NYFF Critic’s Choice – “A Separation”
The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, is viewing the entire main slate of the 49th New York Film Festival,…
Kurt Brokaw
Kurt Brokaw joined The Independent in 2010 as Senior Film Critic, covering New York’s six major film festivals and reviewing individual features and shorts of merit. He was Associate Teaching Professor at The New School for 33 years, and has taught courses on film noir, early lesbian fiction and Jewish-themed cinema at The 92nd Street Y for 15 years. His memoir, The Paperback Guy, was published in 2020.
Governments Behaving Badly
Oranges and Sunshine (Jim Loach. 2011. England/Australia. 105 min.) Just when you figured England had more than enough social and…
Summer Doc Reviews: Caves, Cowboys and Coke
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Werner Herzog. 2010. France/Canada/USA/UK/Germany. 90 min.) It’s inevitable when you walk into a Werner Herzog film…
Tribeca 2011: Critic’s Choice – Shorts
Below are the Critic’s Choice short picks. For a fest overview and the features, click here. Critic’s Choice – Tribeca…
Tribeca 2011: Critic’s Choice – Features
A Decade In the Life of the Tribeca Film Festival If you want eight million New Yorkers and millions of…
New Directors/New Films 2011 – Critic’s Choice
For the second consecutive year, The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, has screened the entire lineup of New Directors/New…
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema – Critic’s Choice
Potiche (François Ozon. 2010. France. 103 min.) Fit and trim in her tailored jogging suit, 69-year-old Catherine Deneuve sprints through…
Leader of Red Sheep
Red Shirley, Lou Reed’s 28-minute homage to his 101-year-old cousin, Shirley Novick, had its New York premiere January 15th, as…
Reviews: Jarecki’s “All Good Things” and Hickenlooper’s “Casino Jack”
All Good Things (Andrew Jarecki. 2010. USA. 132 min.) Casino Jack (George Hickenlooper. 2010. USA. 108 min.) As a dramatic…