurocheese on Aftersun and God's Creatures
• Podcast Guesting Nathaniel had fun on "Hallmarkies" talking Bros and "Oscar Wild" taking pre-season Oscar Predictions
• Middleburg w/ special guests Nathaniel with Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Dolly DeLeon (Triangle of Sadness)
• Banshees of Inisherin Nathaniel on Martin McDonagh's Oscar hopeful
• TÁR Nathaniel on Todd & Cate's incredible collaborative drama
• TÁR's ending Ben thinks it's a major misstep. You? 
• Brainwashed Glenn on the controversial gender/film theory doc
• Mars One Juan Carlos talks to the director of Brazil's Oscar submission
• Alcarràs Jason on Spain's Oscar submission
• Decision to Leave Cláudio on South Korea's Oscar submission

COMING IN NOVEMBER
The Spirit Award nominations, that long awaited 1951 Smackdown (sorry sorry), Centennial tributes to both Dorothy Dandridge and Veronica Lake, and a whole slew of new films as we hit the busy season like Black Panther Wakanda Forever, The Fabelmans, The Son, The Wonder, Bones and All, Good Night Oppy, She Said, The Inspection, and more! 

October Diary: My Spooky Season Favorites

by Nick Taylor

Hello, ghosts and ghoulies of The Film Experience! Did y’all have a good October? I did! Much like many film-obsessives, I used this month as an excuse to seek out horror films I've had lounging on my to-watch list from across all corners of the genre. With Halloween soon approaching, I figured it would be fun to share five of the best from my diary while my roommates and I try to trick the host of an upcoming Halloween party into putting on Troll 2. Without further ado, let us begin! More after the jump... 

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Tweetweek Cosplay

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this shot from #decisiontoleave just broke my brain. seo-rae in the foreground is out of focus while her reflection in the two-way mirror is in focus. but hae-jun in the foreground is in focus while his reflection in the mirror is out of focus.
i'm guessing there's no mirror here pic.twitter.com/98cPQEGERs

— Pramit (@pramitheus) October 30, 2022

Okay, so definitely need to see that movie again. Wow. Other showbiz (mostly movies) related tweets so you dont have to spend time on twitter after the jump including Halloween costumes spotted and enjoyed this week... 

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Review: "Holy Spider" weaves a web of provocations

by Cláudio Alves

"Holy Spider" | © UtopiaThe world's obsession with true crime is as old as crime itself. With every new format and possible presentation, another wave of such media arises, making us think, each time, that the collective obsession is a new phenomenon. Oh, how wrong we are, for as much as things change, they remain the same. One aspect constant with every iteration of the true-crime craze is the glorification of the killer. False equivalencies manifest, equating human monsters to criminal geniuses. Great purposes are projected unto them, ideas of grandeur and abstract magnetism. From popular podcasts to Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer show, true-crime narratives make celebrities out of murderers and exploit truth into legend.

Ali Abbasi's latest film challenges this state of affairs. Reenacted violence and political commentary are at the center of Holy Spider's controversial reputation, but its demystification of the serial killer figure constitutes the picture's most radical provocation…

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"TÁR" is an exceptional film with a terrible ending

By Ben Miller

I can't say I went into Todd Field's TÁR, only his third film, with any sort of expectations.  Rave after rave of Cate Blanchett's performance piqued my interest but I wanted to go in with fresh eyes so I didn't read them. The opening credits hit.  We're in for something different.  Then we get Lydia Tár's introduction and her interview with Adam Gopnik.  All the way on board. The next two hours were magical, transfixing.  This is a perfect film. It might be my new number one of the year!  Everything was working.  The tone, the supporting players, the drama, the comedy.  Nothing was missing.

But then we reached the last 15 minutes. SPOILERS AHEAD - READ ONLY IF YOU'VE SEEN TÁR...

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