Thessaloniki Review: Shannon Murphy’s ‘Babyteeth’ Suggests a Fresh Voice in Independent Cinema

Milla is not the first terminally stricken teen girl to grace a coming-of-age film, nor will she be the last. She may, however, be the most precocious: kitted o...

Thessaloniki Review: ‘The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea’ is a Mystifying if Uneven Fable

It seems as though you really have to be a Missolonghi native to appreciate the beauty of that swampy eel-fishing Greek town where the characters of The Miracle...

Thessaloniki Review: ‘Rialto’ is a Gorgeously Performed, Poignant Two-Hander on Guilt and Desire

Deep into Rialto, Peter Mackie Burns’ sophomore feature, shy Dubliner Colm (Tom Vaughn-Lawlor) tosses something of a tagline: “We all hate our dads, it’s just n...

Thessaloniki Review: ‘Atlantis’ is a Haunting Foray into a Post-War, Shell-Shocked Ukraine

In Valentyn Vasyanovych’s post-apocalyptic Atlantis, the sky above Ukraine hangs like a sheet of steel, a uniform mass of clouds bucketing water onto the mud-co...

Thessaloniki Review: War is Hell in Václav Marhoul’s Feather-Ruffling ‘The Painted Bird’

Disregard the glowing reviews and eight-minute standing ovations. What really adds fuel to film festival publicity fires are the boos, the walkouts, the affect...

Thessaloniki Review: Anthony Chen’s ‘Wet Season’ is a Sweet Singaporean Melodrama

Gene Kelly likes to sing in it, Spider-Man is known to kiss in it, but moody old melodrama remains the most reliable companion to rain at the movies. This is at...

Joanna Hogg on ‘The Souvenir: Part II,’ Resisting Nostalgia, and Losing Robert Pattinson

We caught up with the director at Thessaloniki to get an update on her much-anticipated sequel and what films she's currently watching....

TIFF ’14 Adds ‘Clouds of Sils Maria,’ ‘Two Days, One Night,’ ‘The Cobbler,’ ‘Paradise Lost,’ and More

After a handful of announcements, the latest update from Toronto International Film Festival regarding their 2014 line-up features a great deal of favorites f...