Tribeca 2010 Critic’s Choice: “The White Meadows”
The White Meadows (Mohammad Rasoulof. 2009. Iran. 93 min.) “My job has to do with people’s heartaches,” says Rahmat the…
Reviews
Best of the Shorts: Tribeca 2010
At the movies, I want to laugh out loud, clutch my armrest in terror, weep uncontrollably, and be amazed. I’ll…
Taking the Temp of SXSW 2010
The fact that Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker made its US premiere one year ago at SXSW upped the intrigue…
Best of New Directors/New Films 2010: Shorts
Best of 11 Short Films from New Directors/New Films Logorama (H5: François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, and Ludovic Houplain. 2009….
Best of New Directors/New Films: Bill Cunningham New York
Bill Cunningham New York (Richard Press. 2010. USA. 84 min.) “I let the street speak to me.” At 80 and…
Best of New Directors/New Films: Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (Warwick Thornton. 2009. Australia. 101 min.) Jeff Bridges can teach you a sad thing or two about…
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Evening Dress
The Evening Dress (La Robe du soir) (Myriam Aziza. 2009. France. 98 min.) You can count on one hand the…
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Red Chapel
The Red Chapel (Mads Brügger. 2009. Denmark. 87 min.) Repression. Imprisonment. Extermination. North Korea’s shameful secret is its network of…
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Father of My Children
The Father Of My Children (Le père de mes enfants) (Mia Hansen-Love. 2009. France/Germany. 110 min.) For a long, long…