The Teachers’ Lounge | TIFF 2023
By Kent Turner September 15, 2023
Ilker Catak’s pressure cooker drama has been chosen as Germany’s Best International Feature Oscar submission for 2023.
Festivals
Viva Varda! | TIFF 2023
By Kent Turner September 14, 2023
Pierre-Henri Gibert is the first director to take on the biography of maverick filmmaker Agnès Varda, apart from Varda herself.
In the Rearview | TIFF 2023
By Kent Turner September 12, 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.
The Boy and the Heron | TIFF 2023
By Kent Turner September 10, 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
By Kent Turner
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
By Kent Turner September 9, 2023
The latest addition to the growing number of Brazilian films that offer pungent perspectives on the country’s rising Evangelical movement.
The Fish Tale, From the End of the World, Under the Turquoise Sky | Japan Cuts 2023
By Guillermo Lopez Meza August 3, 2023
Three titles varied movies screenings during the final weekend of the festival’s 16th edition.
The Gullspång Miracle | Tribeca Festival 2023
By Kent Turner June 16, 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
By Kent Turner June 15, 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.