NYFF Review: Nowhere Near Personally Probes the U.S. Immigration System
Filmmaker Miko Revereza closes the door on sharing memories as an undocumented immigrant with Nowhere Near, an extension of his multi-film project exploring hi...
Edward Frumkin
NYFF Review: The Night Visitors Playfully Grasps Precarity Towards Moths
It is time to stop labeling moths as villains. Moths received an unfortunate, terrible rep due to the common phobia of insects when reporters hyperbolically co...
NYFF Review: Mambar Pierrette is an Ode to Working-Class Mothers
Cameroonian filmmaker Rosine Mbakam uses familiar spaces as microcosms of society. After capturing her subjects in one setting, such as a mall in Chez Jolie Co...
TIFF Review: Sorry/Not Sorry is a Reductive Inquiry into the Cancellation of Louis C.K.
No institution can dodge Louis C.K.'s comedic legacy and sexual allegations, TIFF included, where he appeared immediately pre-#MeToo with his film I Love You, ...
TIFF Review: Stamped From the Beginning Emboldens American History with Black Feminist Perspectives
If your education was only gleaned from the American public school system, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks may be the only Black historical f...
Claire Simon on Capturing the Female Body and What Sets Her Apart From Frederick Wiseman
A renowned filmmaker in French cinema for her social realism across many storytelling modes, Claire Simon has crafted documentaries (such as depicting the admi...
A Woman Escapes Review: Three Directors Expand the Possibilities of Experimental Filmmaking
Since Sofia Bohdanowicz introduced Deragh Campbell's Audrey Brenac in Never Eat Alone, the eye-gravitating protagonist has always been on some inquiry, not unl...
5 Must-See Films at Prismatic Ground 2023
Prismatic Ground is becoming a must-attend filmmaker-centered showcase on the rise for underground documentaries, avant-garde, and experimental cinema in the h...
True/False Review: Ramona Incisively Contests Traditional Casting Practices
What is the criteria for playing a character based on a factual person? How much artistic license is granted toward playing such a character in a fiction piece...
True/False Review: Going Varsity in Mariachi is a Harmonic Symphony of Culture and Community
"To make a dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence." This quote from civil rights activist Cesar Chavez ...
Edward Frumkin
Edward Frumkin is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, critic, and podcaster.