Dale Bell’s “Woodstock”
Dale Bell’s Woodstock (Rare Bird Books, 2019) is a day-by-day, event-by-event diary by Bell, the associate producer, and 22 other…
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.
20th Annual Tribeca Festival June 9-20
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews the 2021Tribeca Festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary. He spotlights the Warner Bros. musical In the Heights and Michèle Stephenson’s Stateless, two movies tied to the Dominican Republic in two very different ways. He also reviews Coded, Ryan White’s short documentary about J. C. Leyendecker, and The Queen of Basketball, Ben Proudfoot’s documentary on basketball pioneer, Lusia Harris-Stewart.
Questlove debuts Harlem’s Summer of Soul
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews Summer of Soul, a documentary on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that brought together some of the best performers of Jazz, Soul, Gospel, and Funk.
New Directors/New Films, April 28 – May 8
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw picks three new films and one short that reflects a half century of the New Directors/New Films festival from MOMA and Films at Lincoln Center.
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, March 4-14
Spring is busting out all over New York City, with cinemas scheduled to open March 5 (25% capacity, 50-seat maximum)….
The New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 13-26, 2021
Sure, it was sorely disappointing not to view the 24 narrative dramas, documentaries and shorts up on the big screens…
New Directors/New Films 2020 (Dec. 9-20)
Do you remember the last movie you saw in a real theater, up on a big screen? Our memories grow…
DOC NYC Film Festival Nov. 11-19 – Critic’s Choices
Consider for a moment what’s been recently showing in two very different movie-going Americas. On Oct. 30 The New York…
New York Film Festival – Critic’s Choices
2020 New York Film Festival – For the first time in its 58 year history, Manhattan’s NYFF wasn’t shown in its Lincoln Center home. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw watched it all online, reviewing his favorite narrative dramas, documentary features, and outstanding shorts.