A brisk docu-thriller that could do more with the richness of the players it chronicles, Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s Hanging by a Wire is not without thrills and huma...
Taking a genre familiar to Sundance audiences and creating something distinct, if not entirely original, Ramzi Bashour’s road-trip drama Hot Water finds subtle...
We know so little about the life of Eleni (Cemre Paksoy), a nurse working in an upscale retirement community, until something awakens in her. Directed by Georg...
Prison, if nothing else, is a complex organism of interpersonal relationships and routines that develop over years. These are subject to interruption at any ti...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Seeds opens on January 16.
Evoking Gordon Park's black-and-white photo...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. All That's Left of You opens on January 9.
A sprawling, gripping drama...
Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2025, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 list...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. Plainclothes opens in theaters on September 19.
Set years before George Mi...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 SXSW coverage. The Baltimorons opens in theaters on September 5, 2025.
A return to form f...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 SXSW coverage. The Threesome opens in theaters on September 5, 2025.
A big swing and nearly a...
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.
