Reviews

Cannes Review: Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s immersive and unforgettable ‘Birds of Passage’

In his follow-up to the Oscar-nominated EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, Colombian director Ciro Guerra teams up with director Cristina Gallego to… Read More

May 9, 2018

Cannes Review: Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Everybody Knows’ is too safe and too slow to engage

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Everybody Knows opens in an aging bell and clock tower of a quiet Spanish town. There… Read More

May 8, 2018

2018 Cannes at a Glance

The 2018 Cannes Film Festival is this week and this page will be your updated Cannes at a Glance featuring… Read More

May 7, 2018

Review: Charlize Theron hits the mother load in ‘Tully’ (★★★½)

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Charlize Theron is a deliriously committed actress. Whether it’s being in top shape and doing her… Read More

April 30, 2018

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale (Season 2)

The first 10 minutes of episode one of season two of the Emmy-winning series are among the most harrowing I’ve… Read More

April 18, 2018

SFFILM Fest Reviews: ‘American Animals,’ ‘Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘RBG,’ ‘We the Animals’

The 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival starts April 4th and runs through the 17th. Here are a few films… Read More

March 30, 2018

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘ In the Aisles’ is a touching and engaging surprise

Synopsis: Story of three supermarket workers whose lives intersect between the aisles of the store they work in. Not every… Read More

February 23, 2018

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Malgorzata Szumowska’s masterful and uncompromising ‘Mug’ (‘Twarz’)

Synopsis: Story of the first Polish citizen to undergo a face transplant. Malgorzata Szumowska’s MUG is a fascinating, unflinching and… Read More

February 23, 2018

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: the engrossing, emotional and masterful ‘Boys Cry’

Synopsis: In Rome, two teenage friends descend into a life of crime hoping for a better future. It’s hard to… Read More

February 23, 2018

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘Museum’ (‘Museo’) is a great testament to Latin American cinema

Synopsis: Two young men decide to carry out a daring museum heist in Mexico. But things are never straightforward as… Read More

February 22, 2018

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