Feb 4
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Sundance 2021 wrapped up last night, though the exact time the screening system went dark depended on when you…
Feb 3
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Sundance is ending exactly as it began: with the virtual equivalent of a standing ovation for the film that kicked…
Feb 2
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Judas And The Black Messiah, Shaka King’s propulsive drama about Black Panthers chairman Fred Hampton and the months…
Feb 1
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There are few things more alienating to a moviegoer than being the only person in a theater not having the time of…
Jan 30
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Attending a film festival can feel like an extended game of Spot The Influence. That’s perhaps especially true at a…
Jan 29
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Funny how pet peeves become fond memories the moment you’re denied them. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug that way.…
Oct 10
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Movies come from all over the globe to play the New York Film Festival every year. 2020’s mostly virtual edition,…
Oct 2
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Tsai Ming-liang’s Days (Grade: B+), which premiered in Berlin earlier this year and now plays as part of the New…
Sep 23
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Of all the pleasures that go missing when a film festival goes virtual, true post-movie discussion might be the…
Sep 18
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Toronto ends this year not with a check out, a wave through a taxi window, and a short flight home, but with the…
Sep 17
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Whether a critic likes it or not, Twitter reactions are the new first-look reviews at film festivals. As soon as the…
Sep 17
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Every film festival has an identity, even if that identity is “We don’t have an identity!” The New York Film…
Sep 16
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It’s comforting that not everything is different this year at TIFF. The lineup may be smaller and the screenings may…
Sep 16
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Although the Toronto International Film Festival isn’t strictly a genre fest, when it comes to horror, sci-fi, and…
Sep 16
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When people insist that a movie must be seen in a theater, what they’re usually talking about are its visual…
Sep 15
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An enjoyable (and frequently noted) side effect of unhinging one’s brain-jaw and inhaling movies like you’re No-Face…
Sep 14
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The raves for Nomadland at the Toronto International Film Festival have resparked excitement for Chloé Zhao’s next…
Sep 13
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It’s been almost exactly six months since the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to everyone’s plans for the year—I know…
Sep 12
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Called it. A few hours ago, the Venice Film Festival came to a close with a widely anticipated announcement: Chloé…
Sep 12
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The Toronto International Film Festival has just started, but across the world, one of its major counterparts is…