TIFF Review: ‘Memory House’ fails to illuminate, keeping its Brazilian folklore out of reach
Plot: An Indigenrous-Black man from Brazil’s rural north struggles to earn acceptance in his community. When he is informed that he must take a wage... Read More
Reviews
NYFF Review: ‘Malmkrog’ is a gorgeous, stately slog through frippery and philosophy
It’s Christmas Eve in the late nineteenth century, and snow coats the grounds of the eponymous Transylvanian manor at the center of Christi Puiu’s three-and-a-half-hour... Read More
TIFF Review: Despite strong performances from its leads, ‘Wildfire’ is doused by lackluster storytelling
Plot: After having suddenly and mysteriously disappeared for almost a year, a women returns to her hometown in Ireland and tries to blend in despite... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘The Truffle Hunters’ digs up one of the year’s most moving films
Plot: In Italy, where truffle hunting is a culinary obsession, a number of elderly hunters continue to practice what they believe is a true passion... Read More
TIFF Review: Rosamund Pike is a standout in J Blakeson’s sharp and clever ‘I Care A Lot’
After the disappointment that was The 5th Wave, director J Blakeson makes his return to a smaller budget film that must rely more on its... Read More
TIFF Review: The deeply earnest ‘Good Joe Bell’ is a story of self-redemption
Plot: The true story of an Oregon father, Joe Bell, who sets out on a walk across America in honor of his son. Review: Reinaldo... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Notturno’ doc highlights the aftermath of war told through the eyes of those who lived it
Plot: Filmed in several parts of the war-torn Middle East, NOTTURNO documents the aftermath of war through the eyes of civilians whose lives have been... Read More
TIFF Review: Sam Pollard’s riveting ‘MLK/FBI’ looks at Hoover’s attempt to destroy an American hero
In my June op-ed, about America’s growing moral dissonance systemically reinforced by the entertainment content we consume, I describe the normalization of the military industrial complex... Read More
A road paved with good intentions, GOOD JOE BELL begins as a story about the shared physical and emotional journey of Joe Bell and his... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘New Order’ is a harrowing, edge-of-your-seat experience
Plot: In one of Mexico’s richest neighborhoods, high-society guests flock to a lavish mansion to celebrate a wedding. But things soon take a tragic turn,... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out 
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and More