Ayo Edebiri Talks “Uncomfortable” Venice Interview
Following an awkward interview moment at this month’s 82nd Venice Film Festival that has gone viral on social…
“Facing Your Pain Is the Best Way to Let It Go”
Shu Qi has spent her career embodying other people’s stories — enigmatic drifters for Hou Hsiao-hsien, comic foils…
Werner Herzog Goes on a Pachyderm Quest
In films like Grizzly Man, Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog has been drawn to…
A Dour, Well-Acted Chinese drama
The weight of the past comes crashing down on a pair of ex-lovers in Chinese director Cai Shangjun’s…
Venice Jury President Alexander Payne Defends Choices Of Winners
Venice Film Festival jury president Alexander Payne stood by its choice of winners, topped by Jim Jarmusch’s the…
Tony Leung & Léa Seydoux Star Alongside Plants
It’s unclear if Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi was inspired by the seminal 1979 Stevie Wonder album, Journey Through…
Director Ildikó Enyedi’s Latest Is Mesmerizing
Beautiful, elusive and peppered with provocative nuggets about the nature of life and our place in it, Hungarian…
Hungarian Director Ildikó Enyedi Premieres ‘Silent Friend’ in Venice
In the Venice premiere “Silent Friend,” Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi observes people trying to communicate with plants —…
Ildikó Enyedi’s Utterly Enchanting New Film
Thirty years ago or so, British arborist Thomas Pakenham had an unlikely bestseller with “Meetings With Remarkable Trees,”…
A Folly That Pulsates With Life
Any film festival worth its salt will program a movie or two that’s more rooted in delirium than…
Oscar Isaac in Julian Schnabel Film
It was a bit surprising when Julian Schnabel, who became famous for art made of broken dishes, turned…
Gus Van Sant Kidnapping Drama Is Limp
“Dead Man’s Wire” was already in production when Luigi Mangione fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December…