America’s Largest Documentary Festival – Nov. 8-26
Anselm Kiefer, Liv Ullmann, Little Richard, Jack and Sam Top DOC NYC How does one approach a film festival too…
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New York Film Festival September 29–October 13
Film at Lincoln Center knows its audiences. Christian Petzold’s Afire (2023), a German drama of wildfires setting an entire forest…
French director Martin Jauvat talks his film ‘Baise-en-ville’ at Cannes
A refreshing gem in this year’s Festival de Cannes lineup in the Semaine de la Critique sidebar was “Baise-en-ville,” a…
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Cannes Recap: The Independent’s Film Rankings
Unfortunately, our time at the Cannes Film Festival has come to a speedy close. Our four reporters at the festival…
Open Roads Italian Film Fest May 29-June 5
Two peerless movies-about-movies top New York’s essential art cinema festival Next to the French New Wave, your critic’s cinematic tastes…
‘Eddington’ Review: Ari Aster’s COVID Cowboys Leave Audiences Divided — But United in Ticket Queues — with Astoundingly Elusive Screenings at Cannes
CANNES — I got the golden ticket! After having spent the entirety of my brief first night at Cannes Film…
The Conflict of Queerness, Religion and Coming-of-Age in Hafsia Herzi’s ‘La Petite Dernière (The Little Sister)’
CANNES — Every human consists of a myriad of identities that contribute to their being as a whole. But unlike…
High-Dyke Density: Urban Fragmentations and the Black Lesbian Condition in ‘Pariah’
For American director Dianrea “Dee” Rees, the street-bound borders of 2010s Brooklyn set the scene for sapphic self-discovery in her…
‘Sirât’ Review: Oliver Laxe Grapples with the Meaning of Sound, Sand and the Cosmos
CANNES — Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât,” one of 22 feature films competing for the coveted Palme d’Or this year, marks an…
‘My Mom Jayne’ Review: Mariska Hargitay recounts Jayne Mansfield’s legacy and reveals long kept family secrets in feature directorial debut
CANNES — Actress Mariska Hargitay’s documentary “My Mom Jayne,” about her mother, legendary ’50s and ’60s actress Jayne Mansfield, debuted…
Storytelling That Transcends Language Barriers: “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES – Should film rely on spoken language to tell a story? After watching Diego Céspedes’ debut feature film “La…