ScreenLine Reporter – Page 49

Jim Jarmusch, The Silent Conductor of a Cinematic Soundtrack

Jim Jarmusch has built a lasting portrait through sound as much as through image, a filmmaker whose career doubles as a study in music‑driven storytelling. His early work, Permanent Vacation (1980),…

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Undertone review: a bold sonic premise that fails to land

There’s an argument that cinema’s sonic potential remains underused, even as surround sound technologies multiply the ways audiences hear a film. Undertone bets on that instinct by centering a podcaster who…

Cinema

Leslie Vernon Returns in a Fan‑Driven Revival: Behind the Mask II Reimagines the Classic

Two decades after Behind the Mask first carved out a cult niche, the Leslie Vernon story is back in development. Directors Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve say this revival…

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The Stranger review: Ozon stages Camus with cool, glossy restraint

François Ozon reimagines Albert Camus’s The Stranger as a cool, almost clinical meditation. The camera calculates every frame with a fashion‑forward precision that invites mood over motive. Benjamin Voisin portrays Meursault…

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Rom-Com Reckoning: Why You, Me & Tuscany Has Black Creatives Watching Box Office

Universal’s new romantic comedy, You, Me & Tuscany, raises a timely question about the future of Black-led love stories on the big screen. The film stars Halle Bailey as a chef…

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Fuze review – a glossy London heist that never fully lands

David Mackenzie’s latest thriller stretches a daylight-heist premise over a London that looks immaculate but feels a touch inert. The setup—a World War II bomb found on a building site—becomes the…

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Box Office Milestone: Mario Galaxy and Hail Mary Spark Biggest January–April Gains for 2026

Illumination and Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominated theaters in its second weekend, crossing the $300 million mark in North America and $600 million globally. In the U.S., the film…

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Rooster’s Episode 6 Brings Back a Villain, Danielle Deadwyler and Phil Dunster Weigh In

Rooster's Episode 6 Brings Back a Villain, Danielle Deadwyler and Phil Dunster Weigh In In the latest Rooster installment, Dylan's world tightens as a familiar antagonist returns, sharpening the campus dynamics…

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Titanique on Broadway: A Campy, Crowd-Pleasing Parody Sails on Céline Dion’s Hits

Titanique lands on Broadway with a gleeful, over-the-top spoof of the Titanic saga. The show repurposes Céline Dion’s catalog as its engine, stitching together iconic movie moments with rapid-fire jokes and…

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Review: An Archival Portrait of Trump’s First Term

Co-directed by Stephen Maing and Eric Daniel Metzgar, the film compiles scenes from American life across 2017 to 2020, arriving as a period piece that still speaks to today. It favors…