Every now and then, a film approaches such sublime perfection that subsequent viewings only strengthen one’s warm impression of the work. Lee Isaac Chung’s touching and deeply relatable Minari is such a film, […]
Like so many events forced to reschedule (and reimagine) their plans because of the pandemic, the news came fairly early, relatively speaking, that the 2021 Academy Awards would be delayed until April […]
The sophomore feature film from actor/filmmaker Harry Macqueen (Hinterland), Supernova is a deeply felt, beautifully acted drama about a long-married couple facing the sort of tough end-of-life decisions that threaten to break even […]
Devoid of a traditional score and brimming with captivating visuals, Identifying Features tells the story of a Mexican mother searching for the son who went missing on his way to illegally cross the […]
Based on the novel of the same name by Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (directed by Ramin Bahrani, who adapted the script with Adiga) is a dark and cynical send-up of the […]
There’s nothing particularly exceptional about the filmmaking on display in Rock Camp, a new film about the long-running Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp that allows aspiring musicians, die-hard fans or anyone with the […]
On a recent episode of the New York Times podcast “The Daily,” the show that focuses on one timely news story each morning, reporters descended on The Villages, the massive, pre-fab retirement […]
For those with a distant relationship to autism—they aren’t raising a child diagnosed with it, they don’t work in a capacity to serve someone with it—the condition can be a mysterious one. […]
This time last year, I was writing about the film that ultimately landed at the top of my Best Films of 2019 list: Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. In Gerwig’s capable hands, Louisa […]
Written and directed by Eugene Ashe (Homecoming), Sylvie’s Love is beautifully realized mid-century drama about star-crossed lovers in New York City whose destinies are as intertwined as they are seemingly divergent. The ever-charming […]
It’s fair to say that the cinema experience is richer, more impressive, more memorable when it takes place in an actual movie theater (as opposed to from one’s couch), something I’ve missed […]
Just north of Jerusalem in the West Bank is Ramallah, a city of just over 35,000 people and a predominantly Christian community in the middle of disputed Palestinian territory. The city is […]
