Jack King

Berlin Review: ‘First Cow,’ Kelly Reichardt returns to Oregon for a ruminative tale of the American Frontier

“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship”: A famous proverb from the pen of Romanticist poet William… Read More

February 27, 2020

Interview: Cannes winner Ladj Ly, director of ‘Les Misérables’

Director Ladj Ly speaks after receiving the Jury Prize award for the film Les Misérables at Closing Ceremony during the… Read More

May 30, 2019

Cannes Review: Michael Angelo Covino’s ‘The Climb’ is pitch-perfect buddy comedy

(Photo: Topic Studios) It’s not without its blemishes, but by combining breakthrough lead performances, accomplished cinematography, hilarious sight gags and… Read More

May 24, 2019

Cannes Review: ‘And Then We Danced’ is a brave, urgent and revolutionary statement

Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival Director Levan Akin confronts Georgia's (former USSR/Eastern Europe) conservative, moralising, antiquated attitude towards sexual freedom,… Read More

May 17, 2019

Cannes Review: ‘Les Miserables’ is a technical marvel and a breathtaking debut

Les Misérables (photo credit: SRAB Films - Rectangle Productions - Lyly films) Ladj Ly’s supremely confident debut feature recalls the… Read More

May 16, 2019

Cannes Review: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Bill Murray, Chloë Sevigny and Adam Driver do some zombie killin' in The Dead Don't Die Much like the zombies… Read More

May 15, 2019

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