H Categories Movies Reviews May 6, 2022 Happening is an all too timely look at a constant threat Despite its 60s France setting, Audrey Diwan's drama soberingly reflects current events & the possible loss of reproductive freedom
P Categories Movies Reviews April 14, 2022 Paris, 13th District is an adult look at modern love Though uneven & trying a bit too hard to appeal to a specific audience, Jacques Audiard breathes new life & color into conventional love stories
T Categories Movies Reviews December 1, 2021 The Advent Calendar is a bleak bit of holiday nastiness From France comes cursed object horror with a vague Christmas twist.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 21, 2021 “Mandibles” is silly but doesn’t have much to say Quentin Dupieux's farce about a pair of slackers stuck taking care of a giant fly has some inspired moments, and not much else.
& Categories Movies Reviews March 5, 2021 “Keep an Eye Out” is an absurd trip of a movie Quentin Dupeiux's convoluted dark comedy is both perplexing and entertaining.
& Categories Movies Reviews November 5, 2020 “Proxima” is a beautifully moving story among the stars Eva Green stars as a female astronaut who overcomes sexism and her own doubts for a journey into the universe.
L Categories Movies January 14, 2020 Les Misérables Review: France Is Dead, Vive la France Ladj Ly's feature debut mines neorealism to solid effect, but its contrivances prevent it from making a fully-realized social comment.
N Categories Festivals NYFF 57 October 9, 2019 NYFF 57: “Varda by Agnes” Takes You to Film School The late filmmaker’s final project was hosting a warm & fascinating look at her extraordinary seven decade career.
N Categories Festivals NYFF 57 September 27, 2019 NYFF 57: “Zombi Child” Conjures Up a Confounding, Eerie Tale Bertrand Bonello writes & directs a genre defying story about teenage passion & the thin veil between life & death.
C Categories Features Movies June 27, 2019 Countdown to Goodbye: An Unofficial Modern Queer Trilogy A look at three unforgettable portrayals of love & heartbreak to suit all your tearjerker needs.
