RIFF 2018: Table of Contents
A table of contents rounding up RogerEbert.com’s coverage of the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival.
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2018: Ray & Liz, Asako I & II, Hotel by the River
A report from the New York Film Festival on three international films.
RIFF 2018: Woman at War, Jonas Mekas Exhibition and Camilla Strøm Henriksen on Phoenix
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring a review of Benedikt Erlingsson’s “Woman at War,” coverage of the Jonas Mekas exhibition and an interview with “Phoenix” director Camilla Strøm Henriksen.
NYFF 2018: Divide and Conquer, What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, Film Noir Revivals
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on two documentaries and two revivals of film noir classics.
A Star is Born
This story has been told several times before—and influenced other similar romances—but Cooper and Gaga find a way to make this feel fresh and new.
RIFF 2018: Ága, Knife + Heart
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Milko Lazarov’s “Ága” and Yann Gonzalez’s “Knife + Heart.”
RIFF 2018: Welcome to Sodom, Over the Limit, Daughter’s Table
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer’s “Welcome to Sodom,” Marta Prus’ “Over the Limit” and Golden Egg contenders including Heui Son’s “Daughter’s Table.”
RIFF 2018: The Stranger, Sunset, Phallological Museum
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Nicole Nielsen Horanyi’s “The Stranger” and László Nemes’ “Sunset,” as well as a visit to the Icelandic Phallological Museum.
The Horror and Heroines at Fantastic Fest 2018
A look back at the horror and genre films that played last week’s Fantastic Fest.
RIFF 2018: Phoenix, Styx
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Camilla Strøm Henriksen’s “Phoenix” and Wolfgang Fischer’s “Styx.”
NYFF 2018: The Slows, In My Room, Sorry Angel, Too Late to Die Young
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on four films, including a short by Captain Marvel writer Nicole Perlman.
RIFF 2018: Iceland, Donbass and Swimming with The Fifth Element
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival covering Sergey Loznitsa’s “Donbass” and a Swim-in-Cinema screening of Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element.”
The New York Film Festival 2018 Preview
A preview of the 56th annual New York Film Festival.
Hold the Dark
It brings me no joy to say that Jeremy Saulnier’s newest, and arguably his most ambitious, film is his first misfire.
41st Mill Valley Film Festival to Honor Dr. Stacy L. Smith and Devote 45% of Its Lineup to Films by Women Directors
An article about the 41st Mill Valley Film Festival honoring USC Annenberg associate professor Stacy L. Smith and devoting 45% of its lineup to films by women directors.
Life Itself
Life Itself loads up plot line on top of plot line to imitate emotional depth, and that kind of narrative manipulation doesn’t work for everyone.
The Sisters Brothers
Call it a revisionist or an absurdist Western if you will, but Audiard’s film feels both refreshingly new and nostalgically familiar.
Quincy
This documentary on his life’s work offers a personalized glimpse into a bygone world of entertainment and the legacy of racism that black artists still grapple with today.
CIFF 2018: Preview of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
A sneak peek at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, which runs from October 10-21.
TIFF 2018: Claire Denis Brings High Life to Toronto, Accepts Ebert Tribute
Claire Denis accepts the Golden Thumb at the 2018 Ebert Tribute at TIFF.
