Yomeddine | Cannes 2018
By Kent Turner May 11, 2018
An accessible crowd-pleaser in the mode of early 1990s art-house hits.
Festivals
Everybody Knows | Cannes 2018
By Kent Turner May 10, 2018
Asghar Farhadi broke the Cannes opening night curse this year. There is nothing embarrassing about this selection.
5 Films to Look Out for | Cannes 2018
By Kent Turner May 8, 2018
Will this year be the beginning of a new era for Cannes?
7 Films from Tribeca 2018
By Caroline Ely April 29, 2018
Among the films to look out for: The Great Pretender; The Miseducation of Cameron Post; and Nico, 1988.
Netizens | Tribeca 2018
By Phil Guie April 26, 2018
The extremity of online harassment and three women who have endured it.
Island of the Hungry Ghosts | Tribeca 2018
By Phil Guie
This haunting documentary starts off with a scream and ends with defeated silence.
When Lambs Become Lions
By Phil Guie April 25, 2018
A documentary on the illegal poaching trade in northern Kenya centers on two men who hunt and slaughter elephants for ivory and a lawman sworn to arrest perpetrators like them.
Bathtubs over Broadway | Tribeca 2018
By Phil Guie
A strange yet charming time is brought to life, when large corporations would stage elaborate, Broadway-style spectaculars intended to inspire employees.
Into the Okavango | Tribeca 2018
By Phil Guie
The heart of the Okavango Delta in central Africa, a vast maze of lagoons and channels surrounded on all sides by desert, has remained largely unexplored.