Cannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacant
Ira Sachs’ latest is a hollow yet picturesque film on a decaying star In his follow-up to Little Men, Ira Sachs delivers a picturesque but... Read More
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Cannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fame
Asif Kapadia’s new documentary is an engrossing portrayal of a football legend One of the most interesting documentary filmmakers working today, Asif Kapadia has built... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new film
Robert Eggers follows up The Witch by crafting The Lighthouse, a sublimely nightmarish tale about madness and solitude Few thrillers will draw you in and... Read More
Cannes Review: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a film for the ages
Terrence Malick’s latest is a magnetic, contemplative and epic film that asks big, timely questions coupled with fantastic technical credits and performances A return to... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Pain and Glory’ is Pedro Almodóvar’s magnum opus
Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film is a masterpiece that balances the personal with the relatable How do you make a film about yourself? Perhaps the better... Read More
Cannes Review: Jessica Hausner’s ‘Little Joe’ is engaging, haunting and reflective
Jessica Hausner’s atmospheric new film is an engaging, if somewhat lacking, work Part-thriller, part-drama, Little Joe features excellent technical credits, an intriguing script but lacks... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Sorry We Missed You’
Ken Loach’s latest film is a deceptively simple yet shattering and a step up from I, Daniel Blake Did you ever stop to think about... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Atlantics’ (Atlantique) is beautiful, painful and poetic
Mati Diop’s film, the first in competition feature for a black woman at Cannes, is as poetic as it is urgent Few films possess this... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘And Then We Danced’ is a brave, urgent and revolutionary statement
Director Levan Akin confronts Georgia’s (former USSR/Eastern Europe) conservative, moralising, antiquated attitude towards sexual freedom, the masculine tradition and gay love with an aggressive fervour.... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Rocketman’
Dexter Fletcher’s Elton John biopic is an entertaining if imperfect film with a fantastic performance from Taron Egerton Certain to draw comparisons to worldwide box... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead