Friday, May 9, 2025

Awards

Movie Review: ‘Plastic’ Captures Transient Nostalgia

Director: Daisuke MiyazakiWriter: Daisuke MiyazakiStars: Sumire Ashina, Takuma Fujie, Kyôko Koizumi Synopsis: Teenagers Jun and Ibuki set out to find the psychedelic rock band Exne Kedy. Daisuke Miyazaki’s Plastic (2023) is one in a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ is Too Safe and Not Quite Cinematic

Directors: R.J. Cutler, David FurnishStars: Elton John Synopsis: It showcases a never-before-seen concert footage of him over the past 50 years, as well as hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Dahomey’ Gives Looted African Art an Identity and a Voice

Director: Mati DiopWriter: Mati Diop Synopsis: The journey of 26 plundered royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey exhibited in Paris, now being returned to Benin, a French-speaking West African nation. If a short...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Grand Tour’ Magically Inspires

Director: Miguel GomesWriter: Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana RicardoStars: Gonçalo Waddington, Crista Alfaiate, Claudio de la Silva Synopsis: Edward, civil servant, flees fiancee Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917....

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘The Friend’ Extends Its Familiarity Far With Charm and Humor

Directors: Scott McGehee, David SiegelWriter: Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Sigrid NunezStars: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Constance Wu Synopsis: Follows a story of love, friendship, grief and healing, about a writer who adopts a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘The Room Next Door’ is More Loquacious Than Expressionistic

Director: Pedro AlmodóvarWriter: Pedro Almodóvar, Sigrid NunezStars: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro Synopsis: Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Hard Truths’ Examines The Essential Nature of Empathy

Director: Mike LeighWriter: Mike LeighStars: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bryony Miller, Sophia Brown Synopsis: Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses. While watching Mike Leigh’s latest film, social...

Chasing The Gold: June Squibb of ‘Thelma’ For Best Actress

I want to put one name in your head when you think of Best Actress, June Squibb. I've wanted to work her into one of my columns since I saw Thelma a...

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