C Categories Movies Reviews June 7, 2023 Chile ’76 deftly mixes domestic drama and political thriller Manuela Martelli explores the ripple effects of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in her first film, a sly, evasive genre mashup.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews SXSW 2021 March 19, 2021 SXSW 2021: The Global section in review Five films from around the world come to this year's SXSW, from tales of oppression to liberation to everything in between.
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T Categories Awards Features February 23, 2021 The 2021 Foreign Language Oscar shortlist is full of female-led gems Here's hoping this year's Academy Awards doesn't leave female directors out of awards contention for best foreign film.
I Categories Movies Reviews December 28, 2020 In “To the Ends of the Earth”, a young girl observes, and is observed Kiyoshi Kurosawa's state-sanctioned drama elevates itself beyond its cultural mandate to explore more universal notes to the human condition.
J Categories Columns Movies June 30, 2020 June DVD Releases: “Etruscan Smile,” “Watchmen”, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Powerful indies and revisionist superhero series dot some of June's most addictive home video offerings.
& Categories Movies April 10, 2020 “Tigertail” Is an Unassuming, Deeply Personal Immigrant Tale Master of None co-creator Alan Yang interrogates his father's move to America in a slow, but gentle debut.
S Categories Festivals Interviews Podcasts Right on Cue Sundance 2020 February 14, 2020 Sundance 2020: Thomas Buelens on Bringing “Jumbo” to Life The cinematographer of Sundance favorite Jumbo talks about transforming a tilt-a-whirl into Noémie Merlant's living, breathing lover.
L Categories Interviews Podcasts Right on Cue February 10, 2020 Levan Akin on the Queer Visibility of “And Then We Danced” The director of the queer folk-dance drama talks about homophobia in Georgia and the long, protest-filled road to getting the movie released.
T Categories Awards Features Movies February 2, 2020 The 2020 Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Reviewed From live-action to animated to documentaries, we flip through the Academy Awards' shorts offerings to see what we think should win.