Labrador: Autopsy of Silence is a meticulously crafted fixation on the nuances of silence and isolation, a documenting of the long, dark rhythms of life in the...
Following up her reframed remake of Black Christmas, Sophia Takal’s Act One, is a polarizing work taking place in the shadows of Anytown, USA (though largely f...
Here I’m Alive, Joshua Z Weinstein’s follow-up to his 2017 breakout Menashe, is an intimate and claustrophobic mosaic of New York City life, a film that is bot...
Alex Vlack’s The Revisionist has all the elements of a great comedy of manners before reverting to something quite obviously foreshadowed in the film’s opening...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 SXSW coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29.
A film squarely in the wheelhouse of co-...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 SXSW coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 22.
A parody of dialectical materialism (you...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on April 10.
Sensitive and nuanced, Katarina Zh...
Thornton Wilder’s meta-play Our Town, a staple of high school productions and English-class readings, has been used countless times onscreen—from its own adapt...
As far as dumb comedies go, Pizza Movie is a masterclass in throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. It doesn’t always land, but when it does, it re...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on February 13.
Offering a twist on the body-sw...
John Fink is a New York City area-based critic, filmmaker, educator and curator. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Buffalo International Film Festival.
