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“RUN TERRY RUN”
by admin|4 weeks ago|Next Best Picture
THE STORY – A behind-the-scenes look at Canadian icon Terry Fox’s legendary 1980 Marathon of Hope. THE CAST – Terry Fox, Darrell Fox, Doug Alward, Leslie Scrivener, Darryl Sittler, & Bill Vigars THE TEAM – Sean Menard (Director) THE RUNNING TIME –...
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‘The Man I Love’ Review: Ira Sachs’s Icy Portrait of an Actor Dying of AIDS in ’80s New York
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Rami Malek’s performance feels like a bag of tics, lending many scenes a frustrating artificiality. The post ‘The Man I Love’ Review: Ira Sachs’s Icy Portrait of an Actor Dying of AIDS in ’80s New York appeared first on Slant...
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‘A Man of His Time’ Review: Emmanuel Marre’s Banal Exploration of the Banality of Evil
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
The script is at least meticulous in its historical detail and has valid satiric points to make. The post ‘A Man of His Time’ Review: Emmanuel Marre’s Banal Exploration of the Banality of Evil appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Family Drama About Underestimating Others
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
The film, alive to the melancholy of passing time, finds truths in the mundane aspects of life. The post ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Family Drama About Underestimating Others appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘The Day She Returns’ Review: Hong Sang-soo Mines Truths from a Facade of Honesty
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
As ever with Hong, his gaze remains patient, empathetic, yet unsparing. The post ‘The Day She Returns’ Review: Hong Sang-soo Mines Truths from a Facade of Honesty appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Venice Review: The Echo Chamber Creates Terrific Chemisty for Luca Marinelli and Alicia Vikander
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
“My own destruction might be exactly what I want.” – Leo Italian cinema maestro Bernardo Bertolucci died in 2018, leaving behind one unfinished screenplay. For his fourth feature, burgeoning Italian writer-director Andrea Pallaoro was given the keys to that coveted,...
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‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Kikuchi Rinko Grounds Antic Portrait of a Widow’s Grief
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
Cross-cultural details add some depth and texture to an otherwise generic narrative. The post ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ Review: Kikuchi Rinko Grounds Antic Portrait of a Widow’s Grief appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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‘Beware Boiúna’ Review: A Rip-Roaring Creature Feature with Teeth (and a Conscience)
by admin|4 weeks ago|Slant Magazine
The film is surprisingly attuned to the rhythms of its Amazon setting. The post ‘Beware Boiúna’ Review: A Rip-Roaring Creature Feature with Teeth (and a Conscience) appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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TIFF Review: The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs Is an Elegiac Portrait of an Indigenous Peruvian Artist
by admin|4 weeks ago|The Film Stage
Seventy-five year-old Indigenous Peruvian artist Sara Flores came to fame late in life, as she acknowledges in The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs. Yet her art and activism resonate with force and conviction in this elegiac portrait by Èlia Gasull Balada...
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DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I’VE BEEN
by admin|4 weeks ago|Hammer to Nail
(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been movie review from the...
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