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White Noise  A24, Heyday Films, NBGG Pictures Netflix Release dates August 31, 2022 (Venice) November 25, 2022 (United States) December 30, 2022 (Netflix) Directed by Noah Baumbach Written by Noah Baumbach Based on White Noise by Don DeLillo Produced by Noah Baumbach, David Heyman and Uri Singer Starring Adam Driver as Prof. Jack Gladney Greta Gerwig as Babette Gladney Raffey Cassidy as Denise André Benjamin as Elliot Lasher Alessandro Nivola Jodie Turner-Smith as Winnie Richards Don Cheadle as Prof. Murray Siskind Lars Eidinger as Arlo Shell Sam Nivola as Heinrich May Nivola as Steffie Cinematography Lol Crawley Edited by Matthew Hannam Music by Danny Elfman Director Noah Baumbach discusses WHITE NOISE “I read Don DeLillo’s novel in college in the late 1980s, and it felt like now, or the now of then. It captured perfectly the absurdity, horror and madness of America at that time. I reread it again in the early months of 2020 and it felt like now. But the now o...

After Yang A24/Elevation Pictures Showtime Release date: 03/04/2022 My Rating 8/10 #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) “After Yang” takes place in the future.  Jake (Colin Farrell) and Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) adopt a young girl named Mika (Male Emma Tjandrawidjaja) and, in order to keep her in touch with her Chinese roots, they purchased an android named Yang (Justin H. Min).  Mika sees Yang as a big brother. The drama film essentially tells the story of a family dealing with grief after their A.I. (Yang) malfunctions. The theme is quite emotional.   After getting service from an underground technician, Jake gains access to Yang's memories.  While wearing VR glasses he watches the beauty of life, the world, and relationships through the eyes of their A.I. (Yang). Will they be able to reboot Yang or can the family live with the memories and accept grief of the loss of a household member?  Directed by Kogonada Screenplay by Kogonada Ba...