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[Review] Renoir

A name as prolific as Renoir can't help conjure a litany of tales worthy of the big screen. None, however, are more intriguing than the discovery of the surname...

[NYFF Review] Her

The inescapable, incompatible bonds between man and machine is an idea which can be traced back to the incipient stages of cinema itself; we may be inclined to ...

[Review] CBGB

I never had the chance to attend New York City’s CBGB, ā€œthe birthplace of punk,ā€ but if my first exposure to it were the film of the same name, I’m not sure I w...

[NYFF Review] A Touch of Sin

It has been five years since the release of Jia Zhangke’s last feature-length fiction film, 24 City -- by far the longest gap between such features in his caree...

[NYFF Review] The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

In the press notes for Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the following is written underneath the film’s title: ā€œWalter Mitty: n. An ordinary person...

[Review] Runner Runner

Runner RunnerĀ is one of those movies that plays like it was based off its own trailer. Maybe directorĀ Brad FurmanĀ (The Lincoln Lawyer) and writing teamĀ Brian Ko...