Blue Moon
First screened in October 2025
Director: Richard Linklater. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Jonah Lees, Patrick Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Giles Surridge, Caitríona Ennis, Aisling O'Mara, David Rawle, Cillian Sullivan. Screenplay: Robert Kaplow.

   
Photo © 2025 Sony Pictures Classics / Renovo Media Group /
Detour Pictures / Wild Atlantic Pictures / Cinetic Media
In Brief: Captures jealousy, vain fantasy, and downward spiral with a boozy grin, but tactics for getting there are mostly clunky.

VOR: ③  Filmmaking can verge on listlessness; story judgment is erratic. But it captures aspects of artistic and personal twilight few films catch.

Grade: C

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Ethan Hawke

Other Awards:
Berlin Film Festival: Best Supporting Performance (Scott)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Lead Performance (Hawke; co-winner)
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