Deep Analysis: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Editor’s note: this article contains spoilers for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg I have a soft spot for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ...
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Mulan’s latest trailer isn’t quite as swift as a coursing river
Disney's Mulan | Official TrailerWatch this video on YouTube Disney has shared a new trailer for its upcoming live-action Mulan remake and um…I ...
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Review: Varda by Agnes
Varda by Agnès, the final film by Agnès Varda, starts as a filmed masterclass. Varda sits before a rapt crowd and begins speaking ...
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NYFF Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Midway through Céline Sciamma’s masterful Portrait of a Lady on Fire, we get the film’s thematic archstone. So much of this painterly, poetic ...
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NYFF Review: The Irishman
The Irishman feels like it could be Martin Scorsese’s final film. It won’t be—he’s already working with Leonardo Di Caprio on Killers of ...
Review: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
My brother and I loved The Amazing Johnathan growing up. The stand-up comedian/magician specialized in oddball sleight of hand and strange props, and ...
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Review: The Farewell
There’s a brief prefatory note in Lulu Wang’s The Farewell that gives viewers an idea of what to expect: “Based on an actual ...
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SXSW Review: Show Me The Picture: The Jim Marshall Story
For whatever reason, this SXSW was my year of documentaries. Maybe it’s because I like the journalistic element of them, and maybe it’s ...
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Our top 10 movies of SXSW 2019
It’s been a fantastic year for movies at SXSW. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve eaten more queso than I care to see again ...
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SXSW Review: Olympic Dreams
Maybe it’s in the name, but this is a dream of a film. To see a film completely sold out at the end ...
SXSW Review: Strange Negotiations
Strange Negotiations was a deeply personal and heartfelt documentary, an essay film exploring one man’s crisis of faith. Named after the eponymous album ...
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SXSW Review: Pig Hag
Pig Hag is one of the best, most truthful films I’ve seen this festival. I don’t say that flippantly — there have been ...