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Francis Ford Coppola’s dream of Megalopolis falls short

Megalopolis 2024. Photo courtesy of American Zoetrope

Megalopolis premiered on May 16 at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and was released nationally on September 27. Directed, written, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, the film…

Free Press at New York Film Festival: “Anatomy of a Fall”

A still image from "Anatomy of a Fall." Photo courtesy of NEON

The New School Free Press’ Alexiah Syrai Olsen attends the press screenings for The New York Film Festival. Justine Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall,” reimagines the whodunnit genre with her sophisticated screenplay and reimagining of music use in film.

The year is 2012

“Spring Breakers” is a 2012 film directed by Harmony Korine, which features Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson. 10 years after its release, it is still shocking and surprising audiences, in some ways better than others. Illustration by Katie Pruden

To mark the end of this year’s spring break a few weeks ago, New School Free Press audio editor Katie Pruden revisits “Spring Breakers” to see where it…