Film Reviews

NYFF Review: Passion and performance shine in Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’

courtesy of NYFF Children think anything and everything is possible. Kids possess the ability to picture a future in which… Read More

September 30, 2020

NYFF Review: Jia Zhangke takes an unfocused look at Chinese history and literature with ‘Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue’

courtesy of Xstream Pictures Jia Zhangke’s firmly established himself as one of China’s most exciting, innovative filmmakers, whether it’s in… Read More

September 30, 2020

NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s ‘Mangrove’ is his most ambitious and exciting work to date

courtesy of NYFF The second Steve McQueen film to premiere at this year's edition of the New York Film Festival,… Read More

September 25, 2020

Film Review: The new ‘The Boys in the Band’ is a strikingly familiar tune played by a great new band

Dance dance before the revolution: Jim Parsons, Robin de Jesus, Michael Benjamin Washington and Andrew Rannells as Larry in THE… Read More

September 25, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ favors sensationalism over social impact

(Niko Tavernise / Netflix) “The Democratic Convention is about to begin in a police state.” – Walter Cronkite 1968 was a… Read More

September 24, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘Isabella’ doesn’t sink or swim—it just floats

courtesy of Cinema Guild Filmmaker Matías Piñeiro has added to his Shakespearean-inspired filmography with Isabella, which is as much a… Read More

September 23, 2020

Film Review: Tell me, tell me, how to be, how to be a ‘Kajillionaire’

(l-r) Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger and Evan Rachel Wood in Miranda July's KAJILLIONAIRE (courtesy of Focus Features) Certain movies make… Read More

September 23, 2020

TIFF Review: ‘Beginning’ knows where to start but no idea how to end

courtesy of TIFF Plot: When a mysterious attack takes place on a church in one of Georgia’s remote villages, a… Read More

September 22, 2020

NYFF Review: A humble pig gets her time in the spotlight in gripping nature doc ‘Gunda’

courtesy of Neon Victor Kossokofsky loves to prod at the boundaries of what he can do with documentary cinema --… Read More

September 21, 2020

TIFF Review: Naomi Kawase gets maternal with ‘True Mothers,’ her best film in years

courtesy of TIFF Plot: In Japan, a couple who are unable to give birth to a child of their own… Read More

September 21, 2020

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