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Marya’s been incredibly strong through what’s been a rough ordeal. I have been in awe of her fortitude and her devotion to her dad.

I wrote about watching movies with my Dad. Read: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/gerald-gerry…

A really beautiful and tender tribute by Marya to her dad that just made me bawl.

BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER is an enrapturing concert documentary turned sincere personal essay by the U2 singer. Directed by Andrew Dominik, it's now streaming on Apple TV+. My review filed from Cannes via RogerEbert.com. rogerebert.com/reviews/bono-s…

Things have been hectic lately so I forgot to share, but during Cannes I spoke with Nicolas Rapold on The Last Thing I Saw podcast about EDDINGTON, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING and ORWELL: 2+2=5. soundcloud.com/the-last-thing…

From #Cannes2025: I sat down with the good folks at RogerEbert.com (Chaz, Robert Daniels, Ben Kenigsberg) on closing day to round up the best and worst of the festival: rogerebert.com/chaz-at-cannes…

For the night crowd

The history of Cannes is entwined with dissent, which was reflected by this year’s winners. But what are the limits for dissident cinema at the famous festival, when a film as furious as about Israel as Nadav Lapid’s “Yes!” gets pushed aside? #Cannes2025 observer.com/2025/06/nadav-…

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"That was my whole purpose: to show that things were changing." 🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 talks to Iranian filmmaker Marva Nabili about her recently-restored 1977 drama, THE SEALED SOIL: rogerebert.com/interviews/fem…

For my column this month at RogerEbert.com, I spoke with Marva Nabili, whose recently restored film THE SEALED SOIL is the earliest extant feature film directed by an Iranian woman rogerebert.com/interviews/fem…

“I don’t think Hollywood the industry has much to do with Hollywood the place anymore.” vulture.com/article/hollyw…

"A great example of popular cinema’s ability to speak to the life experiences of a large cross-section of viewers without dumbing anything down." MZS reviews the latest from Mike Flanagan, THE LIFE OF CHUCK: rogerebert.com/reviews/the-li…

"It straddles the edges of both greeting-card oversimplifications and sentimentality, but does not cross over, leaving the audience to discuss what, exactly, the takeaway might be." This is a damn good review by MZS of THE LIFE OF CHUCK. rogerebert.com/reviews/the-li…