Reviews of independent cinema
AUGUST 16, 2019 One of the great ironies of Lulu Wang’s wonderful new film, “The Farewell,” is that the more specific it gets about the intricacies of Chinese family…
MAY 17, 2019 If I told you that there was a new film out there that offers a critique of the rapid changes that developing technology are having on…
MAY 14, 2019 It’s been 13 years since Kenneth Branagh, the foremost film interpreter of Shakespeare in our generation, has actually made a Shakespearean film. (That was 2006’s “As…
APRIL 9, 2019 Let’s lower expectations here. “The Mustang” is a very very good movie, but it’s a very simple movie. Directed by French actress Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, “The…
APRIL 5, 2019 It took 47 years to reach theaters, but the documentary “Amazing Grace” is sheer musical bliss. Originally shot in 1972 at a two-night recording session held…
MARCH 29, 2019 When you call a film a beautiful documentary, certain images immediately come to mind. A butterfly landing on the edge of a leaf, a tiger prowling…
MARCH 11, 2019 As one of the most respected directors working today, Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has done many things incredibly well, but there has been one big challenge…
MARCH 6, 2019 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is an interesting guy. As one of Germany’s leading filmmakers with a highfalutin’ name to boot, you might expect von Donnersmarck to…
FEBRUARY 20, 2019 “Cold War” is the real deal. If you have any doubts, just consider that the fact that director Pawel Pawlikowski knocked out Bradley Cooper’s to take…
DECEMBER 19, 2018 Let’s just get to it — Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” is a stunningly beautiful movie. It’s streaming right now on Netflix, so that if you subscribe to the…
