This Somali Minnesotan is making his first international feature film
This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. A Somali Minnesotan filmmaker is boosting authentic…
Scarlet turns Shakespeare into an animated fantasy epic
Well, I was wrong, and I did manage to make it to one last day at the Toronto…
From ‘Orwell 2+2=5’ to ‘Frankenstein’: TIFF’s Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning
In other words, the film forces us—beautifully, uncomfortably—to face what we’d rather deny: that a writer, equal parts…
Carmen Maura Stars in Moroccan Domestic Drama
“Calle Malaga” opens with title cards explaining to the audience the history of Tangier’s Spanish population: How, as…
Sam Nivola Stars in a Generic Teen Movie Throwback
In the new comedy “Driver’s Ed,” Sam Nivola (of “White Lotus” incest fame) plays a lovesick high school senior, Jeremy, who…
Stan Douglas | 4Columns
Stan Douglas Aruna D’Souza The specters of history and photography haunt thirty-two works in the artist’s first US…
Movies Are Meeting the Moment but Distributors Are Scared of Palestine
The following article is an excerpt from the new edition of “In Review by David Ehrlich,” a biweekly…
The Movies That Influenced the Tim Robinson Comedy
“Friendship” has turned out to be a surprise mini-breakout for A24. That the Tim Robinson-led film has its…
Brian Cox Directs Scottish Drama
If you would like to spend time watching Alan Cumming traipse around the Scottish Highlands, I would recommend…
Stillz Teams with Harmony Korine’s Edglrd
Harmony Korine‘s digital IP-focused tech and filmmaking studio EDGLRD, until now, has yielded two features, both directed by…
‘A Life Illuminated’ Review: Documentary About Bioluminescence
Dr. Edith “Edie” Widder isn’t exactly comfortable in front of the camera, preferring to offer plain-spoken voiceover instead…
We Out Here and the power of community radio
In times gone by, people would listen to the radio on the way to a festival. Nowadays, many…