Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Awards

Chasing The Gold (NYFF 2024): The Cinematography of ‘The Brutalist’ Breaks All The Rules in the Best Way

Around midway through Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, celebrating its U.S. Premiere in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival, László (Adrien Brody) and Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce)...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Nickel Boys’ is a Daring, Moving Masterpiece 

Director: RaMell RossWriters: RaMell Ross, Joslyn BarnesStars: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs Synopsis: Elwood Curtis' college dreams are shattered when he's sentenced to Nickel Academy, a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Caught by the Tides’ Manages to Achieve Originality With Familiar Material

Director: Jia ZhangkeWriters: Jia Zhangke and Jiahuan WanStars: Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin Synopsis: In early 2000s China, Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin share a passionate but fragile love. When Guao Bin disappears to...

Chasing The Gold: Interview with Josh Margolin, Writer/Director of ‘Thelma’

When I wrote my original Chasing the Gold piece about why June Squibb should be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, I did it for the love of the performance and...

Interview (Femme Filmmakers Fest): Johanna and Jonathan Gustin of ‘Dicks That I Like’

At this year’s Femme Filmmakers Fest, Zita Short had the chance to speak with director Johanna Gustin and director of photography Jonathan Gustin about their short film Dicks That I Like (2024).  Zita...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Blitz’ is a Frightening War Film All About Juxtaposition

Director: Steve McQueenWriter: Steve McQueenStars: Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine Synopsis: Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II. Steve McQueen’s...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Takes a Twisted Turn Through Trauma

Director: Rungano NyoniWriter: Rungano NyoniStars: Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Esther Singini Synopsis: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings...

Chasing the Gold (NYFF 2024): ‘Happyend’ Reveals The Difference Between Cold Surveillance & Warm Cinema

Stepping into Neo Sora’s Happyend, one might expect something much closer to a sci-fi film with a dystopian hook. And in many ways, the film, celebrating its U.S. premiere in the Main...

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