Film Festivals

Toronto Review: ‘Widows’ (★★★½)

Steve McQueen's twisty thriller finds room for a heist, family drama, racial politics and violence, and gender issues all led by… Read More

September 10, 2018

Toronto Review: ‘Consequences’

Courtesy TIFF Looking back at childhood from the safe distance of adulthood, many of us find ourselves surprised to realize… Read More

September 10, 2018

Toronto Review: ‘Capernaum’

Photo courtesy: TIFF There is a moment in Nadine Labaki’s CAPERNAUM which perfectly encapsulates the profound conundrum it presents. Her face crumpled… Read More

September 9, 2018

Toronto Review: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in ‘A Star Is Born’ (★★★★)

The opening of A Star Is Born gives us Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine, a country-fried rock star who can… Read More

September 7, 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

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Steven Soderbergh’s intriguing and superbly acted ‘Unsane’ with Claire Foy

Synopsis: After being a victim of stalking, a woman gets admitted by force into a mental health facility. Little does… Read More

February 21, 2018

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