Author: Michael

Director Cody Fern’s “Closing Night” offers up a foursome of powerhouse performances from its central actors, but does not know what to do with them — other than make them go to war. It’s a film that acts as a strong showcase for its actors to let loose, and once the finer points of this story lock into place, where it’s going won’t be a surprise to anyone. This “it’s about the journey not the destination” approach would work fine if said journey crescendoed more naturally rather than hobbled towards predictability. Then again, if you are to witness people crashing…

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Israel’s Culture Minister Miki Zohar vowed Sunday to “act to revoke” the Israeli citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The statement comes after Abraham and Szor’s documentary “NAZA,” which interviews Israel Defense Force soldiers about the ongoing killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, won the special jury prize at Venice Film Festival. “The win of the vile film ‘NAZA’ at the Venice Film Festival is shocking,” Zohar wrote in a social media post on X. “The self-loathing that burns in the creators, who are willing to harm their homeland just to get applause from antisemites around the world,…

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Aaron Rodgers threw some not-so-subtle shade at his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates and NFL officials after the team’s season-opening victory over the Atlanta Falcons. “I think we did a lot of good things out there,” Rodgers, 42, told sports commentator Pam Oliver while speaking to reporters after his Sunday, September 13, win. “We had a chance to be really, really explosive. We had a couple drops, a couple off targets, a couple non-calls, looked like penalties.” The Steelers defeated the Falcons 20-13 in their season opener at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Despite their win, the Steelers endured a few…

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