NYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him down

September 18, 2020

“When you construct someone as a great man, there’s almost nothing more satisfying than revealing the opposite.”  This sentence, uttered… Read More

TIFF Review: Suzanne Lindon’s ‘Spring Blossom’ is a charming tale of first love

September 18, 2020

courtesy of TIFF Plot: A 16-year old girl enters a romantic relationship with an older theatre actor whose play is… Read More

TIFF Review: ‘Memory House’ fails to illuminate, keeping its Brazilian folklore out of reach

September 18, 2020

courtesy of TIFF Plot: An Indigenrous-Black man from Brazil’s rural north struggles to earn acceptance in his community. When he… Read More

Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Night Four – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross are one step closer to EGOT; ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ take Casting wins

September 17, 2020

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross had two chances to earn their third letter in the elusive… Read More

NYFF Review: ‘Malmkrog’ is a gorgeous, stately slog through frippery and philosophy

September 17, 2020

(courtesy of Shellac) It’s Christmas Eve in the late nineteenth century, and snow coats the grounds of the eponymous Transylvanian… Read More

10 Films from Frameline Festival You Can’t Miss

September 17, 2020

MONSOON (courtesy of Strand Releasing) The 44th Frameline Film Festival kicks off today and runs through September 27. A virtual… Read More

TIFF Review: Despite strong performances from its leads, ‘Wildfire’ is doused by lackluster storytelling

September 17, 2020

courtesy of TIFF Plot: After having suddenly and mysteriously disappeared for almost a year, a women returns to her hometown… Read More

TIFF Review: ‘The Truffle Hunters’ digs up one of the year’s most moving films

September 17, 2020

Courtesy of TIFF Plot: In Italy, where truffle hunting is a culinary obsession, a number of elderly hunters continue to… Read More

28th Hamptons International Film Festival announces full lineup: ‘Minari,’ ‘Sound of Metal,’ Wander Darkly’ join ‘Ammonite,’ ‘Nomadland’

September 17, 2020

MINARI (Courtesy of A24)SOUND OF METAL (Courtesy of Amazon Studios) Festival Announces Academy Award–winner Kate Winslet and Steven Yeun to… Read More

TIFF Review: Rosamund Pike is a standout in J Blakeson’s sharp and clever ‘I Care A Lot’

September 16, 2020

courtesy of TIFF After the disappointment that was The 5th Wave, director J Blakeson makes his return to a smaller… Read More

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