FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceThe best films of Sundance 2022Our critics' favorites of the fest include Happening, After Yang, and Emily The CriminalByA.A. Dowd and Katie Rife1/28/22 7:00PMComments (8)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceFolk horror in the style of Malick and more genre curiosities at the tail end of SundanceWe wrap up the festival with four genre-benders: Something In The Dirt, You Won't Be Alone, Piggy, and Leonor Will…ByKatie Rife1/28/22 4:00PMComments (2)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceAfter Yang brings some robot soul to SundanceWe chase the sci-fi tearjerker with a dark cloning comedy and an even darker thrillerByA.A. Dowd1/27/22 8:30PMComments (12)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceThree films about abortion make for a timely Sundance sidebarCall Jane, The Janes, and Happening serve as harrowing reminders of the human consequences of outlawing abortionByKatie Rife1/26/22 6:30PMComments (53)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceRegina Hall and Aubrey Plaza rule the screen in two highlights from SundanceEmily The Criminal and Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul showcase two of the most compelling characters—and…ByKatie Rife1/25/22 7:15PMComments (6)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceWill the big Sundance winner be its most charming crowd-pleaser or its most brutally honest drama?On opposite ends of the festival spectrum sit Palm Trees And Power Lines and Cha Cha Real SmoothByA.A. Dowd1/25/22 4:35PMComments (4)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceJohn Boyega's hostage drama brings some '90s-Hollywood-style thrills to SundanceBut the real highlight of the festival so far is a nightmarish gauntlet of social discomfortByA.A. Dowd1/24/22 6:15PMComments (10)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceLena Dunham returns to moviemaking with the Sundance premiere of Sharp StickA naive twentysomething, a sex-starved himbo, and a quirky adoptive family star in Dunham's first feature since 2010ByKatie Rife1/23/22 5:30PMComments (79)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceJesse Eisenberg returns with a "Sundance movie," while two horror films shift the definition of oneMaika Monroe, Regina Hall, and Jesse Eisenberg's directorial debut feature in our second dispatch from Sundance 2022ByKatie Rife1/22/22 9:30PMComments (7)Save
FilmFestivalsSundanceFilmFestivalsSundanceOpening night of Sundance was all about Princess Diana and a twisty Sebastian Stan thrillerWe open this virtual edition of the festival with thoughts on The Princess, A Love Song, and FreshByA.A. Dowd1/21/22 6:00PMComments (9)Save
FilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalFilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalJoaquin Phoenix anchors the disappointingly precious C’mon C’mon in the final week of NYFFJane Campion’s Western drama The Power Of The Dog and Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s stunning Memoria fare much betterByVikram Murthi10/06/21 5:50PMComments (14)Save
FilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalFilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalWes Anderson returns with a densely packed New Yorker homage, The French DispatchMeanwhile, Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground documentary blows the roof off of NYFFByVikram Murthi9/30/21 7:05PMComments (67)Save
FilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalFilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalPaul Verhoeven’s bawdy lesbian nun movie makes its way to New YorkBenedetta, Red Rocket, The Worst Person In The World, and Vortex all continue their respective directors’ signature…ByVikram Murthi9/29/21 7:20PMComments (10)Save
FilmFestivalsFilmFestivalsMad God is a macabre magnum opus 33 years in the makingPhil Tippett, the SFX legend behind Star Wars and Jurassic Park, debuts a long-term labor of loveByKatie Rife9/29/21 7:00AMComments (21)Save
FilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalFilmFestivalsNew York Film FestivalThe New York Film Festival returns with The Tragedy Of Macbeth, the first ever Coen brother filmJoel Coen follows in the footsteps of Orson Welles and Roman Polanski with a faithful adaptation of the BardByVikram Murthi9/24/21 5:34PMComments (51)Save
FilmFestivalsTIFFFilmFestivalsTIFFZhang Yimou closes TIFF with a personal ode to the power of cinemaTwo years after it was yanked from the Berlinale, the Chinese filmmaker's latest makes its international debutByKatie Rife9/18/21 9:10PMComments (3)Save
FilmFestivalsTIFFFilmFestivalsTIFFThe best films of Toronto 2021We close another TIFF with our favorites of the festivalByA.A. Dowd and Katie Rife9/18/21 3:45PMComments (4)Save
FilmFestivalsTIFFFilmFestivalsTIFFThere’s a strong streak of Hereditary horror in Broadway adaptation The HumansPlus, the terrific new film from Asghar Farhadi in the waning hours of TIFFByA.A. Dowd9/17/21 7:30PMComments (15)Save
FilmFestivalsTIFFFilmFestivalsTIFFWhy has Alanis Morissette denounced this documentary about her life?An upcoming entry in the music-doc series that gave us Woodstock '99 is already pushing buttonsByKatie Rife9/15/21 3:35PMComments (164)Save
FilmFestivalsTIFFFilmFestivalsTIFFAt Toronto, three major films bloom in the shadow of Great ArtistsDirectly or indirectly, old masters loom over Bergman Island, Drive My Car, and BenedictionByA.A. Dowd9/15/21 1:20PMComments (4)Save