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All My Friends Hate Me: A Great Horror-Comedy for the Socially Anxious (Tribeca Review)
Last Film Show: A Love Letter to Storytelling (Tribeca Review)
Poser: Questioning the Authenticity of Art (Tribeca Review)
Mark, Mary & Some Other People: The Ups and Downs of an Open Relationship (Tribeca Review)
Tribeca 2021: 20 Films to Watch at the Festival
Censor: A Throwback to Video Nasties (SIFF Review)
The Other Side of the Underneath: “Strength is Madness”(Femspectives Review)
Our People Will Be Healed: Cree Culture (Femspectives Review)
10 Spectacular Shorts from SIFF 2021
Wyrm: Popping Collars (SIFF Review)
Under the Open Sky: Kōji Yakusho Excels in Patient Drama (SIFF Review)
Mother’s Milk: An Entrancing Cinematic Odyssey (SIFF Review)
Father: It’s the 21st Century (SIFF Review)
Captains of Zaatari: Skimming the Surface of Refugee Camps (SIFF Review)
Summertime: An Electrifying Portrait of LA (SIFF Review)
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet: Transient Bliss (SIFF Review)
Criollo: A Culinary Journey through Uruguay (SIFF Review)
Athanor – The Alchemical Furnace: Understanding Jan Švankmajer (SIFF Review)
The Unknown Saint: What Do You Believe In? (SIFF Review)
Caterpillars: Central African Republic Documentary Enlightens (SIFF Review)
The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs (SIFF Review)
The Legend of Hei: A Charming, Kid-Friendly Adventure (SIFF Review)
Sweat: The Woman Behind the Screen (SIFF Review)
Preman: Indonesian Thriller Disappoints (SIFF Review)
All Sorts: The Surreal World of the Office (SIFF Review)
Strawberry Mansion: A Journey Through Dreams (SIFF Review)
SXSW Online XR Took Us to Austin: Interview with Blake Kammerdiener
SIFF 2021: 10 Films to Watch
Alex Noyer and James Jagger on “Sound of Violence” (SXSW Interview)
Under The Volcano: The “Magic” of AIR Studios Montserrat (SXSW Review)
Stacey Gregg on Her Feature Debut “Here Before” (SXSW Interview)
Rūrangi: Celebrating Trans Representation (BFI Flare Review)
Clerk: Funny and Surprisingly Touching Doc (SXSW Review)
Reklaw: Quirky Vigilantes Clean Up Well (SXSW Review)
Cowboys: An Intelligent Portrayal of Transgenderism (BFI Flare Review)
Language Lessons: A Heartfelt Ode to Human Connection (SXSW Review)
The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson (SXSW Review)
Jump, Darling: Gloriously Funny, Seriously Touching (BFI Flare Review)
My First Summer: A Tender Tale of Young Sapphic Love (BFI Flare Review)
Mama Weed: Isabelle Huppert Elevates Comedic Crime Flick (FFF Review)
Writer-Director Elle Callahan on “Witch Hunt” (SXSW Interview)
Violet: Justine Bateman Gives A Voice to Anxiety (SXSW Review)
Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, and Mickey Keating on Offseason (SXSW Interview)
Violation: Complex and Dynamic Genre Thrills (SXSW Review)
Sound of Violence: Gory Midnight Fun (SXSW Review)
The Hunt for Planet B: A Masterful Doc of the Stars (SXSW Review)
Alien on Stage: The Best “Alien” Film Since “Aliens” (SXSW Review)
Swan Song: An Aging Hairdresser Looks Back on His Life (SXSW Review)
The Fallout: A Truthful and Traumatic Teenage Tragedy (SXSW Review)
Women Is Losers: Lorenza Izzo Is Winner (SXSW Review)
Witch Hunt: Fantasy Thriller Tackles Today’s Troubles (SXSW Review)
Offseason: Evocative and Exciting Horror (SXSW Review)
The Feast: A Slow-Moving Horror Drama Devoid of Scares (SXSW Review)
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break: Revenge At Its Most Glam-Rock (SXSW Review)
United States vs. Reality Winner: A Plea for Freedom (SXSW Review)
The Return: Her Life After ISIS (SXSW Review)
Our Father: The Complexities of Sorrow and Sisterhood (SXSW Review)
Broadcast Signal Intrusion: Harry Shum Jr Falls Down a Rabbit Hole (SXSW Review)
Recovery: COVID Road Trip Comedy is a Laugh Riot (SXSW Review)
Here Before: A Compelling Psychological Thriller (SXSW Review)
Potato Dreams of America: Coming of Age Dramedy Delights (SXSW Review)
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché, Study of a Punk Legend (SXSW Review)
Luchadoras: Harrowing Filmmaking Highlights Heroic Women (SXSW Review)
Nathaniel Kahn on The Hunt for Planet B (SXSW Interview)
Home Front (Des Hommes): Psychological Wounds of War (FFF Review)
SXSW 2021: 15 Films to Watch at South By Southwest
Danielle Kummer and Lucy Harvey on Alien on Stage (SXSW Interview)
In Bed with Victoria: A Comedic Drama on Modern Women (FFF Review)
Night Shift: (Un)Realistic Police Work (FFF Review)
Stephen Meek, Mallory Everton, & Whitney Call on Recovery (Interview)
Beans: The Youth Are Starting to Change (Miami Film Festival Review)
Love Affairs: Subtly Complex Love Story Enchants (FFF Review)
Quo Vadis, Aida? – Revisiting A Dark Era (Miami Film Festival Review)
The Translators: A Whodunnit, a Howdunnit, and a Whydunnit (FFF Review)
Ludi: From Struggles to Strengths (Miami Film Festival Review)
Surge: A Sensory Pursuit for Primal Liberation (GFF Review)
Sin La Habana: Anything for a New Home (Miami Film Festival Review)
Director Aneil Karia on Feature Debut Surge (GFF Interview)
Our Midnight: A Captivating Ode To Lost Souls (GFF Review)
Castro’s Spies: Detailed Documentarian Captivates (GFF Review)
A Brixton Tale: A Well-Edited Romance (GFF Review)
Sweetheart: A Charming, Heartfelt Coming of Age Film (GFF Review)
Tina Releases the Singer from her Past (Glasgow Film Festival Review)
Back to the Wharf Values Density Over Simplicity (GFF Review)
Vicious Fun: Clever, Ironic and Effortlessly Entertaining (GFF Review)
Iorram (Boat Song): Traditions and Tales of the Scottish Hebrides (Glasgow Film Festival Review)
Dreams on Fire: A Fascinating Slice of Japanese Subculture (GFF Review)
The Toll: Black Comedy Meets Crime From New Welsh Talent (GFF Review)
The Mauritanian: Exposé on Guantanamo Bay Educates & Enrages (Review)
Gunda: The Secret Life of Pigs (Glasgow Film Festival Review)
Jumbo: Coming-of-Age Shows Unconventional Love (Glasgow Film Festival Review)
Enemies of the State: A Reminder That Truth is “Never Simple” (Glasgow Film Festival Review)
Undergods: An Anthology of Despair (Review)
Riders of Justice: Flawless Storytelling (Review)
Da Capo: School of K-Rock (Glasgow Film Festival Review)
Cody Calahan on “Vicious Fun” (Glasgow Film Festival Interview)
The Old School of Capitalism: An Intriguing Study of Workers’ Rights (Review)
Land and Freedom: What Does it Take to Win a Revolution? (Review)
Flee: Moving Refuge Documentary (Sundance Review)
The World to Come: Smart, Moving Period Romance (Sundance Review)
Lou Ward on Tinker: “Memories are What Make ‘You’ You” (Interview)
Land: Robin Wright ’s Solid Directorial Debut (Sundance Review)
Hive: Rebellion In the Face of Patriarchy (Sundance Review)
One For The Road: A Heartfelt, Emotional Ride (Sundance Review)
Eight for Silver: Period Werewolf Film Thrills (Sundance Review)
Judas and the Black Messiah: Kaluuya Dominates Dynamite Drama (Sundance Review)
Prisoners of the Ghostland: Nicolas Cage Fights For Humanity (Sundance Review)
The Sparks Brothers: The Sundance Review Fanfare!
Prime Time: A Claustrophobic Thriller With No Thrills (Sundance Review)
John and the Hole: Mesmerizing Pyschological Thriller (Sundance Review)
Passing: Well-made Directorial Debut for Rebecca Hall (Sundance Review)
Cryptozoo: A Kaleidoscopic Adventure in Animation (Sundance Review)
Mass: An Immaculate Acting Showpiece (Sundance Review)
Try Harder!: The Hidden Cost of Being the Best (Sundance Review)
On the Count of Three: A Tense, Exciting Black Comedy (Sundance Review)
How It Ends: Amusing Episodic Comedy (Sundance Review)
The Pink Cloud: Vibrant Surreal Cinema Anticipates Reality (Sundance Review)
CODA: Silence is Golden in Deaf Family Dramedy (Sundance Review)
Seeds of Deceit: Thought-Provoking Fertility Doctor Case Study (Sundance Review)
When We Were Bullies: Meandering Nostalgia (Sundance Review)
Force of Habit: a Claustrophobic Contour of the Female Gaze (Raindance Review)
Stardust: A Bowie-Inspired, Bowie-Less Drama (Raindance Review)
Descent: A Free Dive into the Depth of the Human Mind (Raindance Review)
Sublet: The Lessons We Learn From Strangers (Newfest Review)
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo: Inorganic Sexiness and How to Give In (Raindance Review)
Antarctica: a cynically comic high school drama (Raindance Review)
Materna: a Female Portrait of the True New York Life (Raindance Review)
Under the Open Sky: A Clouded and Bleak Japanese Drama (AFI Fest Review)
Non Western: Love, Conservatism and Modern Women (Raindance Review)
Apples: New Memories, New Lives (AFI Fest Review)
Smith: Local Crime Mystery is Worth Supporting (Indie Memphis 2020 Review)
Monsoon: A Smart Allegory for Vietnam’s Relationship with the West (NewFest Review)
So Late So Soon: Art in the Face of Death (Indie Memphis 2020 Review)
The Intruder: A Little Too Much Is Left to the Imagination (AFI Fest Review)
Nuevo Orden: Stimulating But Divisive Story of A Dystopian Mexico (AFI Fest Review)
Shadow in the Cloud: Deliriously Dopey Genre Fun (AFI Fest Review)
Collective: Timely Documentary Rewards Patient Viewers (AFI Fest Review)
After Love: a Film about Love and Revelations Distanced by the Channel (LFF Review)
American Thief: a Muddled Narrative Overshadows Some Good Ideas (Indie Memphis 2020 Review)
Ammonite: A Story Of Opposites Told Best By Hands (LFF Review)
Rose: A Love Story – A Dark and Tender Romance Challenged By Illness (LFF Review)
Belushi: a Moving, Textured Portrait of the Beloved Comedic Actor (AFI Fest Review)
Nine Days: A Stunning Investigation on Life (AFI Fest Review)
Sound of Metal: The Beauty of Silence (AFI Fest Review)
Shiva Baby: A Short Film’s Evolution Into One of The Year’s Best Indies (Indie Memphis 2020 Review)
Cicada: A Tender Love Story Bolstered by Authentic Performances (NewFest Review)
Limbo: An Ode to A Past Identity (LFF Review)
Wildfire: a Slightly Allegoric Tale of (Northern) Ireland’s Traumatic Past (LFF Review)
A Common Crime (Un Crimen Común): a Political Drama Disguised as a Thriller (LFF Review)
The Reason I Jump: a Sensorial Experience about Non-Verbal Autism (LFF Review)
Minari: A Beautiful Family Drama Steeped in Detail (Review)
French Exit: Michelle Pfeiffer Shines in a Surrealist Comedy (NYFF Review)
Chess of the Wind: Rediscovered Iranian Drama is a Revelation (LFF Review)
Undine: A Smart and Intoxicating Mythic Romance (LFF Review)
I Carry You with Me: a Deeply Moving Immigrant Love Story (Review)
Time: Delicately Made Documentary Beautifully Balances Hurting with Hope (LFF Review)
Supernova: Firth and Tucci Shine, But the Fireworks Do Not Go Off (LFF Review)
Farewell Amor: “So We Danced” (LFF Review)
Honeymood: What it Means to Be in Love with Someone, and with Yourself (LFF Review)
Herself: Dublin’s Heartfelt Story of Emancipation and Humanity (LFF Review)
180 Degree Rule: A Somewhat Predictable Yet Darkly Compelling Debut (LFF Review)
The Painter and the Thief explores the Strange Places Inspiration Leads Us (LFF Review)
Small Axe: Steve McQueen’s Remarkable Achievement (Review)
Mogul Mowgli: Riz Ahmed Excels, but the Film Stumbles (Review)
The Town of Headcounts (Ninzu No Machi) is the Best Dystopian Drama You’ll See This Year (VIFF Review)
Wolfwalkers: A Fantastical Folk Tale Full of Heart and Humanity (Review)
Virtual Film Festivals: A Conversation
MLK/FBI: One of the Year’s Best, Most Essential Docs (NYFF58 Review)
Waikiki: A Psychedelic Exploration of Trauma and Cultural Survival (Review)
On the Rocks: Sofia Coppola’s Caper Comedy is Classically Charming (NYFF Review)
Pieces of a Woman: Vanessa Kirby Shines as the Film Flounders (Review)
Summer of 85 (Été 85): Raw, Wise and Heart-Wrenchingly Good (Review)
The Palace on the Sea: A Poignant Look at Life After Death (Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh)
The Father: Hopkins Ages Like a Nice Chianti (Review)
Where the Seagull Flies: Conventional Melodrama Doesn’t Take Off (Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh)
Another Round (Druk): A Boozy Joy Highlighted By A Splendid Mads Mikkelsen (Review)
One Night in Miami: “It’s Been A Long Time Coming, But A Change Is Gonna Come” (Review)
Akilla’s Escape: Classic Noir Style Melds Beautifully with Modern Themes (Review)
Penguin Bloom: Naomi Watts elevates a formulaic drama (Review)
Nomadland: Frances McDormand Anchors an American Odyssey for the Ages (Review)
Genus Pan (Lahi, Hayop): Looking Back to Find Ourselves (Review)
The Bride Who Has Returned From Hell: An Entertaining Yet Flawed Drama (Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh)
Six Suspects: A Melodramatic Murder Mystery that Delivers All the Genre Tropes (Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh)
The Book of Vision: Sincere but Reductive (Venice Film Festival Review)
Get the Hell Out: A Riotous, Albeit Unfocused Zombie Comedy (TIFF 2020 Review)
A City Called Dragon: A Solid, Crowd-Pleasing Wuxia Thriller (Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh)
Mainstream: “No-One-Special” To Fill Up Your Life (Review)
Ice Poison: A Desperate Life on the Edge of Poverty (Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh)
TIFF 2020: 20 Films to Watch at the Toronto International Film Festival
Rebuilding Paradise: Ron Howard’s Crisp Next Step as a Documentarian (Review)
Little Girl: This Film Should Not Have Been Made (Review)
Saint Frances: “You Can Have Faith in People Too” (Review)
A White, White Day: How Ghosts Still Echo (Review)
Last and First Men: A Chilly Facade and an Intriguing History (Review)
Fanny Lye Deliver’d: Kind of Clever, but Ultimately a Bit Weird (Review)
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch – How humans are changing the Earth’s face for the worst (Review)
We Are Ten Shorts You Should Watch (We Are One Film Festival)
Crow: The Legend (VR) is a Shot of Pure Happiness (Review)
Ema: Hypnotic dance scenes cannot save flawed family drama (Review)
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Possessor: A smart, twisted take on the sci-fi horror hybrid (Review)
Never Rarely Sometimes Always: a genre-defying movie on the difficulties of adulthood (Review)
Bombay Rose: a piquant tale of love, magic, and imagination (Review)
Seeing the Unseen: female autism and how to fall in love with diversity (Review)
This World Won’t Break: the American Dream at its most real (Review)
Santiago, Italia: a lesson in history and on the frailty of truth (Review)
I Want My MTV: a Must-See Slice of Rock N’ Roll History (Review)
Dive: Rituals in Water: a soothing documentary about swimming and playfulness (Review)
James Vs His Future Self: time travel, sci-fi and life-changing conversations (Review)
Love, Antosha is the Most Important Film You’ll See This Year (Review)
The Report is Amazon’s Love Letter to Political Dramas (Review)
Seberg is a well-crafted thriller about human connection (Review)
Abominable is charming, entertaining and full of emotion (Review)
The Farewell: a delightful investigation on love and relationships (Review)
Pink Wall: a charming, merciless companion to human relationships (Review)
Martin Eden: the well-trimmed tale of an outdated Everyman (Review)
Marriage Story: The Red Carpet Interview (London Film Festival)
Jojo Rabbit is delightfully absurd and surprisingly poetic (Review)
Cold Case Hammarskjöld: Let’s Make Documentaries Great Again (Review)
Koko-di Koko-da: an overconstructed dark tale for sunny Sweden (Review)
“Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound” is a celebration of creativity and a walk down memory lane (Review)
Le Cri: Edvard Munch’s The Scream comes alive in Virtual Reality (Interview)
An Officer And A Spy (J’Accuse): Jean Dujardin excels in Polanski’s drama (Review)
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The Laundromat is the Panama Papers drama we didn’t know we needed (Review)
Ad Astra: Brad Pitt’s journey to Neptune is intentionally emotionless (Venice Film Festival Review)
Joker is Pure Cinematic Perfection (Venice Film Festival Review)
Loveseat: The VR Theatre Performance That Helps Us Feel (Interview)
Luce is a Clever Analysis of Human Nature (Sundance Film Festival Review)
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The Dead Don’t Die is that film you grow to love and you don’t know why (Review)
I See You: Helen Hunt stars in Hauntingly Good Horror Thriller (Review)
The Grizzlies: Miranda de Pencier on her extraordinary true story of acceptance and resilience (Interview)
Love Type D: Sasha Collington on Infectiously Enjoyable Rom-Com (Interview)
Ode To Joy: Martin Freeman shines in heartwarming rom-com (Review)
Schemers: interview with Dave McLean and Conor Berry (Edinburgh Film Festival)
The Captor: “absurd but true” Stockholm Syndrome story is not so absurd after all (Review)
Late Night: Thompson and Kaling inspire and entertain in insightful comedy drama (Sundance Film Festival)
Stan & Ollie is moving, nostalgic and full of heart (Review)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: Zac Efron shines in Ted Bundy drama (Review)
Charlie Says: Matt Smith is Charles Manson in Powerful Psychological Drama (Review)
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The Bill Murray Stories: Bill Murray teaches us how to live (Review)
After the Wedding: Williams and Moore excel in exquisitely moving drama (Review)
Blinded by the Light is the Springsteen feel-good drama we needed (Review)
The Dress Up Gang: Interview with the comedy trio who turned hilarious hit web series into a show (Sundance Film Festival)
I Am Mother: Sputore’s clever sci-fi thriller is exquisitely unsettling (Sundance Film Festival)
2019 Sundance Film Festival: Final Line-Up
The White Crow: Fiennes’ Nureyev inspires and captivates at London Film Festival (Review)
“Making the film is absolutely secondary to experiencing it”: Roberto Minervini on What You Gonna Do When The World’s On Fire? (Interview)
Assassination Nation: “a Movie for Absolutely Right Now” (Review)
The Kindergarten Teacher is a Clever Analysis of Human Behaviour (Review)
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The Favourite: Review (Venice Film Festival)
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Steel Country: Andrew Scott is exceptional in clever crime drama (Review)
Best of Edinburgh Film Fest: Unicorn Store (Review)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the Film you Absolutely Need to Watch (Review)
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