©Courtesy of MUBI When famous figures are portrayed on film, it is almost always less interesting to follow the full arc of their lives – the rise, fall, and everything in between. It is far more compelling to drop into a brief period or pivotal moment and get a glimpse of who they really are,…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Check out more of Our YouTube Channel Matthew Shcuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age,…
©Courtesy of KIDS Check out more of Our YouTube Channel Watch the Godzilla Minus Zero world premiere Q&A featuring director Takashi Yamazaki and the creative team. This event captures the post-screening discussion from the NYFF, where the filmmakers share insights into the production of the latest entry in the iconic franchise. It offers a rare…
© Schubert, ROW Pictures, Walker+Worm Film & Gerald Kerkletz They say casting is everything. Before Austrian filmmaker Markus Schleinzer sat in the director’s chair, he spent years as a casting director for auteurs like Michael Haneke, helping cast “The Piano Teacher” (2001) and “The White Ribbon” (2009), films full of astonishing performances. That eye for talent hasn’t left him….
©Courtesy of the NYFF Mike Leigh has spent decades proving that catastrophe does not require an explosion. Sometimes, it is simply getting through a seemingly ordinary Tuesday. In the writer-director’s latest project, Tender Loving Care, that modest catastrophe becomes the movie’s entire subject. The filmmaker’s latest dramedy stars Kate O’Flynn in the lead role. She’s…
Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki “Paper Tiger” : Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family. Director : James Gray Producer : Rodrigo Teixeira Screenwriter : James Gray Distributor : NEON Production Co : RT Features, LB Entertainment, AK Production Rating : R (Language and…
©Courtesy of Netflix Eight years ago, Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong gave us “Burning” (2018), a haunting and masterful adaptation of a short story by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Now he is finally back with “Possible Love”, another richly novelistic film inspired by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Dekalog: Ten” (1989). Once again, Lee demonstrates why he belongs among the…
©Courtesy of the NYFF Simmering family trauma, buried resentment and the lasting consequences of violence drive the most intriguing and atmospheric crime dramas. Paper Tiger is one such film that turns those themes into a slow-burning story filled with brooding suspense and emotional tension. Rather than relying on constant action, the feature finds drama in…
©Courtesy of A24 Following that oddly uncomfortable teaser from two weeks ago, A24 released the full trailer for the documentary feature which premiered at Telluride Film Festival, titled “You Can See Everything“. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim co-directed the documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, a defunct health technology company. Holmes was a…
ⓒCourtesy of The New York Film Festival The most influential psychologically intimate films begin with the deceptive familiarity of close relationships. They eventually go on to reveal how grief and memory can gradually destabilize people’s sense of reality. The new drama, Everytime, does just that with its character-driven, observational story. The movie quietly infuses a…
ⓒCourtesy of Neon NEON has showcased the official trailer for Cristian Mungiu‘s anticipated legal drama “Fjord“, featuring Sebastian Stan, a MCU veteran, alongside Renate Reinsve, known from “Backrooms“. The film, which won the top Palme d’Or prize at Cannes, is based on the true story of the Bodnariu family, whose children were taken away against…
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