My Policeman | TIFF 2022
By Kent Turner September 16, 2022
Based on the 2012 novel by Bethan Roberts, the plot centers on an entangled trio: a young primary school teacher; her boyfriend, a young cop; and an erudite museum curator.
Festivals
Causeway | TIFF 2022
By Kent Turner September 14, 2022
As the sole lead, Jennifer Lawrence returns in her best film in years.
Other People’s Children | TIFF 2022
By Kent Turner September 13, 2022
Rebecca Zlotowski’s new film stands out for its perspective, that of a single woman at an age when it becomes much harder to make lifelong friends or to enter into entangled relationships that yield deep histories.
A Matter of Trust, Two Sisters and a Husband, We Might as Well Be Dead | Tribeca Festival 2022
By Andrew Plimpton June 30, 2022
Three international selections to keep an eye on.
Attention Distributors: January; Pink Moon | Tribeca Festival 2022
By Andrew Plimpton June 29, 2022
Two European prize winners from the recent festival.
Kaepernick & America | Tribeca Festival 2022
By Ben Wasserman June 27, 2022
One-third sports documentary and two-thirds exploration of Colin Kaepernick’s role in the Black Lives Matter movement and its ensuing White backlash.
BAMcinemaFest 2022
By Kent Turner June 24, 2022
Top pick: Director Ramin Bahrani’s 2nd Chance.
The Integrity of Joseph Chambers | Tribeca Festival 2022
By Ben Wasserman June 21, 2022
A hapless hunter chases a vision of masculine self-reliance.
Crimes of the Future | Cannes Film Festival 2022
By Kent Turner June 1, 2022
Don’t believe the hype. If audiences flee to the exits, it is most likely for the airless, glum atmosphere and the murky, metaphorical screenplay rather than the gore.