The Commune | Toronto 2016
By Kent Turner September 8, 2016
Based in part on director Thomas Vinterberg’s experiences growing up in a Copenhagen commune during the 1970s and ’80s and featuring a great performance by actress Trine Dyrholm.
Festivals
Toronto 2016 Preview | Early Picks
By Kent Turner September 5, 2016
A guide to navigate through the Toronto International Film Festival’s labyrinth of choices.
Japan Cuts 2016
By Christopher Bourne July 31, 2016
This essential festival celebrated the richness and diversity to be found in current Japanese filmmaking and offered an especially eclectic and challenging selection.
Ten Years | New York Asian Film Festival
By Phil Guie July 22, 2016
A film anthology that ran afoul of the Chinese government during its theatrical run and, despite strong box office, disappeared abruptly until it found a second life.
Captain Fantastic | Cannes 2016
By Kent Turner July 15, 2016
Family friction plus quirky culture clashes plus road trip nearly equals Little Miss Sunshine.
Highlights of the New York Asian Film Festival 2016
By Christopher Bourne July 4, 2016
The city’s premier showcase of the latest and greatest from international film festivals celebrates its 15th anniversary by continuing what it does best: highlighting the richness to be found in Asian cinema.
Palme d’Or Winner “I, Daniel Blake” | Cannes 2016
By Kent Turner May 23, 2016
Urgency. That was the main ingredient propelling many of the best films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including the winner of the Palme d’Or, I, Daniel Blake.
Toni Erdmann | Cannes 2016
By Kent Turner May 22, 2016
An observational, 160-minute-long family drama-cum-screwball comedy took critics by surprise at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Elle | Cannes 2016
By Kent Turner May 21, 2016
Though rife with sexual violence and graphic dialogue, the last film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival was also the most elegantly made in the competition: Paul Verhoeven’s blunt, button-pushing, stinging comedy.