NYFF Review: Foe is a Locked Box with Nothing Inside
Foe’s potential is immense. The new sci-fi drama from director Garth Davis, who garnered acclaim after 2016’s Lion, stars beloved under-30 actors in Paul Mesca...
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Scrapper Director Charlotte Regan on the Deep Emotions of Childhood and the Art of Observation
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper delights within the first few minutes. Regan’...
Meg 2: The Trench Review: Even Jason Statham Can’t Save Ben Wheatley’s Timid Shark Thriller
The summer shark movie should be silly. It should know exactly what it is: a B-movie with a bigger-than-expected budget, a bankable star, and unlimited scenes ...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review: A Likable Adventure Too Beholden to the Moment
Four teenage boys run through the streets of New York City. They go to their local bodega, pick up pizzas, watch a movie in the park, and head back home later ...
Tribeca Review: Transition Follows a Trans Reporter’s Harrowing Journey Profiling the Taliban
By the standards of a war-based documentary, Jordan Bryon and Monica Villamizar’s Transition rarely features violence. Steering clear of carnage, it instead fo...
Tribeca Review: LaRoy Allows Steve Zahn to Run Wild
Shane Atkinson’s debut sets itself in the ever-so-small town of LaRoy. Ray (John Magaro) is a man living the simple life, married to the local beauty-pageant q...
Past Lives Director Celine Song on Choosing Your Home and the Contradictions of Time
Past Lives is a human story. The debut from playwright-turned-director Celine Song, the drama encompasses 24 years of a relationship between Nora (Greta Lee) a...
Sanctuary Director Zachary Wigon on the Truth of Artifice and the Location Creativity
Nine years after Zachary Wigon's feature debut The Heart Machine, the writer-director returns with another lean thriller, again with elements of romance and co...
Sick of Myself Director Kristoffer Borgli on Narcissism, Body Horror in Comedies, and Art World Competitiveness
Sick of Myself, the sickly comedy from Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli, begins with a measure of artistic innocence. Two struggling artists steal a bott...
Cauleen Smith on Restoring Drylongso, the Mundanity of Violence and Scotch Tape Filmmaking
In Drylongso, Pica (Toby Smith) coughs her way through each day. She goes to photography class at the local college, works nights putting up posters for variou...
