Reviews

September 8, 2026

Venice Film Fest 2026 Review: Raising a College Student Leaves a Couple Looking to Re-Learn How to Live in “Una Storia (A Common Story)”

February 18, 2026

Berlinale 2026 Review: Patric Chiha’s “A Russian Winter” Affords Some Sun to Those Left Out in the Cold

February 14, 2026

Berlinale 2025 Review: A Pair of Misfits Embark on a Tender Romance in Ian de la Rosa’s Touching “Iván & Hadoum”

January 27, 2026

Sundance 2026 Review: A Fragile Situation is Brought to Light in Liz Sargent’s Solid “Take Me Home”

November 29, 2025

DOC NYC 2025 Review: Lorena Luciano’s “Nuns Vs. the Vatican” Brings a Powerful Priest’s Abuses Into the Light

October 27, 2025

AFI Fest 2025 Review: Laszlo Nemes’ Absorbing “Orphan” Finds a Post-War Battlefield in the Mind of a Child

May 14, 2025

Cannes 2024 Review: A Young Man’s Uneasy with Having It Easy in Laurent Cantet’s Tremendous “Enzo”

March 17, 2025

SXSW 2025 Review: A Sticky Situation Ends Up Being a Fair Bit of Fun in J Pinder’s “Cotton Candy Bubble Gum”

November 18, 2024

DOC NYC 2024 Review: Ondi Timoner’s “All God’s Children” Identifies a Shared Belief in a Higher Calling

September 15, 2024

TIFF 2024 Review: A Former War Correspondent Looks for Peace of Mind Amongst Her Own Tortured Family in “Tata”

June 27, 2024

DC/DOX 2024 Review: A.J. Schnack’s “Majority Rules” is a Political Doc That Separates Itself From the Pack

June 17, 2024

Tribeca 2024 Review: It Can Feel Lonely in a Friendship in Joel Potrykus’ Unexpectedly Poignant “Vulcanizadora”