In the Rearview | TIFF 2023
In the week of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, director Maciek Hamela sits behind the steering wheel as a volunteer transporting displaced refugees fleeing the frontlines.
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Stamped from the Beginning | TIFF 2023
If Ibram X. Kendi’s 2016 bestseller has been banned from your local library, Netflix has come to the rescue.
The Boy and the Heron | TIFF 2023
Without a doubt, the 82-year-old Hayao Miyazaki pulls out all stops visually in perhaps his most beautiful movie.
Dicks: The Musical | TIFF 2023
The best way to enjoy this four-letter-word-filled frolic is probably to be inebriated. (This reviewer could have used a drink while watching it.)
Toll | TIFF 2023
The latest addition to the growing number of Brazilian films that offer pungent perspectives on the country’s rising Evangelical movement.
Lady Killer, The Strange Mister Victor | Two Films by Jean Grémillon
The profile of French director Jean Grémillon has received a boost lately with the 4K digital restorations of two of his films, now screening for the first time in the U.S.
Oppenheimer
At its best, Oppenheimer is downright surreal, not only in the flashes of images that may not be readily deciphered, but also how its director merges time lines together through incisive editing.
The Gullspång Miracle | Tribeca Festival 2023
Director Maria Fredriksson got more than she bargained for in this onscreen family squabble, and audiences will too.
Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed | Tribeca Festival 2023
At its best, the documentary describes the homophobia of mid-20th century America by those who lived through it, while also tracing the highs and lows of the movie star’s career.