Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema showcased international films, including The Crossing, Wood and Water, and Introduction, and homegrown talent with The Noise of Engines and The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge.
Directed by Women
Explore films by directors who identify as women.
Rare Naomi Kawase films and more at Japan Society’s “Flash Forward” series
Until next Thursday, Japan Society is virtually screening a series of essential Japanese films across North America. From Suzaku to Wild Berries, these are our picks.
Young Plato Review: great teaching means more than just academics
With Young Plato, Neasa Ní Chianáin continues her cinematic exploration of exceptional Irish teachers and the lives they change.
A Tale of Love and Desire is a sensitive coming-of-ager
In Leyla Bouzid’s A Tale of Love and Desire, things get complicated for eighteen-year-old Ahmed (Sami Outabali) when love and desire become intertwined.
Last of the Right Whales is a beautiful nature doc
Nadine Pequeneza’s The Last of the Right Whales, which premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival, tracks how humans have caused disasters for right whales and are working to save them. A right whale (NARW #3560 aka Snow Cone) plays with her calf, who tries to lay on top of her. A 60-ton right whale […]
Ali & Ava review: Clio Barnard crafts a lovely Bradford-set romance
Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava stars Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook as two kindhearted people with complicated pasts falling in love.