Frankie | TIFF 2019
By Kent Turner September 11, 2019
If Portugal becomes overrun with tourists, blame can go to director Ira Sachs’s new drama.
Festivals
Sorry We Missed You, American Woman | TIFF 2019 Kicks Off
By Kent Turner September 5, 2019
Ken Loach returns to TIFF with a film that is, in many ways, as strong and less predictable than I, Daniel Blake, which won the Palme D’Or, and Toronto-based Semi Chellas adapts author Susan Choi’s fictionalized take of Patty Hearst on the lam.
De Lo Mio | BAMcinemaFest 2019
By Kent Turner June 22, 2019
The festival can boast of its own discovery, the world premiere of director Diana Peralta’s debut film, a family drama of regret and remembrance.
Human Nature
By Phil Guie June 20, 2019
An intriguing film that introduces viewers to a cutting-edge new science without ever losing sight of the human aspect.
Give Me Liberty, The Amazing Johnathan Docuentary, So Pretty | BAMcinemaFest 2019
By Kent Turner June 14, 2019
A one-stop destination for those who haven’t been to Park City or Austin this year.
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2019
By Caroline Ely June 6, 2019
Three very different films come to a stop with open endings in this annual festival of recent Italian film, including a richly photographed cavalcade of moral rot and a striking and atmospheric gem.
The Gasoline Thieves | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton June 1, 2019
Effective and affecting and with an unflagging pace, The Gasoline Thieves is likely to satisfy—and scar—many of its viewers.
Return to Bollène/Fugue | Panorama Europe 2019
By Caroline Ely May 11, 2019
The eleventh annual Panorama Europe showcases European works that have won acclaim at festivals and represent the continent’s diversity of art-house cinema.
You Don’t Nomi | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Kent Turner May 5, 2019
The most thoughtful deconstruction of a film imaginable, as well as an ideal festival choice for those who used to buy DVDs just for the commentaries.