Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Festivals

Movie Review: ‘The Lie’ is Chilling and Captivating Enough to Recommend

Director: Veena Sud Writers: Veena Sud; Marcus Seibert and Sebastian Ko (based on the film Wir Monster) Stars: Joey King, Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard, Cas Anvar, Patti Kim, Nicholas Lea, Devery Jacobs Synopsis: A father and...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is an Exhausting but Rewarding Documentary

Director: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross Synopsis: Patrons and staff enjoy their last night in a Las Vegas bar that's shutting down. An old man wakes at the bar mid-morning and recites Shakespeare as...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘Undine’ is Too Slippery to Fully Capture the Heart

Director: Christian Petzold Writer: Christian Petzold Stars: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree Synopsis: Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth...

Movie Review (NYFF): ‘French Exit’ is a Melancholic Love Story between Mother and Son

Director: Azazel Jacobs Writer: Patrick Dewitt Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel Di Tomasso, Tracy Letts. Synopsis: 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite, Frances Price, cashes...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘Shirley’ is a Fun New Twist on a Bio-Pic

Director: Josephine Decker Writer: Sarah Gubbins Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman Synopsis: A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young...

Movie Review (NYFF): ‘Time’ is First-Hand Testimony about the Injustice of the American Penal System

Director: Garrett Bradley Synopsis: Fox Rich, entrepreneur, abolitionist, and mother of six boys, has spent the last two decades campaigning for the release of her husband, Rob G. Rich, who is serving a...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘Shadow Country’ is an Affecting Look at a Damaged Community

Director: Bohdan Sláma Writer: Ivan Arsenjev Stars: Magdaléna Borová, Cyril Drozda, Csongor Kassai Synopsis: How to reconcile with killings committed by your own neighbors? How to face growing evil that nobody stands against? What can...

Movie Review (LFF): ‘A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura’ is Another Beautiful Creation from Hirokazu Koreeda

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writer: Sakura Higa Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Jun Fubuki, Shinnosuke Mitsushima Synopsis: Playing a fictional version of herself, actor Kasumi Arimura enjoys a day off in this charming example of Hirokazu Koreeda’s rarely...

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