Anemone
Ronan Day-Lewis’s feature debut “Anemone” is an ambitious and expressionistic family drama about brothers and fathers, but its obtuse nature leaves the audience feeling estranged.
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2025: The 63rd New York Film Festival Centers Film and Poetry
A preview of this year’s event with critical thoughts on Late Fame, Peter Hujar’s Day, and The Mastermind.
Fantastic Fest 2025: CAMP, Bad Haircut, Theater is Dead
A final dispatch from Fantastic Fest on three very different films from three promising directors.
Fantastic Fest 2025: Mārama, Mother of Flies, Bulk
On three imports to Fantastic Fest, including two of the best of this year’s line-up.
Coyotes
A movie that frustrates more than it thrills, never quite finding the right tone for the most harrowing night in the lives of its characters.
Fantastic Fest 2025: Night Patrol, Dolly, Dinner to Die For
On three buzzed premieres from Austin’s horror fest.
The Strangers: Chapter 2
A leaden bore, a movie that alternates between making no sense at all and insulting the intelligence of the audience.
Fantastic Fest 2025: Primate, Bride of Re-Animator
On a double feature from opening night of Austin’s beloved genre festival.
TIFF 2025: A Canadian Viewpoint on the Toronto International Film Festival at 50
A Canadian correspondent closes out our 2025 TIFF coverage with his perspective on a fest at crossroads, especially when it comes to how it handles documentaries about sensitive subjects.
Lauren Melinda Receives the Inaugural Chaz Ebert Phenomenal Person in Film Award
A news brief about an award named after this site’s Publisher, Chaz Ebert.
TIFF 2025: Hamnet, Driver’s Ed, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
On three well-liked TIFF films.
TIFF 2025: Eternal Return, Nuremberg, Carolina Caroline
On three very different films from TIFF, including a timely historical drama with Russell Crowe.
TIFF 2025: Blue Heron, Amoeba, Meadowlarks
On three dramas from TIFF, including one of the best films of the year.
TIFF 2025: Scarlet, Arco, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
On three animated features from this year’s fest.
TIFF 2025: Dust Bunny, The Furious, Normal
On three Midnight Madness films: The film directorial debut of Bryan Fuller, a new gun fu classic, and more Bob Odenkirk action.
