Passing | New York Film Festival 2021
By Rania Richardson October 25, 2021
The elegant directorial debut of British-American actress Rebecca Hall revolves around two light-skinned Black women following different paths.
The elegant directorial debut of British-American actress Rebecca Hall revolves around two light-skinned Black women following different paths.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this dark, strange, and bizarre bio of a cat lover and his wild oscillations of fortune.
To create this immersive visual portrait, two-time Oscar nominee Liz Garbus drew on almost 550 hours of footage, taken from Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s own, rarely seen films as well as from the Cousteau Society’s archives.
A highly satisfying coming-of-age account in which teens emerge convincingly stronger and wiser.
Whether you end up satisfied or disappointed depends on if you follow the advise of one of the movie’s narrators: pay attention to details.
It is through the quiet, accumulation of unsettling details and development of mood that Lamb derives its power.
A subtle work concerned with the intimate relationship between the real and the fantastic, fed by memory and imagination.
Change has fascinating implications in this stark, moving study of character and a vanishing way of life.
Simon Rex’s performance is one of the most gratifying surprises of the year.