Screen Anarchists On Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN
While Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein passed me by during its limited theatrical run, it sure arrived on Netflix pretty fast. I checked it out, discussed it with colleagues, and noticed there were many different opinions on it,...
MR. K Review: Revealing a Grand Illusion
Crispin Glover stars. If you want to take a mental break from complicated and intricate plotting, and give in to the absurdities of an European art flick, 'Mr. K' will be a highly rewarding moviegoing experience.
New York 2025 Review: MIROIRS NO. 3, Haunted By the Idea of a Perfect Family
Paula Beer stars in Christian Petzold's new film. As the title suggests, everything is a reflection of what should have been. It's the idea of a perfect family that haunts his characters.
New York 2025 Review: THE FENCE, Commercial Colonialism, Filled With Sensuality and Lyricism
Matt Dillon, Tom Blyth and Isaach De Bankolé star in Claire Denis' new film.
New York 2025 Review: THE MASTERMIND, Underwhelming Genre Exercise
Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim, John Magaro star in Kelly Reichardt's new film.
New York 2025 Review: PIN DE FARTIE, Choreographed Verbal Farewells
Laura Paredes, Marcos Ferrante and Santigo Gobernori star in Argentine director Alejo Moguillansky's film.
New York 2025 Review: DRACULA, Sucking the Blood of the Proletariat
Radu Jude directs a decidedly and intentionally bad movie.
SUSPENDED TIME Review: Brief Utopia in Olivier Assayas' COVID-19 Film
For French auteur Olivier Assayas, one of most astute observers of our changing times, it is perhaps his most personal and autobiographical film to date.
AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE Review: Brutal and Gory, Capturing the Purity of the Ritual
Albert Serra's documentary peers into the life of bull fighter Andrés Roca Rey.
Tribeca 2025 Review: In UNDERLAND, Experience Deep Time
Robert Petit loosely adapts the best selling non-fiction by Robert Macfarlane.
Cannes 2025 Review: A USEFUL GHOST, The Importance of Remembering
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's feature debut tells a very queer ghost story within a story about the importance of remembering.
Cannes 2025 Review: DEATH DOES NOT EXIST, Existential Angst in Animated Feature
Directed by Félix Dufour-Laperriére, the Canadian-French film deals with a hefty subject in an unique and intriguing way.
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES Review: Silence Is Golden
Master director Jia Zhangke's new film.
PSYCHO THERAPY: THE SHALLOW TALE OF A WRITER WHO DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER Review: Reminiscent of a Fun 90s Indie Noir Comedy
Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, and Britt Lower star in director Tolga Karaçelik's film, which brims with absurdist humor.
LOVE HOTEL Review: Elevated Pinku Movie, Rising Above Genre Trappings
Sômai Shinji directed. Besides the obvious sex scenes and nudity that are required in pinku genre, the film retains all the director's signatures.
BEING MARIA Review: Rebuking Unchecked Sexism in Film Industry
Jessica Palud's film is a scathing rebuke to unchecked sexism that dominated the film industry for too long, and a well-deserved portrayal of trailblazing actress/activist.
Preview: First Look at Museum of Moving Image 2025
A highlight of the MoMI’s annual film programs, the 14th edition of First Look returns, today through March 16, with a diverse lineup — 38 films including four world premieres and 23 U.S. or North American premieres, representing 21 countries...
Preview: Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2025
This year, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, running from March 6 to March 16, celebrates its 30th year at Film at Lincoln Center, NYC. This celebrated festival offers a dynamic showcase of contemporary French filmmaking, featuring an array of 23 films...
Berlinale 2025 Review: HOW TO BE NORMAL AND THE ODDNESS OF THE OTHER WORLD, Keeping It Together
Director Florian Pochlatko, like The Daniels' 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' balances the heady subject with plenty of humor and great visual gags.
Berlinale 2025 Review: HYSTERIA Reveals Deep Chasm in Turkish-German Experience
Director and writer Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay has a knack for making an anxiety inducing thriller.
