The Eight Mountains
By Kevin Filipski April 27, 2023
The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.
The understated and ultimately moving film explores a long, close friendship through its inevitable peaks and valleys.
A coolly dystopian film centered on the Japanese government’s assisted euthanasia program for those ages 75 and up, created in response to a glut of seniors and an increase in hate crimes against them.
The movie, an ever-changing narrative puzzle, is an invitation to get lost in baroque labyrinths of storytelling.
Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.
A rare, unrestrained glimpse into life in contemporary China through the perspective of an ordinary 20-year-old college student.
Sally Hawkins stars as an underdog searching for the remains of the much-maligned Richard III.
At once raw and highly stylized, Rodeo fires up a rebel-without-a-cause spirit that lets its woman warrior run free.
Post-colonial fallout reverberates through several strong films at the 2023 edition of the annual festival.
A gripping drama that dabbles in ambiguity more than thrills.