Thank the cinema gods, Mike Leigh is back. Hard Truths might be his funniest film in a long time, but as always, it’s the kind of laughter that comes with unnerving inevitabilities. trib.al/M6Q66ru

Ron Howard has finally lost his mind. With his new film, ‘Eden,’ the Hollywood stalwart lets the craziness take over, to his eternal credit. trib.al/irVfCOt

The overarching meditative quality of ‘Nightbitch,’ which just premiered at TIFF, is at once its most intriguing element and its greatest shortcoming. It’s more of an idea than a movie. trib.al/x04Xbhc

Violent revolution

Bilge Ebiri Ep. 2 features an all-time Bilge quote; “if you don’t like this shot, you’re an asshole.”

terrific Bilge Ebiri review of THE WILD ROBOT — one of the best animated movies of the year vulture.com/article/review… Vulture

Co-sign on this very good piece by Joe Reid: vulture.com/article/who-ca…

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asymmetric coverage in political media when combined with the collective belief that "republicans don't mean what they say" means we're in a situation where a major party nominee is on the record saying he wants mass executions and it's no big deal

A few words with Mike Leigh apnews.com/article/mike-l…

I’ll never forget travelling to Israel for work, on an official U.S. Government passport, with a Jewish colleague. They asked his father’s name. He passed. They asked my father’s name. I said “Mohamed.” And off I went to be humiliated for 45 mins. As a Pentagon official.

RELAY, directed by David Mackenzie (HELL OR HIGH WATER) and starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James, has impeccable Michael Mann vibes, and totally had me in its grasp — at least until its botched ending. Still, good movie. vulture.com/article/relay-…

grabby hands toward this until it comes into my life

That’s It For The Onion’s Coverage, Our Reporters Have All Killed Themselves

Who could've predicted that having Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard prep you for a debate would make you look unhinged