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Novels are written by authors, albums are recorded by musicians, and films are envisioned by directors. Cineccentric focuses primarily on the films of prominent directors and aspiring filmmakers. Our mission is to promote the concept of authorship of films
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#RichardLinklater 's #BlueMoon is now available on Blu-ray. Read our review of the film below:

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Blue Moon ★★★
This year sees Richard Linklater direct two historical dramas set at pivotal points in the lives of their subjects. Nouvelle Vague depicts the shooting of Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard’s debut film t…
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January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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#SamRaimi 's #SendHelp will be released in theaters this weekend. Revisit his most recent horror film #DragMetoHell below:

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Fright 16: Drag Me to Hell
After completing his Spider-Man trilogy in 2007, director Sam Raimi was one of the most sought out directors in Hollywood. But after Spider-Man 3 was riddled with production issues and studio inter…
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January 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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#ICYMI: Alex Sitaras reviews #GusVanSant 's New Hollywood-inspired #DeadMan'sWire. Read his thoughts on the film below:

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Dead Man’s Wire ★★★½
Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) is inconsolable. He’s the prototypical “small guy” who, in his view, has been taken advantage of by predatory mortgage lender Meridian Mortgage. He is so far past rec…
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January 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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#ICYMI: @kevinjones1.bsky.social reviews #JimJarmusch 's latest film #FatherMotherSisterBrother. Read why he recommends the film below:

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Father Mother Sister Brother ★★★½
Father Mother Sister Brother is a film built on its silence. It is quiet and unassuming in general, but it is in the silence that one can feel its heartbeat. Whether it is on the drive to one’s par…
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January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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#ICYMI: @kevinjones1.bsky.social reviews #BradleyCooper 's latest film #IsThisThingOn?. Read his thoughts on the film below:

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Is This Thing On? ★★★
Director Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? follows as Alex (Will Arnett) and Tess Novak (Laura Dern) decide to “call it” on their marriage. There was no adultery involved, just a prolonged driftin…
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January 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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This week, #RyanCoogler 's #Sinners received a record 16 Academy Awards nominations. Read why we recommend the film below:

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Sinners ★★★★
Sinners is alive. From its establishing shot to the final scene, writer and director Ryan Coogler’s film rarely feels like just a film. It has an energy, a lifeblood that courses through every scen…
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January 24, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Gus Van Sant's remarkable Dead Man's Wire is his most fully-realized film in over a decade and draws on the New Hollywood films of the 70s as inspiration for telling a true crime story. Read Alex Sitaras' review ofDead Man's Wire below:
Dead Man’s Wire ★★★½
Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) is inconsolable. He’s the prototypical “small guy” who, in his view, has been taken advantage of by predatory mortgage lender Meridian Mortgage. He is so far past reconciliation that he plots to take Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery), the son of M.L. Hall (Al Pacino) who founded Meridian Mortgage, hostage to attract nationwide attention and expose the lender’s misdeeds.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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#DerekCianfrance 's #Roofman is now available on Blu-ray. Read our review of the film below:

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Roofman ★★★
Roofman, directed by Derek Cianfrance, comes armed with a wild and wacky true story of a man named Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum). After his discharge from the United States Army Reserve, Jeff…
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January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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#PaulThomasAnderson 's #OneBattleAfterAnother is released today on Blu-ray. Read our thoughts on the film below:

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One Battle After Another ★★★★
“The revolution will not be televised.” It’s the title of the classic Gil Scott-Heron song, a defining, poetic ode to Black Liberation that continues to have a driving urgency despite being written…
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January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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#JiaZhangke 's #CaughtbytheTides is released this week on Blu-ray. Read our thoughts on the film below:

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Caught by the Tides ★★★½
During the COVID-19 pandemic, China had one of the strictest responses to the virus. Through implementing community screening, quarantines, and lockdowns, they aimed to prevent the transmission of …
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January 20, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Jim Jarmusch's Father Mother Sister Brother powerfully explores the secrets and complexities of family dynamics. Read Kevin Jones' review below:
Father Mother Sister Brother ★★★½
Father Mother Sister Brother is a film built on its silence. It is quiet and unassuming in general, but it is in the silence that one can feel its heartbeat. Whether it is on the drive to one’s parents home for a visit, an awkward pause that nobody seems able to break, a comfortable silence that is neither awkward nor unwelcome, or simply stopping to watch some kids skateboard on by, …
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January 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? is a thoughtful, mature, and funny look at life and relationships. Read Kevin Jones' review below:
Is This Thing On? ★★★
Director Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? follows as Alex (Will Arnett) and Tess Novak (Laura Dern) decide to “call it” on their marriage. There was no adultery involved, just a prolonged drifting apart. The separation comes with no fights, just quiet resignation and quick negotiation on where Alex will sleep that night before officially moving out.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Last night, #ChloéZhao 's #Hamnet took home the top dramatic film prize at the #GoldenGlobes. Read our review of the film below:

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Hamnet ★★★½
Part of the artistic achievement of Chloé Zhao’s absorbing account of genius and the personal grammar of grief is not only to build a strongly fictionalized protagonist who can hold up agains…
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January 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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#ICYMI: @kevinjones1.bsky.social reviews #AndreGaines' #TheDutchman. Read his thoughts on the film below:

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The Dutchman ★★½
The Dutchman is ambitious. The play Dutchman by Amiri Bakara serves as the basis for director Andre Gaines and screenwriter Qasim Basir’s work, but it is not a straight adaptation. It is as much an…
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January 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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#ICYMI: Alex Sitaras reviews #OliverLaxe 's thriller #Sirāt. Read why he recommends the film below:

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Sirāt ★★★½
The premise behind Sirāt is somewhat simple: a father, Luis (Sergi López), is looking for his missing daughter. He is accompanied by his son Esteban (Bruno Núñez Arjona). Where Sirāt expands in sco…
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January 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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The Dutchman is a flawed, but ambitious film from director Andre Gaines. Read Kevin Jones' review below:
The Dutchman ★★½
The Dutchman is ambitious. The play Dutchman by Amiri Bakara serves as the basis for director Andre Gaines and screenwriter Qasim Basir’s work, but it is not a straight adaptation. It is as much an adaptation as it is a metatextual examination of adapting - namely, whether or not these characters are fated to their ordained ends - and a conversation with its source material.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Oliver Laxe's Sirāt portrays the dangerous journey a father takes through the Moroccan Desert to locate his daughter. Read Alex Sitaras' review of Sirāt below:
Sirāt ★★★½
The premise behind Sirāt is somewhat simple: a father, Luis (Sergi López), is looking for his missing daughter. He is accompanied by his son Esteban (Bruno Núñez Arjona). Where Sirāt expands in scope and ambition is in its setting and the incomparable perseverance of its characters. The film begins depicting the setup of speakers for a rave taking place in a Moroccan desert.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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#LavDiaz 's #Magellan will be released in theaters this Friday. Read why we recommend the film below:

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Magellan ★★★★
For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan’s legacy lived in the shadows of that of more prominent and popular explorers such as Christopher Columbus. The latter’s voyages were also financed by the Spanish …
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January 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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#ICYMI: @kevinjones1.bsky.social reviews #JoshSafdie 's latest film #MartySupreme starring #TimothéeChalamet. Read why he recommends the film below:

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Marty Supreme ★★★★
Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) is a dreamer. The year is 1952 and he is grinding as a shoe salesman at his uncle’s store to pursue his passion of taking the table tennis world by storm. He sees i…
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January 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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#RaduJude 's #Dracula is now available on VOD. Read Lida Bach's interview with Radu Jude on the film below:

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‘Dracula’ Radu Jude Interview
As one of contemporary cinema’s most incisive auteurs, Radu Jude returns to the competition of the Locarno Film Festival with Dracula, a crass caricature of power, mythology, and the ghosts of hist…
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January 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme is wild, kinetic, and pulse-pounding. Read Kevin Jones' review below:
Marty Supreme ★★★★
Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) is a dreamer. The year is 1952 and he is grinding as a shoe salesman at his uncle’s store to pursue his passion of taking the table tennis world by storm. He sees it as a rising sport, a grand opportunity for a young man like him to carve out a name for themselves in bright, shining lights.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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#ICYMI: @kevinjones1.bsky.social reviews #CraigBrewer 's #SongSungBlue starring #HughJackman and #KateHudson. Read his thoughts on the film below:

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Song Sung Blue ★★½
With films like Hamnet and Sentimental Value, this season’s set of releases offer a look at the power of artistic expression. For some creative types, it is a necessity for them to function in thei…
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December 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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#ICYMI: Alex Sitaras reviews #NoahBaumbach 's #JayKelly starring #GeorgeClooney and #AdamSandler. Read his thoughts on the film below:

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Jay Kelly ★★
Jay Kelly (George Clooney) is an institution. If you took a sip every time you heard his name, you’d be in for a not-so-good time. He’s noticed instantly when in public and is adored by many. Not s…
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December 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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#ICYMI: Alex Sitaras reviews #ParkChan-wook 's latest film #NoOtherChoice. Read his thoughts on the film below:

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No Other Choice ★★★½
For many, their occupation is a significant part of their identity. Ideally, one’s employment is of personal relevance or interest. The location of work informs where one lives and where one’s chil…
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December 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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#ICYMI: @kevinjones1.bsky.social reviews #JoachimTrier 's #SentimentalValue. Read why he recommends the film below:

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Sentimental Value ★★★★
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value begins with narration about a home. It is the home of the Borg family and has been for generations. Like any home and any family, it carries with it its own unique…
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December 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM