Cotillard, Huppert, and Co. | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2017
By Kent Turner March 2, 2017
This year’s offerings sway toward star-driven vehicles.
Festivals
Strad Style | Slamdance 2017
By Phil Guie February 9, 2017
A movie about passion and perseverance—with strings attached.
Dim the Fluorescents | Slamdance 2017
By Phil Guie February 8, 2017
A sharp yet ultimately poignant dark comedy that won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the recent Slamdance Film Festival.
The Year of First-Time Female Filmmakers | Slamdance 2017
By Phil Guie January 23, 2017
This year’s lineup of independent and low-budget films includes no less than eight first-time female directors competing in the festival’s narrative and documentary programs.
Death by a Thousand Cuts
By Phil Guie November 30, 2016
A compelling documentary that shines a light on tensions on the island of Hispaniola.
Fight for Space/The University | DOC NYC
By Phil Guie November 13, 2016
There’s room for space at this year’s Doc NYC, with two nonfiction films featuring NASA.
Sour Grapes | DOC NYC
By Phil Guie
A look back at a time when wine was as much for speculation and criminal activity as for drinking.
Transgender Lives | DOC NYC
By Phil Guie November 11, 2016
Four varied stories of transgender people screening at the annual documentary film festival.
Bang! The Bert Berns Story | DOC NYC
By Caroline Ely November 10, 2016
The tunesmith and record producer’s crowded, busy life and underappreciated 1960s musical legacy form the subject of this tribute.