E Categories Interviews Movies Podcasts Right on Cue March 6, 2020 Emily Ting on Family, Revisiting Home, and “Go Back to China” The writer/director sits down to talk about indie filmmaking, the importance of Asian-American voices, and putting her life story on film.
S Categories Movies February 26, 2020 Strong Women Bond at the Feet of “Saint Frances” A sensitive, nuanced Chicago dramedy that dives into the emotional complexities of abortion.
I Categories Movies February 20, 2020 In “Goldie”, Slick Woods Chases Fur and Fame Sam de Jong's vibrant, raw indie offers an effortlessly dynamic showcase for its model-turned-actress star.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 January 25, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Jumbo” Kisses a Tilt-A-Whirl and Likes It Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Noémie Merlant gets sweet on a theme park ride in this charming, if conventionally quirky dramedy.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 January 24, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Summertime” Is Hot Mess Worth Cherishing Sandwiched between a rough start and too tidy of an ending, Carlos López Estrada's latest finds love in its large ensemble.
T Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies January 20, 2020 Time Waits for No Misfit: On “Down By Law” Time, ease, and the thrill of Americana rain down on Jim Jarmusch's most intriguing early work, about a group of three escaped convicts.
C Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies January 19, 2020 Connection, Consumption and “Coffee and Cigarettes” Jim Jarmusch's laidback anthology of fateful celebrity meetings lays bare the communal value of commodity.
& Categories Movies January 17, 2020 “The Wave” Trips Over Its Own Bad Trip Justin Long gets lost in a navel-gazing psychedelic stoner dramedy filled with sophomoric philosophizing.
1 Categories Festivals Sundance 2020 January 15, 2020 10 Films We’re Excited to See at Sundance 2020 New films by Julie Taymor, Dee Rees, and Justin Simien mix with fascinating new docs and debut features in our list of Sundance 2020 must-sees.
S Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies January 12, 2020 Since His Debut, Jim Jarmusch Has Been on “Permanent Vacation” We look back at Jim Jarmusch's film debut and the way its sense of experimentation ripples through the rest of his career.