Anne McCarthy

Members of the press lined up three hours in advance of the start of Quentin Tarantino’s much-anticipated new film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, which had its world premiere in Cannes this week...

La Gomera was one of the hotly anticipated films at Cannes Film Festival this year, and for good reason...

This is the fourth feature from French director Céline Sciamma, but it was her first feature in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which is buzzing with excitement this week...

The story of Joan of Arc (Jean d’Arc) is legendary not only in her home country of France but also throughout the world...

Elton John bursts onto the screen at the start of Rocketman in winged, rock-n-roll glory: dressed in a wild orange jumpsuit, trademark sunglasses (sparkly ones, at that), and wearing an enormous headdress...

As the saying goes: Begin with the end in mind. The film Les Misérables closes with a quote from Victor Hugo, author of the famous French novel after which this film is named...

“Tolkien” and “All Is True” are opening this weekend, and both films illustrate how difficult it can be to capture the writing process on screen. This week’s question: What is the best movie about the writing process (or about a writer)?...

Last week, the film world raised a collective eyebrow when Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” was released on Netflix as a four-part miniseries.
This week’s question: What major filmmaker should try their hand at television?
Though John Waters is most known for his f...

Spring is in the air! And summer is around the corner. That can only mean one thing:
Picnic time...

With deep grief and disbelief, we watched the fire that devastated Notre-Dame cathedral on Monday night. Thankfully Paris’s brave firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and save the structure from complete destruction. We are heartbroken...

There’s just something about a Parisian hotel bar which is so alluring, mysterious, and exciting, mais non?...

Even if you’ve never been, I reckon you have a place in your heart for Paris. Paris is an iconic city – one of the world’s best. So, when Paris hurts, the world hurts. And that’s what happened on Monday, April 15 – Paris was hurting...

Bicycle Day is upon us! On April 19, people all over the world will be celebrating the unofficial holiday of “Bicycle Day"...

Last Friday saw the release of Laika’s “Missing Link,” a singular and exquisitely crafted piece of stop-motion animation at a time when generic, computer-generated fare is dominating the market (IndieWire’s positive review can be read here). Naturally, it bombed.
This wee...

I am fortunate to be able to say that I know Second City inside and out...