S Categories Movies Reviews March 25, 2023 Smoking Causes Coughing fires up a messy satire Quentin Dupieux directs a bizarre parody of the superhero genre that's often inconsistent but rarely dull.
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
T Categories Movies Reviews May 5, 2022 The Takedown takes down the French far-right with humor and style The latest Netflix import provides a lesson in French politics along with some fun action.
B Categories Movies Reviews February 11, 2022 BigBug likely to make you agitated Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest is colorful, but cringe-inducing chaos.
& 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.
B Categories Berlinale Festivals Movies Reviews March 3, 2021 Berlinale 2021: “Petite Maman” is Céline Sciamma’s ode to innocence Céline Sciamma's followup to Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a graceful tale of rediscovered childhood.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 2, 2021 “Two of Us” is a sumptuous game of queer hide-and-seek Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa shine in Filippo Meneghetti's achingly tragic debut.
N Categories Festivals Movies NYFF 58 Reviews September 23, 2020 NYFF58: “Night of the Kings” is a moving tribute to what keeps us alive Philippe Lacôte directs a unique film about a young man who’s forced to tell stories to save his own life.
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.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 February 2, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Cuties” Tries to Find Freedom for Its Young Girls Maïmouna Doucouré has a lot on her mind, but digs uncomfortably into oversexualization.
