‘French Exit’ Maddens By Being So Damn Good (NYFF58)
Making a film about shiftless Manhattanites who have to sell off all their
October 12, 2020
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‘Nomadland’ is an Oscar-worthy Examination of the American Soul (NYFF58)
Director Chloe Zhao is proving to be one of the great chroniclers of the
October 5, 2020
‘MLK/FBI’ Poses Complex Questions Without Easy Answers (NYFF58)
Can we judge a man’s character through the eyes of his enemies? How do we
September 20, 2020
The Ecstasy of Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’ (NYFF58)
“How are they still awake?” I asked as I came to the end of Steve McQueen’s
September 18, 2020
‘Madchen in Uniform’ and the Subversive Nature of Love
One of the most remarkable aspects of Leontine Sagan’s Madchen in Uniform
July 24, 2020
‘Paracelsus’ Exposes the Tension Between Subversion and Propaganda
To understand a society, watch its films. Germany during the rise of the
June 18, 2020
‘Shirley,’ or: Why Men Should Be Afraid
Josephine Decker’s gorgeous new film Shirley opens with Rose (Odessa Young)
June 14, 2020
The Time To Do Better Is Now
In 2016, not long before Trump’s election, film criticism had a proto-MeToo
June 9, 2020