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 loads up plot line on top of plot line to imitate emotional depth, and that kind of narrative manipulation doesn’t work for everyone.
Call it a revisionist or an absurdist Western if you will, but Audiard’s film feels both refreshingly new and nostalgically familiar.
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.
A sneak peek at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, which runs from October 10-21.
Claire Denis accepts the Golden Thumb at the 2018 Ebert Tribute at TIFF.
On four films from the Midnight Madness program at TIFF, including new works from Gaspar Noe and Peter Strickland.
On two world premieres from two Oscar nominees, Barry Jenkins and Steve McQueen. They also happen to be two of the best films of 2018.
On three more TIFF premieres about identity.
On three very different films from TIFF 2018 that fall into one of the most popular categories of this fest every year, the true story.
A review of two new films about addiction from TIFF, one starring Timothee Chalamet, the other Lucas Hedges.
Reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival on Louis Garrel’s sophomore feature and Olivier Assayas’ latest.
Reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival of Jonah Hill’s directorial debut and the latest from Alex Ross Perry.
On new films by Xavier Dolan and Brady Corbet, both starring Natalie Portman.
On three films from TIFF, including a new one from Neil Jordan.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? comes from a place of understanding and love that few other biopics do, and it makes this difficult character a joy to meet.
Reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival on the latest by Tim Sutton and Paul Greengrass.
A review of two VERY different films starring the wonderful Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased and Destroyer.
