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About Caroline Ely

Caroline Ely is a TV, movie, and art lover who worked for years in the television industry. Until a few years ago, she would have described herself as well traveled, and she hopes to live up to that description again very soon. She lives in New York and often heads to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Wild Diamond

First-time director Agathe Riedinger’s gives us a glimpse into an influencer's world—a callous yet naive place with its own fickle rules.

By |July 10th, 2025|Drama|0 Comments

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue

A profile of the trailblazing editor behind the blockbuster issue that helped launch the supermodel craze.

By |June 26th, 2025|Pop Culture|0 Comments

Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2025

Director Ferzan Özpetek and actor Toni Servillo are back in the annual showcase.

By |May 30th, 2025|Festivals, Italian|0 Comments

Holy Cow

This naturalistic coming-of-age movie moves with the urgency of someone forced to grow up fast.

By |March 27th, 2025|Teen|0 Comments

Misericordia

French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie's latest: a sinister, bizarre, funny, and sexually charged farce.

By |March 20th, 2025|Crime, Thriller, Top Picks|0 Comments

Vermiglio

An outwardly quiet movie that is deceptively eventful.

By |December 23rd, 2024|Italian, Top Picks|0 Comments

Obsessed with Light

Is Loie Fuller enjoying a new turn in the spotlight from beyond the grave?

By |December 10th, 2024|Documentary, Horror, Political|0 Comments

The Black Sea

A young and highly optimistic Brooklynite sets off for Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in pursuit of a wealthy older woman he met online.

By |November 22nd, 2024|Indie|0 Comments

Bird

A lyrical, bittersweet, and sometimes brutal flight of fancy set amid the overpasses and dingy council estates of lower-class Broken Britain.

By |November 7th, 2024|Family drama|0 Comments