Reviews

[NYFF Review] 13th

Humanity gave birth to inequality. The American experience is rooted in institutionalized racial inequity. Our forefathers came to this nation either by choice ...

[VIFF Review] Old Stone

Old Stone (Lao Shi) is a film wrapped around the gut-wrenching dilemma of a man who knows a moral choice but struggles to find the fortitude to carry through wi...

[NYFF Review] Yourself and Yours

See enough by any director and you'll start thinking you've got a grip on the enterprise. See everything they've directed -- "everything" here constitutes 17 fe...

[Review] The Girl on the Train

There's a moment somewhere in the middle of The Girl on the Train, adapted from the hit Paula Hawkins novel, in which Detective Riley (Allison Janney) lays out ...

[Review] My Blind Brother

Sophie Goodhart’s charming, low-key debut My Blind Brother is a deceptively emotional experience. It’s the story of a love triangle between a deluded megalomani...

[Review] The Paper Store

Among the cacophonous election coverage and myriad issues sweeping our country, the gargantuan cost of higher education emerges as a (still) rising concern. Wit...

[Review] Milton’s Secret

After finding international success with his spiritual teachings through best-selling books The Power of Now and A New Earth, author and counselor Eckhart Tolle...