‘Aitamaako’Tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun’ Review: Logan Red Crow Is Determined to Become the World’s Best Female Bareback Relay Racer
Against the beautiful backdrop of Blackfoot Territory, this documentary explores the deep connection between humans and horses, family and community, and tradition and modernity.
‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ Review: A Slight, Yet Hilarious Addition to Quentin Dupiuex's Unusual Filmography
With ‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ French director Quentin Dupieux adds another kooky work to his prolific filmography, this time with an ‘anti-superhero’ superhero flick.
‘The Worst Ones’ Review: Capturing the Reality of an Underserved Suburb in Northern France Through the Eyes of Child Non-Actors
Directing duo Lise Akoka and Romane Guere explore the integrity of contemporary social realist filmmaking by focusing on a group of child non-actors growing up in a working-class suburb in Northern France.
SXSW Review: Otherworldy Russian Artist Demonstrates the Revolutionary Spirit of Drag Performance in ‘Queendom’
Filmmaker Agniia Galdanova creates an emotionally and visually arresting portrait of Russian drag activist Gena Marvin.
‘All That Breathes’ Review: The Birds Flying Overhead Serve As An Environmental And Socio-Political Warning For Our Contemporary World
A beautiful and spiritual documentary following the lives of two brothers with a deep passion for healing birds of prey.
‘Joyland’ Review: A Striking Debut Feature Examining Gender And Identity In Modern Pakistan
Tragically romantic and unassumingly confident, Sadiq's first feature profoundly examines identity standards in modern-day Pakistan.
‘The Eternal Daughter’ Review: The Haunting of Memories In Joanna Hogg's New Gothic Horror
In The Eternal Daughter, Joanna Hogg collaborates with her leading lady and lifelong friend, Tilda Swinton, to excavate their deep and intricate relationships with their mothers, who have passed away in recent years.
‘EO’ Review: An Innocent Equine Versus The Post-Industrial World
Through the eyes of a donkey, Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimoski makes powerful criticisms of modern society in his daring, unparalleled new film.
‘Maya and the Wave’ Review: Maya Gabeira’s Big-Wave Surfing Career Is Fervidly Captured In The Latest Documentary From Stephanie Johnes
For her latest directorial effort, Johnes centers her focus on showcasing the incredible life and calling of Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira, best known for her Guinness World Record holding for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman.
‘Benediction’ Review: Terrence Davies’ Search For Salvation Through World War I Poet Siegfried Sassoon.
In his latest work, Davies once again looks to the past in an attempt to create meaning in our present with his latest biopic of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon.
‘A Hero’ Review: Ashgar Farhadi's Study Of A Modern Man's Pursuit To Restore His Dignity.
Emphasizing the filmmaker’s fascination with social realism, A Hero is masterly woven into a moral quest of a downtrodden protagonist’s road to redemption.
‘Spencer’ Review: Pablo Larraín’s Allegorical, Unconventional Princess Diana Biopic
Never the filmmaker to follow typical narrative formulas or fulfill conventional biopic expectations, Larraín’s Spencer chooses to explore Diana’s psychological state of mind during a pivotal time in her life rather than focus on actual events in the icon’s later years.
‘Bergman Island’ Review: A Refined and Intimate Look Into the Creative Process of a Female Filmmaker
French writer and director Mia Hansen-Løve creates her most-personal film yet, starring Vicky Krieps as a filmmaker in conflict with both her creative process and her romantic partner on Fårö Island, where Ingmar Bergman conceived much of his work.
‘Lamb’ Review: A24’s Twisted Icelandic Parable Tackling Parenthood Versus Nature Skews More Folk Tale Than Horror Story
A24 releases its first film of the fall season - an atmospheric tale as beautiful and bleak as its Scandinavian setting.