Knives and Skin | Tribeca Film Festival 2019
By Andrew Plimpton April 26, 2019
Director Jennifer Reeder has an eye for deadpan, awkward dialogue, which frequently verges into the surreal.
Festivals
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2019
By Kent Turner February 28, 2019
An 11-day, binge-worthy event to catch filmgoers up to speed on the latest award-winning French films.
Markie in Milwaukee | Slamdance 2019
By Phil Guie February 7, 2019
A number of recent documentaries have centered on individuals who either transitioned or are transitioning, but the fascinating Markie in Milwaukee stands out from the rest.
Crystal Swan/A Great Lamp | Slamdance 2019
By Phil Guie
The Slamdance Film Festival returns with two outcast tales, including one from Belarus.
Inside Lehman Brothers & China Love | DOC NYC 2018
By Phil Guie November 12, 2018
A trio of films stood out because of their shared emphasis on excess: real-life scandals prove the dangers of absolute power corrupting absolutely.
Pauline Kael, Teddy Pendergrass, & Co. | DOC NYC 2018
By Kent Turner November 9, 2018
Pauline Kael, rock ‘n’ rollers, Jessica Chastain, and Teddy Pendergrass all are onscreen at this year’s documentary film festival.
For Izzy | NewFest 2018
By Phil Guie October 26, 2018
two families growing into one in this part faux-documentary, part-sincerest of drama.
NewFest 2018
By Phil Guie
Four documentaries, each of which revolves around an untold, forgotten, or overlooked story, gets its chance to be told.
At Eternity’s Gate | NYFF 2018
By Kent Turner October 15, 2018
Artist/filmmaker Julian Schnabel takes an impressionistic approach to his Vincent van Gogh biopic.