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[NYFF Review] Time Out of Mind

Finding a link between the shared title of Oren Moverman's third feature film, Time Out of Mind, and Bob Dylan's 1997 album took a little effort. Moverman co-wr...

[NYFF Review] Life of Riley

I suppose we ought to first get one thing straight: Alain Resnais is one of the greatest directors who ever lived, and Life of Riley is his final film, premieri...

[NYFF Review] Eden

It begins with a dark night in the woods and the occasional sight of a half-complete face or full-figure silhouette, such impressions stemming only from pale mo...

[NYFF Review] Whiplash

Late in Whiplash, Terence Fletcher, studio band leader and instructor at Shaffer Conservatory of Music, argues that "the most harmful words in the English langu...

[NYFF Review] The Blue Room

Mathieu Amalric is having a pretty good year. Venus In Fur, of which he is the star, made its way stateside to positive reviews; he had a fine supporting role i...

[NYFF Review] Seymour: An Introduction

For many of us, Ethan Hawke is the playful, charismatic actor who's had a solid career, with highlights often coming in the form of a Richard Linklater film. Hi...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Shrew’s Nest

Considering many of the Fantastic Fest selections revolve around extremes, people going insane is a common theme. Because of that you are given the unique abili...

[Fantastic Fest Review] The Tribe

There tends be a lot of hyperbole tossed around about certain types of movies being a groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind experience, but that statement actually ring...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Everly

At the end of the day, a gimmick is a gimmick. Taking place in a single room, Joe Lynch's latest film Everly can feel needlessly contained, but eventually manag...