Film Festivals

‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ Review: This Bird Barely Flies | LFF

The 2000 Aardman animated film Chicken Run is about as close to a perfect family film as you can get.… Read More

October 14, 2023

‘Cobweb’ Review: Song Kang-ho is Pitch-perfect in this Delirious Meta-Comedy | LFF

Writer-director Jim Jee-woon reteams with Parasite actor Song Kang-ho in this delirious, self-knowing satire on the filmmaking process. Cobweb asks… Read More

October 13, 2023

‘The Toxic Avenger’ (2023) Review: Peter Dinklage is Ready to Intoxicate You Now | Fantastic Fest

Another superhero film? Not quite. Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma entertainment brought us the unlikeliest hero, The Toxic Avenger (1984). Spanning multiple… Read More

September 25, 2023

‘Art and Pep’ review: A celebratory chronicle of LGBTQ+ bar culture and its importance

A visit to the bar at the center of Mercedes Kane’s new documentary Art and Pep reveals how far Chicago’s… Read More

November 16, 2022

‘January 6th’ review: A vital and undeniable exploration of the insurrection captured on camera [DOC NYC]

The date of January 6th has quickly taken on an immortal meaning, and its significance will only grow as the… Read More

November 12, 2022

‘Please Baby Please’ review: A stylized, liberated 1950’s underground fever dream that redefines traditional gender norms  | NewFest

Musicals from the 1950’s immediately conjure up vibrant images of guidos serenading girls in poodle skirts or elegant leading ladies… Read More

October 18, 2022

‘Mama’s Boy’ review: Dustin Lance Black doc just barely balances line between being uplifting and a stilted vanity project | NewFest

In 2009, at the age of 34, Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for his screenplay for the Harvey Milk… Read More

October 17, 2022

‘Lady Chatterly’s Lover’ review: Little to love beyond Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell’s performances in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s listless adaptation | LFF

A spirit of thoughtless anachronism looms over Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Netflix’s crude and cynical attempt at seeing… Read More

October 17, 2022

‘Inland’ review: Mark Rylance enchants in this realistic yet enigmatic folklore-influenced directorial debut from Fridtjof Ryder | LFF

English writer-director Fridtjof Ryder's directorial debut is a taut, well-made micro budget feature. After a successful crowdfunding campaign and production… Read More

October 16, 2022

‘No Bears’ review: Jafar Panahi turns the camera on himself in powerful, subtly playful examination of limits personal, political and artistic | LFF

The remarkable prolificacy of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, and the even-more-remarkable spirit of subversiveness that has only burgeoned in his… Read More

October 16, 2022

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