Reviews

[Review] The Wonders

Alice Rohrwacher’s national background makes it understandable, albeit a bit too easy, for one to draw connections between her latest writing-directing effort, ...

[Review] All Things Must Pass

There's no better hook for Colin Hanks' feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records, entitled All Things Must Pass, then the opening lin...

[Review] Our Brand Is Crisis

It's probably because I know little about politics and care even less that I find most film's dealing with the subject matter enjoyable. George Clooney's The Id...

[Review] Rock the Kasbah

What a difference a year makes. The loveable Bill Murray gave one of his most touching and bittersweet performances last fall in St. Vincent. This year, Murray ...

[Review] The Pearl Button

There’s the temptation to throw out a big, (somewhat) cheeky comparison and say we’re looking at the most existentially heavy and historically dense film about ...

[LFF Review] Ixcanul

Guatemala’s first-ever entry for the foreign language Oscar is an absorbing, beautifully-shot drama of cultural ritual and the drive of one young woman to escap...

[Review] Burnt

A perfect dish sets itself apart with intricacies only attested by its creator, after toiling in the kitchen iteration after iteration until reaching a culinary...

[LFF Review] The Survivalist

Post-apocalyptic thrillers don’t come much leaner or meaner than Northern Irish director Stephen Fingleton’s gripping debut feature The Survivalist. The world’s...

[Review] Goosebumps

My status as a childless adult relinquishes me from the duty of sitting through every G and PG-rated distraction that comes down the pike. However, during some ...

[NYFF Review] My Golden Days

Arnaud Desplechin’s My Golden Days bears some superficial similarities to national compatriots Eric Rohmer and Olivier Assayas, two directors who tend to make f...