The first animated feature out of Portugal, Nuno Beato's My Grandfather's Demons, uses digital and stop-motion animation to tell a story of intergenerational …
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Both Sides of the Blade: Claire Denis explores lies and love
Claire Denis's Silver Bear Winner Both Sides of the Blade explores the lies we tell the people we love (and ourselves). It's screening at the SF Film Festival …
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Quick Thoughts: Violeta Salama’s sensitive Alegría at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.
Violeta Salama’s warm and sensitive feature debut, Alegría, is exactly the kind of film you look for at a Jewish Film Festival: a travelogue and a story of …
Cannes Film Review: Manuela Martelli’s 1976 ratchets up the tension
Manuela Martelli's feature debut, Chile 1976, explores one woman's struggle with misogyny and corruption under Pinochet. The film 1976 screened in the …
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Women at Cannes Ep. 5: Women at Cannes 2022
On today's episode, we look back at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival: both its many institutional failings when it comes to encouraging and promoting diversity and …
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Cannes Review: Naomi Kawase’s Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A
Naomi Kawase's Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A avoids the usual tropes and cliches of sports films, focusing instead on how the athletes …