Allan Deberton’s Queer Charmer From Brazil
The Brazilian film “Gugu’s World” starts quite literally true to its title by showing the audience its lead…
Heavy Metal Gods Take a Bow
The studded leather stage garb, the ear-splitting falsetto and thrashing guitars of a bunch of heavy metal gods…
Warwick Thornton’s Indigenous Australian Western
An experienced cinematographer before he turned to directing, Warwick Thornton has a feel for the Central Australian desert…
A Beguiling Mountain Retreat of a Movie
There are no luxuries and only the most essential comforts on offer at the remote Alpine refuge where…
Charli XCX Supports Ukraine Amid ‘The Moment’ Partier’s Russia Ties
As Charli xcx‘s The Moment makes its festival rounds, the pop star’s pivot to acting has resulted in…
Amanda Seyfried on Women Showing Up to Theaters for Housemaid, Ann Lee
Amanda Seyfried had a busy end to 2025, with musical drama “The Testament of Ann Lee” and erotic…
‘Sunny Dancer’ Review: Bella Ramsey Coming-of-Age Story
Despite being a film about childhood cancer, “Sunny Dancer” makes a point not to show its audience any…
Isabelle Huppert in Vampire Camp
If you ever looked at the ageless face of Isabelle Huppert onscreen — the alabaster skin, the enigmatic…
Juliette Binoche in a Strong Dementia Drama
Lance Hammer was the toast of the town in 2008 with his hard-hitting, Mississippi-set coming-of-age drama “Ballast.” The…
Art and Exile Collide in Lyrical Quebecois Drama
Art and exile mesh together in fascinating ways in Nina Roza, the accomplished new feature from Quebecois writer-director…
A Chronicle of Burgeoning Nigerian Filmmakers
Another week, another cacophony of discourse about whether AI-generated filmmaking is actually creativity, and whether creative people can…
A Deeply Moving Reflection on Immigrant Identity
The immigrant experience is most often discussed, and most easily understood, as one of an entire person’s movement…