‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield Romantic Drama is Less a Tear-Jerker and More Like a Forced Extraction | TIFF

September 6, 2024

Life affirming dramas or tear-jerking romcoms should do at least one of those things—affirm life, or make you cry a… Read More

Interview: Asif Kapadia Breaks Down His Genre-Bending Venice Entry ‘2073,’ AI, and Why He Cast Samantha Morton

September 6, 2024

British director Asif Kapadia has a penchant for the tragedy; his works include a triple threat of documentaries on icons… Read More

2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘Anora,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’

September 6, 2024

ANORA (dir. Sean Baker, NEON) Mikey Madison is truly an iconic star. As the spunky Ani, an exotic dancer from… Read More

‘Love (Kjærlighet)’ Review: First There Was ‘Sex,’ Now Dag Johan Haugerud’s Middle Trilogy Film Looks for What ‘Dreams’ May Come | Venice

September 6, 2024

Love, the second film in Norwegian writer-director Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy exploring human connections (Sex premiered this year at the… Read More

‘Presence’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Haunted House Drama is Quietly Terrifying | TIFF

September 6, 2024

Haunted houses are scary, but the hidden personal demons that are common in our modern society are at least just… Read More

‘The Girl with the Needle’ Review: Magnus von Horn Serves a Gripping and Bleak Tale of Unspeakable Violence | TIFF

September 6, 2024

In his third feature, Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn delivers a striking look at one of Denmark’s most haunting crimes.… Read More

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: A Game Show Scandal Fuels a Compelling Character Study with an Uncanny Performance by Paul Walter Hauser | TIFF

September 6, 2024

With the streaming bubble on the verge of collapse and cable in continual freefall, we’re seeing more and more filmmakers… Read More

2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘The End,’ ‘Emilia Peréz,’ ‘Saturday Night’

September 5, 2024

In this Telluride Film Festival capsule review edition we've got Joshua Oppenheimer's golden age musical The End, Jacques Audiard's Cannes-winning… Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 62 – ‘The New World’ (Terrence Malick, 2005) with Guest Karen Peterson

September 5, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately,… Read More

‘April’ Review: A Timely and Terrifying Abortion Story in Eastern Europe | Venice

September 5, 2024

All over the world, with the rise of the alt-right, attempts are being made at a daily pace restrict the… Read More

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