NYFF Review: Like Father, Like Son
The film Still Walking by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda has been on my to-watch list for a little while. It’s supposed to be ...
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Review: Blue Is the Warmest Color
There are many examples of desire in Blue Is the Warmest Color that are nuanced and downright erotic. These moments are communicated in ...
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Review: 12 Years a Slave
When 12 Years a Slave played at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, there were reports of walkouts during screenings, even among ...
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NYFF Review: Nebraska
Before I was old enough to actually understand the jokes about sex and relationships, one of the movies I used to watch all ...
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NYFF Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
On its surface, a vampire film is the last thing I’d expect out of Jim Jarmusch. Then again, the same can be said ...
NYFF Review: Tim’s Vermeer
Watching Tim’s Vermeer, I was sort of reminded of a pair of art documentaries that turn ideas about artists and creation on their ...
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NYFF Review: Stray Dogs
Sometimes I’m torn between the thing itself and the idea of the thing. I may not enjoy a book, for instance, but I ...
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Review: All Is Lost
For some reason I was expecting Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity to be almost as spare as All Is Lost, though not quite. I actually ...
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Review: I Declare War
I wish that director Jason Lapeyre was a child. It would be great if a 13 year old kid had gotten together with ...
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Review: Man of Tai Chi
Most press screenings are pretty stodgy as far as audience reaction goes, even for comedies. When people laugh, it’s often the very polite ...
Review: The Happy Life
I’ve been playing music for years off and on, but I’ve never been particularly great at it. Mostly I play the drums, but ...
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Fantasia Review: The Weight
When The Weight started, I thought for a moment that I was watching the wrong movie. Even though the opening credits were in ...