2018 Japan Cuts Festival Preview
A preview of New York City’s upcoming Japan Cuts festival, which runs from July 19-29.
Festivals & Awards
Fantasia 2018: Relaxer, Mega Time Squad, Room Laundering
Reviews from Fantasia of an American slacker chamber piece, a time travel comedy from New Zealand, and a ghostly comedy from Japan.
Fantasia 2018: Table of Contents
A table of contents for all of our reviews out of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
Fantasia 2018: Champion, Cold Skin, Crisis Jung
A dispatch from Fantasia of three wildly different films, including the Korean arm-wrestling movie “Champion.”
Fantasia 2018: Unfriended: Dark Web, Tales from the Hood 2, The Night Eats the World
Reviews from Fantasia of a sequel to “Unfriended,” a horror anthology sequel, and a different take on the zombie survival story.
Fantasia 2018: Buffalo Boys, The Unity of Heroes, True Fiction
Reviews of three films shown at the Fantasia International Film Festival, including the world premiere of an Indonesian “Django Unchained.”
Fantasia 2018: Just a Breath Away, Nightmare Cinema
A report from Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival about two opening night films, “Just a Breath Away” and “Nightmare Cinema.”
Fantasia International Film Festival 2018 Preview
A sneak peek of the films we’ll be covering at Montreal’s exciting Fantasia International Film Festival.
Celebrating Michael Kutza: Founder of Chicago International Film Festival to be Honored at July 14th Gala
An article about the July 14th gala honoring Chicago International Film Festival founder and CEO Michael Kutza.
New York Asian Film Festival 2018: Highlights and Memories
A feature on the 17th New York Asian Film Festival.
KVIFF 2018: Closing Night, Barry Levinson and Four More Highlights
A dispatch from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, featuring coverage of closing night, a conversation with Barry Levinson, and reviews of “Putin’s Witnesses,” “Museum,” “Climax” and “Cold War.”
KVIFF 2018: Caleb Landry Jones and Peter Brunner on To the Night
An interview with Caleb Landry Jones and Peter Brunner, star and director of “To the Night,” at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
KVIFF 2018: Lukas Dhont’s Girl Breaks New Ground for Transgender Representation
A review of Lukas Dhont’s “Girl” from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
KVIFF 2018: Terry Gilliam Dreams the Impossible Dream
An interview with Terry Gilliam, director of “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.”
KVIFF 2018: Table of Contents
An updating table of contents featuring all of Matt Fagerholm’s coverage from the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
KVIFF 2018: Crystal Swan, Moments and Richard Linklater
A dispatch from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival featuring reviews of Darya Zhuk’s “Crystal Swan” and Beata Parkanová’s “Moments,” as well as an interview with Richard Linklater.
KVIFF 2018: Winter Flies and Opening Night
A dispatch from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, covering the opening night ceremony and Olmo Omerzu’s “Winter Flies.”
PROJECT INVOLVE/Ebert Fellow Melissa Haizlip Wins Audience Award with her film Mr. SOUL! at AFI DOCS
An article about PROJECT INVOLVE/Ebert Fellow Melissa Haizlip winning the Audience Award at AFI DOCS 2018 with her film “MR SOUL”
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2018
What our TV critic would nominate for Emmys for the 2017-18 season.
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2018 Preview
A preview of the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, running June 29th through July 7th.
