NYFF Review: Nickel Boys Finds Miraculous Beauty in the Horrors of the World
Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross' narrative feature debut, is the story of a stubborn world, resisting change. Adapted from Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys, it's an...
Festivals
NYFF Review: The Friend Amply Portrays Grief with an Admirable Naomi Watts Performance
Independent filmmaking duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel's The Friend, their newest in a 30-year collaboration, is a dog movie. Or, more aptly, it’s a film ab...
NYFF Review: Afternoons of Solitude is a Hypnotic Take on Bullfighting from Albert Serra
When J. Hoberman placed game 6 of the 1986 World Series on his Village Voice year-end list, we had one of the first, most convincing attempts to enshrine live ...
2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Lineup Includes Japanese Classics, Akira Kurosawa Favorites, and Masterclasses
The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival, taking place from October 28 to November 6, has announced a lineup opening with Shiraishi Kazuya's 11 Rebels and cl...
11 Undistributed Films to See at the 62nd New York Film Festival
As exciting as it can be to see some of the most-anticipated films of the year at their festival debuts, it's perhaps even a more enticing proposition to seek ...
Blitz Trailer: Saoirse Ronan is Under Attack in Steve McQueen’s WWII Thriller
After exploring World War II with last year's more experimental documentary Occupied City, Steve McQueen returns to the subject matter on an epic canvas with t...
TIFF Review: Sylvia Chang’s Wonderful Performance Lifts Up Daughter’s Daughter
Huang Xi’s Daughter’s Daughter is, as the title suggests, a generational drama, but one that encompasses four generations of women rather than just two. In fac...
Venice Review: Kevin Costner Is Going Strong With Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2
How blessed are we to have a whole six hours of Kevin Costner’s mythopoetic Horizon already make their way to (some) audiences, especially when this project ha...
TIFF Review: Joseph Kahn’s Ick is a Riotous, Satirical Take on the Creature Feature
The world is ending and nobody cares in Ick, Joseph Kahn’s latest genre offering after 2017’s Bodied and 2011’s Detention. Despite only making four features in...
TIFF Review: David Gordon Green’s Nutcrackers is a Frustratingly Contrived Affair
David Gordon Green’s career is one of the most unpredictable in Hollywood. Since his masterful and celebrated debut George Washington, he's not been shy about ...