Kent Jones follows his feature directorial debut Diane with Late Fame. Stylistically, it is a departure from that quiet and powerful film. Jones explores what it means to be an artist in this accomplished and more accessible indie that dissects the downtown NYC art scene. Willem Dafoe is excellent as a long-forgotten poet, who suddenly finds […]
Obsession
Watching Obsession has to be the best medicine for unrequited love. Curry Barker’s horror movie is by turns unsettling and terrifying. A film about longing and desperation radiating this level of danger from start to finish is something I don’t think I have witnessed before. Inde Navarrette is phenomenal committing herself 100% to the role. We […]
I Love Boosters
Boots Riley once again proves himself to be a true original with the hilarious, surrealist satire I LOVE BOOSTERS, the Opening Night Film of the 2026 Seattle International Film Festival. Colors burst onto the screen as soon as the film starts. The maximalist visual aesthetic highlights the extremities of the political system it criticizes. Keke […]
Iván & Hadoum
Ian de la Rosa’s feature directorial debut Iván & Hadoum is a tender love story set against the beauty of the coastal city of Almería in Andalusia. Iván (Silver Chicón), a greenhouse manager anxiously awaiting a long-overdue promotion, and Hadoum (Herminia Loh), a recently hired Spanish-Moroccan worker, start having feelings for one another, but conflicts […]
Happy Birthday
Sarah Goher’s Happy Birthday might very well be the best underseen film from the past year. It follows 8-year-old Toha over the course of a single day in Cairo and puts on full display the class divide and elitism that exist in Egypt and in much of the world. Doha Ramadan is mesmerizing in the […]
Burn
Burn is a film about marginalized youth in Japan, centered on the lives of its two main characters, Ju-Ju (Nana Mori) and Mitsuba (Aoi Yamada). Makoto Nagahisa takes a hyper-stylized approach, employing slow motion, freeze frame, animation, and intertitles. Consequently, the film will likely resonate more with those who prefer aesthetic experimentation over a conventional […]
52nd Seattle International Film Festival Opening Night
Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters opens 2026 Seattle International Film Festival today. The festival will be in session until the May 17 Closing Night screening of Olivia Wilde’s The Invite. Other highlights of their extensive lineup are: SILENT FRIEND, Ildikó EnyediIF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME, Walter Thompson-HernándezOBSESSION, Curry BarkerI WANT YOUR SEX, Gregg […]
2026 Cannes Classics lineup
New restorations that will be screened as part of Cannes Classics 2026 include: Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro The Devils, Ken Russell Sanshiro Sugata, Akira Kurosawa – includes a previously lost 12-minute sequence Moonlighting, Jerzy Skolimowski Farewell My Concubine, Chen Kaige L’Innocente, Luchino Visconti Two Women, Vittorio De Sica Machine-Gun Kelly, Roger Corman The Stranger, […]
Cannes 2026 late additions
Cannes Film Festival has announced these late additions to its 2026 lineup: PAPER TIGER, James Gray, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles TellerVICTORIAN PSYCHO, Zachary Wigon, Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Ruth Wilson, Jason IsaacsTHE END OF IT, Maria Martinez Bayona, Rebecca Hall, Gael García Bernal, Noomi RapaceMARIAGE AU GOÛT D’ORANGE, Christophe Honoré, Vincent Lacoste, Paul Kircher, […]
2026 Tribeca Festival features lineup
Tribeca Festival, which will take place June 3-14, has announced another impressive lineup for 2026. It is the festival’s 25th anniversary. These are some of the 118 features they will showcase: THE LAST DAY, Rachel Rose, Alicia Vikander, Wagner MouraTHE ACCOMPANIST, Zach Woods, Aubrey Plaza, Susan SarandonONLY WHAT WE CARRY, Jamie Adams, Sofia Boutella, Charlotte […]