Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Festivals

Chasing The Gold (NYFF 2024): ‘Nickel Boys’ Is A Breakthrough In Cinematic Immersion

RaMell Ross' Nickel Boys, which is opening the 62nd edition of New York Film Festival, is bound to be both hailed and remembered as one of the most tremendous films of the year....

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘No Other Land’ is the Year’s Most Vital and Gutting Film

Directors: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel SzorWriters: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel SzorStars: Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal Synopsis: Made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, this documentary shows the...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘It’s Not Me’ is a Dreamy and Personal Essay

Director: Leos CaraxWriter: Leos CaraxStars: Leos Carax, Denis Lavant, Nastya Golubeva Carax Synopsis: A self-portrait of the director and his oeuvre, revisiting in free-form more than 40 years of the author's filmography. One of...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Misericordia’ Finds the Humor In Desire

Director: Alain GuiraudieWriter: Alain GuiraudieStars: Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jacques Develay Synopsis: Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss's funeral, Jérémie's stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor,...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Scénarios’ (and ‘Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario”’), Jean-Luc Godard’s Cinematic Farewell and Warning

Director: Jean-Luc GodardWriter: Jean-Luc GodardStars: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: The story explores genesis and decline through fragmented notes and images, haunted by death. The second part depicts the director completing his farewell work, a...

Movie Review (Fantastic Fest 2024): ‘Ebony and Ivory’ is Non-Stop Hilarity

Director: Jim HoskingWriter: Jim HoskingStars: Sky Elobar, Gil Gex, Carl Solomon Synopsis: Two musical legends gather at a Scottish Cottage on The Mull Of Kintyre for a tense summit to discuss a potential...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Eephus’ is the Best Sports Movie In Years

Director: Carson LundWriter: Michael Basta, Nate Fisher, Carson LundStars: Jason Barbieri, Lou Basta, Cliff Blake Synopsis: Grown men's recreational baseball game stretches to extra innings on their beloved field's final day before demolition....

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Happyend’ is a Clever Examination of Complexity

Director: Neo SoraWriter: Neo SoraStars: Hayato Kurihara, Yukito Hidaka, Yuta Hayashi Synopsis: A near-future Tokyo awaits destruction as the city is rocked by a series of foreshocks that predict a larger, more disastrous...

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