After a highly successful world premiere at TIFF last Fall, Stephen Williams‘ “Chevalier” is ready for its US theatrical release. And it’s also a huge role for Kelvin Harrison Jr., who, after memorable roles in “Cyrano,” “The Trial Of The Chicago 7,” and two Trey Schultes movies, looks poised for a break out now.

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Yes, we’re still here with Best-of 2022 recaps and 2023 anticipated features; we know. We’re gluttons for punishment and maybe a little bit psycho. But yes, we obviously like to look ahead and look back, and our annual The Best Films Of [Insert Year Here] We’ve Already Seen feature is the perfect opportunity to do both.

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The gist? Well, we’ve already made our list of the 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023, which could have been much longer and will be expanded, by the very least, in our Sundance preview.

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This week marks the beginning of the 47th Toronto International Film Festival. Films premiering in Toronto as well as those that have already premiered at festivals such as Cannes and Venice, are generating a lot of interest online, which makes festivalgoers excited that after taking caution due to the COVID pandemic, TIFF is back in person this year. While our team has already covered Telluride and Venice, TIFF tends to have some of the most impressive premieres.

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At one point in Athina Rachel Tsangari’s “Chevalier,” a group of guys on a yachting expedition take turns listening to one of their friends whisper erotic stories so they’ll get aroused and he can take pictures of their erections. They then compare those photos, judging each other’s penises on length, engorgement, and general spryness. In other words: to pass the time while floating in the Aegean, these idle rich dudes have a literal dick-measuring contest.

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Athina Rachel Tsangari is probably not a ubiquitous name just yet, though odds are she is on her way to being a staple of Greek cinema. As a producer, Tsangari has been involved in some of the most exciting movies from the country in recent years, including working on “Dogtooth” with Yorgos Lanthimos and “Before Midnight” with Richard Linklater (which, while not entirely a Greek production, was filmed in Messenia, Greece).

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Welcome dear readers to this month of May at the movies. And, you know, no big deal or anything, but we’ve also moved into a new home here at THEPLAYLIST.NET. So we hope you’ve had a look around already, or will do so after reading this month’s breakdown of what’s coming to theaters.

With that out of the way, now on to the column at hand. This first coming weekend of May will launch the summer blockbuster season, of course, and Marvel‘s “Captain America: Civil War” will no doubt kick things off with a healthy return at the box office (it’s already killing it overseas).

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