Reviews

‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Review: John Hsu Crafts a Hilarious and Deeply Referential Ghost Story with a Big Heart | TIFF

After the critical and commercial success of Detention, it was only a matter of time before Taiwanese filmmaker John Hsu… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘No Other Land’ Review: Basel Adra’s Palestinian Doc is a Story of Survival and Resilience and Demands Your Attention | TIFF

I have to imagine that one of the most difficult parts of making a documentary is that when real life… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2’ Review: I Think We’ve Seen This Film Before and We Still Don’t Have an Ending | Venice

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 made only $36 million at the box office, prompting Warner Bros. to yank… Read More

September 7, 2024

‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield Romantic Drama is Less a Tear-Jerker and More Like a Forced Extraction | TIFF

Life affirming dramas or tear-jerking romcoms should do at least one of those things—affirm life, or make you cry a… Read More

September 6, 2024

2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘Anora,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’

ANORA (dir. Sean Baker, NEON) Mikey Madison is truly an iconic star. As the spunky Ani, an exotic dancer from… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘Love (Kjærlighet)’ Review: First There Was ‘Sex,’ Now Dag Johan Haugerud’s Middle Trilogy Film Looks for What ‘Dreams’ May Come | Venice

Love, the second film in Norwegian writer-director Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy exploring human connections (Sex premiered this year at the… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Haunted House Drama is Quietly Terrifying | TIFF

Haunted houses are scary, but the hidden personal demons that are common in our modern society are at least just… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘The Girl with the Needle’ Review: Magnus von Horn Serves a Gripping and Bleak Tale of Unspeakable Violence | TIFF

In his third feature, Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn delivers a striking look at one of Denmark’s most haunting crimes.… Read More

September 6, 2024

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: A Game Show Scandal Fuels a Compelling Character Study with an Uncanny Performance by Paul Walter Hauser | TIFF

With the streaming bubble on the verge of collapse and cable in continual freefall, we’re seeing more and more filmmakers… Read More

September 6, 2024

2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘The End,’ ‘Emilia Peréz,’ ‘Saturday Night’

In this Telluride Film Festival capsule review edition we've got Joshua Oppenheimer's golden age musical The End, Jacques Audiard's Cannes-winning… Read More

September 5, 2024

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