‘My Father and Qaddafi’ Review: Jihan K Crafts a Moving Portrait of Living Under a Regime of Brutality [A-] Venice
Life doesn’t always give us answers – but that doesn’t mean the questions always linger, haunting us at every turn. There is a pain in... Read More
Reviews
‘Roqia’ Review: [B] Venice
Playing in competition at this year’s Venice Critics’ Week, Yanis Koussim’s Roqia is a rare Middle Eastern genre film that takes narrative risks that mostly... Read More
‘In the Hand of Dante’ Review: Julian Schnabel’s Less Than Divine Comedy of Errors Belongs in the 9th Circle of Hell [D+] Venice
The opening music for Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante, an audacious but ruinously messy epic which takes place across seven centuries and has... Read More
‘Frankenstein’ Review: To the Victor Go the Spoils [B] Telluride
For close to one hundred years, Frankenstein has always been a complex, fascinating tale of the moral consequences from man’s decision to create something beyond... Read More
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: Kaouther Ben Hania’s Harrowing Look at a Palestinian Genocide Flashpoint is the Most Indispensable Film of the Decade [A] Venice
In January of 2024, Hind Rajab was evacuating her home in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City, as ordered by Israeli forces, alongside six... Read More
‘Duse’ Review: The Chaos of a Legend is Captured in Pietro Marcello’s Endurance Test of a Costume Drama [C-] Venice
Eleonora Duse is a name that carries the weight of legend: Te actress who revolutionized theatrical performance in Italy, who captivated audiences across Europe, and... Read More
‘The Stranger’ Review: The Absurdity of Existence Captured in François Ozon’s Newest Film [B] Venice
‘The Stranger’ Review: The Absurdity of Existence Captured in François Ozon’s Newest Film [B] Venice
François Ozon’s cinematic adaptation of Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” is an ambitious, meticulously crafted endeavor, one that seeks to translate the existential rigor and enigmatic... Read More
Telluride Dispatch #4: ‘Cover-Up,’ ‘Tuner,’ and the Friends We Made Along the Way
The final day of the 52nd Telluride Film Festival, September 2, always hits with a bittersweet pang. The cinematic highs are tempered by the looming... Read More
‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Politics Apocalypse is a Potent Potboiler [B+] Venice
In her first film in almost a decade, Kathryn Bigelow returns with A House of Dynamite, an incredibly timely film with an inventive narrative structure,... Read More
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: Jim Jarmusch’s Family Affair is an Uneven Triptych of Ties that Bind [C+] Venice
Jim Jarmusch is known for his often quiet, contemplative and meditative films that have a lot to say without actually saying much. The enigmatic beauty... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10