Ethan Vestby

[Locarno Review] By the Time It Gets Dark

When attending a film festival and seeing a number of titles over the course of a few days, it can almost feel as if the viewer is forced to consider trends. Wi...

[Locarno Review] Scarred Hearts

Beginning in 1937 -- the opening credits take us through a series of period photos and alert us to expect something with a potentially greater scope than simply...

[Locarno Review] The Human Surge

To put it upfront, Eduardo Williams’ The Human Surge is pretty much a film that, by nature, is unlovable. Often blatantly ugly or boring, it’s not so much delib...

[Locarno Review] The Idea of a Lake

If made with the best of intentions to explore the always effective chestnut of memory through photographic means, it’s with great misfortune that, in the case ...

[Locarno Review] The Ornithologist

Publicly stated by its director to concern Saint Anthony, the Portuguese priest and friar who legend calls the most supernatural of saints, The Ornithologist lu...

[Locarno Review] This Time Tomorrow

Lina Rodriguez’s This Time Tomorrow delivers its thesis through three clear demarcations in time -- or, rather, extended shots, beginning on a sunlit tree, comi...

[Locarno Review] Hermia & Helena

For beginning with a dedication to Setsuko Hara, recently departed muse of Ozu and Naruse, Hermia & Helena -- the new film by Viola and The Princess of Fran...

[Locarno Review] Donald Cried

Donald Cried opens in medias res on Peter (Jesse Wakeman), in a cab ride through a snowy suburb, realizing that he lost his wallet, and from there gives success...

Ethan Vestby