Ethiopian director Haile Gerima, a guiding figure in the L.A. Rebellion movement with such films as Bush Mama and Ashes and Embers, is returning with his first...
It’s rare for a film as good as First Light to slip through the cracks of the major festivals. This debut feature from Filipino-Australian director James J...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Fantastic Fest coverage. The film opens in theaters on February 13.
I didn’t realize just how...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 BFI London coverage. The film opens in theaters on February 13.
Telling an authentic, politic...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on February 13.
Offering a twist on the body-sw...
Seven years after collaborating on The Plagiarists, writers James N. Kienitz Wilkins and Robin Schavoir return with The Misconceived—another incisive, inventiv...
Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is an ode to a past New York City and the films set there. John Turturro plays Harry, an old-school pickpoc...
Forget misunderstood hacks and generational talents. There's nothing quite like a consistent studio hand (with a solid 3- or 4-star batting average) who flies ...
The jealousy of unhappy couples. The pettiness of mean girls. The frustration of insecure husbands. It’s a tale as old as time that's curiously interpreted...
Taking on the art world is notoriously difficult—it’s already too ridiculous, and so the heightening of reality necessary for proper satire doesn’t work. There...
