Cannes Film Festival Review: Kirill Serebrennikov’s ‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’
“‘Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie’ is a divisive film, but its bold stylistic choices make up for any narrative deficiencies.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’
“Part coming-of-age drama, part quirky foray into magical realism, ‘Bird’ is a difficult film to nail down. Written and directed by Andrea Arnold, the 2024 movie sometimes doesn’t seem to know exactly what it’s trying to communicate.”
Cannes Film Festival Review: Jonathan Millet’s ‘Ghost Trail’
“‘Ghost Trail’ is never boring — a testament to Millet’s laser-focused and tightly-edited direction.”
Old Favorites and New Classics: A TCM Classic Film Festival Diary
“My TCM Fest weekend, packed full of classic movies, was not only a fun experience in April 2024, but it made me feel hopeful that film preservation is alive and well, and that these beloved — if occasionally dusty — pictures aren’t going anywhere.”
Sundance Film Festival Review: Aaron Schimberg’s ‘A Different Man’
“‘A Different Man’ is a bold, unsettling psychological drama, showing Sebastian Stan at his most chaotically unhinged…”
Sundance Film Festival Review: Megan Park’s ‘My Old Ass’
“Bittersweet and deeply poignant, ‘My Old Ass’ is one of the most emotionally affecting dramedies in quite some time.”
TIFF Review: Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’
“If one is willing to meet ‘The Zone of Interest’ on its own terms, Glazer’s film offers an uncompromising glimpse at the lengths people will go to avoid seeing the horrors around them…”
TIFF Review: Richard Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’
“‘Hit Man’ is easily one of Richard Linklater’s most entertaining and emotionally satisfying films.”
Review: André Øvredal’s ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’
“‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ doesn’t make enough of an impression to stand out amongst the veritable legions of other Dracula films that already exist.”