LFF Dispatch 3: 180° Rule and 200 Meters
Welcome to our coverage of the London Film Festival 2020. I’ll cover some of this year’s press and industry screenings in bite-sized dispatches, picking ...
Tag: Iran
Exclusive new trailer for Abbas Kiarostami: A Retrospective tours through his best films
I sometimes wonder how the last 30 years of films would have turned out if Abbas Kiarostami had had an iPhone. Nowadays, film ...
Reviews
Review: Under the Shadow
Some of the most notable indie horror movies of the last few years have been by women or about women. For example, see ...
Flixgiving: Five Movies Liz Is Thankful For
It’s Flixgiving! The Flixist staff has gathered together around the cool glow of the TV to share movies that we’re thankful for; ones ...
NYC: Abbas Kiarostami retrospective starts tomorrow
Abbas Kiarostami is one of the finest directors to come out of Iran, and one of the most acclaimed and important voices in ...
Review: Like Someone in Love
[This review was originally posted as part of our 2012 New York Film Festival coverage. It has been reposted to coincide with the ...
Trailers
Trailer: This is Not a Film
In December of 2010, the Iranian government sentenced filmmaker Jafar Panahi to six years in jail and banned him from making any films, ...
Reviews
Review: A Separation
It’s never a nice feeling thinking you’re going to dislike a movie that is widely beloved. I felt like A Separation was going to ...