https://independent-magazine.org/2022/01/15/the-new-york-jewish-film-festival-jan-12-25/
Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw picks his virtual favorites from the 2022 New York Jewish Film Festival. Selections include documentaries on the history of a film about the Nuremburg Trials, artist Lily Renée Phillips, ehtnomusicologist Moisei Beregovsky, a musical about Bernie Madoff and a short about a bar mitzvah in the middle of an arial bombing.
“Titane” is a body-horror film through and through, but its commentary about sex and family is as central to the film as the gore.
MaryGrace Depp reviews “Last Night in Soho,” directed by Edgar Wright, following how the film gets lost in a tangle of plot holes and twists, leaving you with more questions than answers.
Xinyan Fu reviews “The Six,” a documentary following the mystery of six Chinese survivors of the Titanic, directed by James Cameron.
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews this year’s DOC NYC and reviews Film, The Living Record of Our Memory, Storm Lake and The Art of Making It from the festival.
Katie Powers reviews “FANNY: The Right to Rock,” a documentary of the band, Fanny, following history and a love letter to present-day Fanny.
Gabriela Portugal reviews “Lamb,” A24’s newest film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this past July and debuted in the U.S. on October 8.
In February 2019, Bollywood marked a moment of growth with the release of its first mainstream LGBTQ, comedy-drama “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga” (English: “How I Felt When I Saw That Girl”) since the decriminalization of homosexuality.
Senior Critic Kurt Brokaw picks his top movies and shorts from the 59th New York Film Festival, including Julia Ducournau’s Titane, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car and Rebecca Hall’s Passing as well as two shorts.
Courtney Gardner follows Fiona Dawson’s work on her new episodic series, Now With Fiona, an talks with Dawson about the 50th anniversary of Stonewall and the fight for transgender minors in Arkansas.