Ethan Vestby

[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...

[Review] The Idol

Take your pick in categorizing The Idol: either “based on a true story” or “inspired by true events," perhaps the binary being alluded to of prose versus poetry...

Ethan Vestby

Canadian, for better or worse.