Christopher Schobert

TIFF Review: The End We Start From is a Strong Survival Tale Led by a Remarkable Jodie Comer

The End We Start From, the debut feature from acclaimed television director Mahalia Belo, offers all the standard elements of a drama centered on a near-apocal...

TIFF Review: Michael Keaton’s Knox Goes Away is a Low-Energy Disappointment

The protagonist of Knox Goes Away, starring and directed by Michael Keaton, is one of the most low-energy hired killers in cinema history. There's reason for t...

TIFF Review: Kate Winslet Shines in Lee, an Involving but Predictable Biopic

There are few actors who command the screen like Kate Winslet, and with Ellen Kuras’ Lee, the thespian has one of her sturdiest roles in years. As tenacious, g...

TIFF Review: Flipside is a Moving, Funny Look at Regret and Nostalgia

There is no surprise twist in Chris Wilcha’s Flipside, a documentary making its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. This is not a t...

TIFF Review: The Peasants is a Visually Breathtaking Misfire from the Directors of Loving Vincent

After 2017’s Loving Vincent and Toronto International Film Festival world premiere The Peasants, it is clear that DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman have developed ...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: The Legacy of The Exorcist and William Friedkin, Burning Down Hollywood, Michael Mann, Asteroid City & More

Yes, you still have time to get some reading done before the (ugh) end of summer. To help you get started, our latest roundup of noteworthy new books connected...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Paul Thomas Anderson’s America, The Dirty Dozen, Giallo, Surveying the African American Western & More

Who needs summer blockbusters when there are so many gripping new and recent books related to the world of cinema? This column includes books highlighting crea...

News

Film Fest Gent Are Now Streaming New Shorts from Terence Davies, Bi Gan, Jia Zhangke, and More

John Carpenter Returns to Director’s Chair with Trailer for New Series Suburban Screams

Martin Scorsese Hopes to Appear In New Jesus Film and Adapt Marilynne Robinson’s Home

Trailers

Divinity Trailer: Steven Soderbergh Presents the Trippiest Film of the Year

U.S. Trailer for The Delinquents Brings Cannes’ Beloved Crime Tale Stateside

Wes Anderson Returns to the World of Roald Dahl in First Trailer for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Reviews

TIFF Review: Michel Franco’s Memory is a Somber, Twisty Study of Love and Trauma

TIFF Review: Wildcat Marks a Significant Misfire for Ethan Hawke

TIFF Review: Frybread Face and Me is an Endearing if Formulaic ’80s-Esque Coming-of-Age Tale

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: The Wild Bunch on 70mm, Sexy Beast, Lost in Translation & More

New to Streaming: Barbie, El Conde, Rotting in the Sun, Talk to Me & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Sembène, Sorcerer, The Battle of Chile, Dennis Hopper & More

Interviews

Wayne Wang on His Diverse Filmography, Revisiting Old Work, and the Time Gangsters Visited His Set

Fremont Director Babak Jalali on Finding Humor in Editing and His Love of the Hangover Trilogy

Scrapper Director Charlotte Regan on the Deep Emotions of Childhood and the Art of Observation

Podcasts

Watch: Cinephile Summer Season Finale Features The Film Stage vs. Bright Wall/Dark Room

The B-Side – In Conversation with Dustin Guy Defa

Watch: Cinephile Summer Chooses to Accept The Film Stage vs. Happy Sad Confused & Light the Fuse

Christopher Schobert

TIFF Review: The End We Start From is a Strong Survival Tale Led by a Remarkable Jodie Comer

TIFF Review: Michael Keaton’s Knox Goes Away is a Low-Energy Disappointment

TIFF Review: Kate Winslet Shines in Lee, an Involving but Predictable Biopic

TIFF Review: Flipside is a Moving, Funny Look at Regret and Nostalgia

TIFF Review: The Peasants is a Visually Breathtaking Misfire from the Directors of Loving Vincent

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: The Legacy of The Exorcist and William Friedkin, Burning Down Hollywood, Michael Mann, Asteroid City & More

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Paul Thomas Anderson’s America, The Dirty Dozen, Giallo, Surveying the African American Western & More

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Revisiting Lost Highway, Watching John Ford, and a Guide to Queer Cinema

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: James Bond, Colors of Film, Sofia Coppola, Japanese Animation & More

SXSW Review: Satan Wants You is a Mostly Compelling Dive into the Nonsense of “Satanic Panic”

Christopher Schobert