‘Nobody Knows I’m Here’ on Netflix: Film Review

Maggie Lee Chief Asia Film CriticImagine a Japanese version of “Pygmalion” in which the sculptor continues to caress slabs of marble even after Galatea has come to life. That is the unusual premise of “Romance Doll,” a marital drama in which a sex doll maker’s rapt obssession with his new prototype, leads to rejection of his human muse.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticReteaming provocative Polish director Jan Komasa with screenwriter Mateusz Pacewicz, “The Hater” hits Netflix mere months after the duo’s acclaimed impostor-priest drama “Corpus Christi” was nominated for the Oscars’ newly rechristened international feature award.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticA cigar is never just a cigar where Sigmund Freud is concerned.

Lisa Kennedy Four Vietnam vets reunite for a mission, one that will lean on their wartime exploits but also expose more than a few old tensions.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticSnarled loops of time travel have proved a surprisingly versatile and rewarding fantasy-cinema trope in recent years, from the big-budget likes of “Edge of Tomorrow” to such enterprising indies as “Predestination,” not to mention comedies (“Palm Springs”), horror (“Happy Death Day”), romance (“Before I Fall”) and more.

For a debut feature, writer-director Charlène Favier’s powerful coming-of-age sports drama Slalom couldn't come at a more timely moment.

truth and beauty, too, it’s safe to say that “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” finds a bit of both of those things.Also Read: 'Palm Springs' Film Review: Andy Samberg Puts an Indie Rom-Com Spin on 'Groundhog Day'The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, went to the Berlin and True/False Film Festivals and had a series of virtual screenings on July 8 to celebrate National Dive Bar Day, with a virtual rollout scheduled for July 10.

Maggie Lee Chief Asia Film CriticEye-popping action steals the show in “Lupin III: The First,” the first computer-animated feature entry in the classic franchise about the French gentleman thief and master of disguise.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThere’s a thing you can always count on in blockbuster movie culture: If a popcorn genre hangs around long enough, after a while it’s going to merge with another popcorn genre it seemingly has nothing to do with.

Michelle Keegan has revealed that questions about when she will have children “bother” her, saying “no one knows what goes on behind closed doors”.The actress, 33, who has been married to husband Mark Wright for five years, opened up on the “double standards” of being asked about getting pregnant.The former Coronation Street star shared her frustration after saying speculation started when she recently quit BBC drama Our Girl.

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.Shot during the Covid-19 crisis, the two stars’ works are part of the streaming service’s new compendium of shorts, Homemade, which features five to seven-minute shorts by 17 filmmakers that capture the experience of quarantine.According to Variety, the project, which has been overseen by filmmaker Pablo Larrain, who will direct Stewart in a new Princess Diana biopic, can also be watched as one

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal are flexing their creative muscles in a new way.

Netflix anthology will see filmmakers from around the world contributing short films about their experiences in isolation.Homemade, spearheaded by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín alongside producers from The Apartment Pictures and Fabula, features stories filmed entirely with equipment at home, including both diary entries and fictional narratives.The contributing artists include Ladj Ly, Paolo Sorrentino, Rachel Morrison, Rungano Nyoni, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Johnny Ma, Gurinder Chadha, Ana Lily

Over the past few months, we’ve seen several filmmakers work on new shorts while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folks like Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and David F.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain may be set to direct Kristen Stewart in Lady Diana film “Spencer,” but the pair will first collaborate in a new collection of short films from Netflix.Filmed during COVID-19 and across various states of global lockdown, “Homemade” unites 17 leading filmmakers in a compendium of short films — available to watch separately as five to seven-minute shorts or as one long feature — that captures the shared experience of quarantine.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn the last two years, a series of scalding and essential documentaries — “Leaving Neverland,” “Surviving R. Kelly,” “Untouchable,” “On the Record,” “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” — have shined a light on the contours of sexual abuse and the supreme, if not obscene, concentration of power that too often allows it to be concealed and perpetuated.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhen movies work their magic, the screen becomes a kind of mirror, reflecting dimensions of our identities or experience back to us in profound and emotional ways. When the characters aren’t so familiar, it serves as more of a window, offering insight into the lives of those who are different from ourselves.