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.
Festivals
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.
“The Red Turtle” and “My Life as a Courgette” | Best First Films at Cannes 2016
By Kent Turner May 20, 2016
This year, the two best films made by first-time feature filmmakers at Cannes were animated. Both movies are told with precision but without rigidity. In both cases, you won’t know where the free-flowing story is headed.
Drones, a Family Secret, Sam Neill, and “Don’t Think Twice” | Tribeca
By Paul Weissman April 28, 2016
In this roundup: the powerful, timely National Bird; Memories of a Penitent Heart, an intimate family portrait and a mystery; Sam Neill as a crusty old codger; and the charming, low-key Don’t Think Twice.
Highlights at the Tribeca Film Festival 2016
By Paul Weissman April 17, 2016
All of the films seen in this round of Tribeca screenings are worthwhile, and the best is, frankly, excellent, including the gorgeous The Ride and the funny and poignant The Charro of Toluquilla
Documentaries | Tribeca Film Festival 2016
By Caroline Ely
This year’s festival offers up a wide range of documentaries that are timely and confidently made, with The Happy Film an example of finesse.
The Spirit of “Fargo” in Tribeca 2016
By Caroline Ely
The spirit of the Coen Brothers’ (arguably) best movie hovers over narrative entries in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, with the director of one film even citing it as a direct influence.
More Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2016
By Kent Turner March 6, 2016
Within 11 days’ time, New Yorkers can see a significant slice of current French films that have won acclaim at Cannes and earned praise back home.