NYFF Review: ‘Belle’ (竜とそばかすの姫) will make your heart sing [Grade: A-]
The virtual world in Belle is called “U,” as in it specializes in “you” and what makes each and every person distinctively them. Though the... Read More
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NYFF Review: Cinema just took a huge dose of adrenaline with ‘Titane’ and gasped for air [Grade: A]
It’s probably better for you as a moviegoer to just take my word for it and go see Titane as blind as possible. There are... Read More
NYFF Review: Engrossing ‘Prism’ doc examines how photographic technologies favor white skin, questions the “neutral camera” [Grade: A]
Eléonore Yameogo, An van Dienderen, Rosine Mbakam’s Prism may spark an entirely new conversation about racial bias in filmmaking, namely the “problem” of calibrating non-white skin tones.... Read More
‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ NYFF review: A beautiful film, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing [Grade: B]
Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth premiered at the New York Film Festival with little fanfare—a morning screening, a press conference with COVID-induced microphone restrictions,... Read More
NYFF Review: In ‘French Exit,’ Michelle Pfeiffer gives a performance for the ages
I don’t know about you but not being able to see my mother in person in over a year thanks to the pandemic has made... Read More
NYFF Review: Middling modernist myth-making in ‘Atarrabi and Mikelats’
French filmmaker Eugène Green, like many directors, has a distinct style. His characters speak directly to the camera. They stand in the center of the... Read More
NYFF Review: ‘On the Rocks’ is a subtle reminder of what Sofia Coppola does best
Like most Sofia Coppola films, there are a million little things that build the world of On the Rocks,rather than a neon sign pointing to... Read More
NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s meditative ‘Red, White and Blue’ features a career-defining performance from John Boyega
Over the past few weeks, Steve McQueen has once again taken the world of filmmaking by storm. Coming into the festival season with an impressive... Read More
NYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by men
“Seeing cows makes me so sad,” Gam-hee declares as she pokes at a plate of beef in her friend Young-soon’s apartment. She can handle the... Read More
NYFF Review: Passion and performance shine in Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘The Disciple’
Children think anything and everything is possible. Kids possess the ability to picture a future in which they are astronauts, professional athletes, presidents, rockstars, and... Read More
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