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[NYFF Review] Steve Jobs

Taken as a straight-faced, just-the-facts account of one great man’s amazing achievements, Steve Jobs is a bit daft. For as much as the structure of Danny Boyle...

[Review] Bone Tomahawk

Kurt Russell almost always elevates whatever movie he’s in, no matter the quality of the script or the other performances. With Bone Tomahawk this once again pr...

[Review] Pawn Sacrifice

I've always been fascinated by Bobby Fischer due to his vanishing rather than anything he accomplished at a chessboard. I've never been good at the game, yet I ...

[NYFF Review] Experimenter

The biographical picture is in a state of crisis. At least, so goes the common griping among cinephiles, tired of uninspired retellings of the lives of “importa...

[TIFF Review] Parisienne

Many deflect from it, but a writer/director's intent can change the viewer's outlook on his/her film. Danielle Arbid's fictional coming-of-age drama about a col...