A challenging film to both review and market without spoiling, Paul Andrew Williams’ Dragonfly largely succeeds because it never quite telegraphs where it’s go...
In 1978, journalist Elizabeth Becker was one of three westerners granted permission to enter Cambodia while under the communist rule of the Khmer Rouge. “We we...
The first words we hear in Brandon Kramer’s Holding Liat are spoken, over the phone, by a person named in the subtitles as "Israeli Army liaison." In this shor...
A fact often gone unacknowledged is that, as we age, our desires unwittingly change. When it does, the terms we used to define ourselves and those around us mu...
Note: This review was originally published as part of the U.K. release. Emmanuelle arrived on VOD in the U.S. on June 6.
The most striking thing about Audre...
As humanity continues mining Earth’s resources with wanton abandon, the concerns of those with the most influence have been towards the skies––the space dreams...
Tel Aviv native, defector, and auteur Nadav Lapid opens his fifth feature in a catastrophic state of carouse. A filmmaker known for his employment of trade...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire opens in theaters on June 6.
The Ballad of Suzan...
Maybe it’s a bad sign when you can predict the exact moment a title card is going to drop. So is the case with Dangerous Animals, a new thriller-horror hybrid ...
The new film from Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne is much like the others. The actors are mostly non-professional; the locations are real; the themes are sociolog...
