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[Review] The Wonders

Alice Rohrwacher’s national background makes it understandable, albeit a bit too easy, for one to draw connections between her latest writing-directing effort, ...

[Review] All Things Must Pass

There's no better hook for Colin Hanks' feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records, entitled All Things Must Pass, then the opening lin...

[Review] Our Brand Is Crisis

It's probably because I know little about politics and care even less that I find most film's dealing with the subject matter enjoyable. George Clooney's The Id...

[Review] Rock the Kasbah

What a difference a year makes. The loveable Bill Murray gave one of his most touching and bittersweet performances last fall in St. Vincent. This year, Murray ...

[Review] The Pearl Button

There’s the temptation to throw out a big, (somewhat) cheeky comparison and say we’re looking at the most existentially heavy and historically dense film about ...

[LFF Review] Ixcanul

Guatemala’s first-ever entry for the foreign language Oscar is an absorbing, beautifully-shot drama of cultural ritual and the drive of one young woman to escap...

[Review] Burnt

A perfect dish sets itself apart with intricacies only attested by its creator, after toiling in the kitchen iteration after iteration until reaching a culinary...