Film Reviews

‘Harvest’ Review: Transplanting English to Scottish Locales Does No Favors for Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Adapted Historical Tale | Venice

Two names come to mind on mention of filmmakers who found their feet in the Greek New Wave Cinema movement;… Read More

September 5, 2024

‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: The First Singapore Venice Competition Title is a Well-Crafted Thriller | Venice

Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua has already made history as Venice’s first ever Golden Lion contender hailing from Singapore,… Read More

September 5, 2024

2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘Conclave,’ Nickel Boys,’ ‘Maria’

In part one of three sets of capsule reviews from the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, I take a look at… Read More

September 5, 2024

‘The Outrun’ Review: Saoirse Ronan is Towering in Sensitive Yet Uneven Recovery Drama | Telluride

At the 51st Telluride Film Festival, Saoirse Ronan became one of the youngest actors to be recognized with the prestigious… Read More

September 5, 2024

‘The Quiet Son (Jouer avec le feu)’ Review: We’ve Seen This Vincent Lindon-led French Family Drama Before | Venice

Pierre (Vincent Lindon) is a fifty-something single father who works night shifts for the SNCF (the French railway) as a… Read More

September 4, 2024

‘Queer’ Review: Daniel Craig is Perfect and Drew Starkey is Revelatory in Luca Guadagnino’s Gay Chiaroscuro of Dreams and Desperation | Venice

Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, adapted from William S. Burroughs' novel, opens with a nostalgic nod to Call Me By Your Name,… Read More

September 4, 2024

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga Sing and Dance a Deranged Duet of Musical Mischief | Venice

Five years after Joker (2019) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it was awarded the top prize, director Todd… Read More

September 4, 2024

‘The End’ Review: It’s An End of the World Musical As We Know It (and It’s Not Fine) | Telluride

Stories observing the lives of the wealthy elite are ubiquitous in modern cinema. Whether the film is as daring and… Read More

September 3, 2024

‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Malcolm Washington’s Promising Debut Feature Makes Him One to Watch Out For | Telluride

Malcolm Washington’s directorial debut, The Piano Lesson, doesn’t start out like the original source material from stage by the legendary… Read More

September 3, 2024

‘2073’ Review: Asif Kapadia Conjures a Taut Sci-Fi Thriller in a Post-Apocalyptic World | Venice

We often associate the term dystopia with films or novels, fictional stories detached to some degree from our reality, but… Read More

September 3, 2024

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