Film Festivals

‘Ali & Ava’ review: A well-rounded, typically British, social realist study [Grade: B] (London Film Festival)

Coming off the Ruth Wilson-starring film Dark River, Clio Bernard’s new film, Ali & Ava, is a sensitive exploration of… Read More

October 13, 2021

‘Great Freedom’ review: Franz Rogowski is transformative in this sombre period prison drama [Grade: A-] (London Film Festival)

Take it from someone who has lived here for all of his twenty-five years: Englanders, for the most part, are… Read More

October 13, 2021

‘The Tender Bar’ review: Ben Affleck raises the bar in George Clooney’s largely inept newest directorial outing [Grade: D+] (London Film Festival)

When you’re at a festival populated by indie slow-burners, a maudlin, easy-to-watch soap opera can be a wonderful, soupy balm.… Read More

October 11, 2021

‘The Humans’ review: Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell marvel in the year’s most haunting film – Nashville Film Festival [Grade: A]

Play to film adaptations have always been a thing, but it seems like over the past few years they have… Read More

October 9, 2021

‘Luchadoras’ review: A haunting film that goes behind the mask with the female wrestlers of Juárez [AFI Docs]

Luchadoras is a powerful look at standing up to threats and finding pride and power in one's identity and strength.… Read More

June 26, 2021

Review: ‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ honors the legacy and vibrant spirit of a brilliant but broken soul

When one thinks of Anthony Bourdain it's easy to fall in love with the image of a towering man who… Read More

June 16, 2021

New Directors/New Films Festival review: In ‘Short Vacation,’ the end of the world is just the beginning

If you knew that the number of photos you could take on your phone on any given day was limited,… Read More

May 7, 2021

New Directors/New Films Festival Review: ‘All Light, Everywhere’ teaches us how to see

Theo Anthony’s experimental documentary All Light, Everywhere confronts you with images you might not want to see: An inside look… Read More

April 30, 2021

Film Review: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is a personal, pulse-pounding adventure

Kumandra, the setting of Raya and the Last Dragon, is fictional, but it is also not. It is not on… Read More

March 1, 2021

Amplify! Film Fest review: Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut ‘Falling’ is misguided and reductive

(Courtesy of Sundance Institute) It’s truly remarkable just how much Viggo Mortensen has mellowed out over time. After reinventing himself… Read More

November 13, 2020

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