Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Awards

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘Sisterhood’ is Nothing But Smoke and Mirrors 

Director: Dina DumaWriters: Dina Duma and Martin IvanovStars: Antonija Belazelkoska, Mia Giraud, Marija Jancevska Synopsis: The friendship of two adolescent girls is threatened the moment they have to face the dire repercussions of...

Movie Review (FCEPR 2023): ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’ Continues Nanni Moretti’s Streak of Wearisome Pictures

Director: Nanni MorettiWriters: Francesca Marciano, Nanni Moretti, and Federica PontremoliStars: Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando Synopsis: A movie director struggles with his relationship with his family, and with his latest movie, about...

Movie Review (Middleburg 2023): ‘American Symphony’ Explores Traveling Through Pain Together

Director: Matthew HeinemanStars: Jon Batiste, Suleika Jaouad Synopsis: Explores a year in the life of musician Jon Batiste. Jon Batiste is someone that a general audience would know as the bandleader of The Late...

Movie Review (Middleburg 2023): ‘American Fiction’ is a Perfect Balance

Director: Cord JeffersonWriters: Cord Jefferson and Percival EverettStars: Jeffrey Wright, Skyler Wright, John Ales Synopsis: A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write...

Movie Review (Middleburg Film Festival): ‘The Holdovers’ Humanizes Our Flaws

Director: Alexander PayneWriter: David HemingsonStars: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa Synopsis: A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a...

Movie Review (Middleburg Film Festival): ‘Zone of Interest’ Shows the True Evil of Apathy

Director: Jonathan GlazerWriters: Martin Amis and Jonathan GlazerStars: Sandra Huller, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam Synopsis: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their...

Movie Review (NYFF 2023): ‘Ferrari’ Plays Like a Well-Oiled Machine

Director: Michael MannWriters: Troy Kennedy Martin and Brock YatesStars: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley Synopsis: Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur...

Middleburg Film Festival 2023 Preview

I am happy to be returning to the Middleburg Film Festival (October 19-22) in Virginia. As in past years, I will review a handful of movies I will see there, most of...

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