The film’s tone is mournful and moody, folded into a story of coming home and not knowing who you are. When Charley becomes aware of what he has done, he has a great deal of shame and terror about it; he wants to be put down. This inner sadness piles on his lost relationship with his … Read more
Hall H is usually a four-day affair, with friends and family planning on camping out under the tents, but the tents were mostly empty on Saturday. There were no Hall H panels for Sunday. The convention center lobby was crowded on Saturday but not packed. The big winner was Paramount and its Star Trek properties. My … Read more
“The driving force of this movie for me was to capture the anxiety and fears that so many of us experience as we struggle to find our footing in the world, and to express those feelings through my favorite genre, horror,” Miller told RogerEbert.com. “I think the thing that draws people to this genre more … Read more
The Grand Prize for Documentary Short was awarded to Justine Martin for her lovely and observing ode to the bonds of brotherhood, “Oasis,” where twin siblings Raphaël and Rémi are gradually awakening to the challenges of adulthood that may cause them to split off in different directions. Amber Sealey’s 2019 shorts, “How Does it Start,” … Read more
Friday’s lineup also includes “Estelle Presents The LinkUp,” a reggae and dancehall ensemble featuring appearances by Lumidee, Max Glazer, Mr. Killa, Nadine Sutherland, Nina Sky, Rupee, Serani, Wayne Wonder and many others. Multi-hyphenate artist Teyana Taylor will highlight Saturday’s array of acts such as Muni Long, Major., Tink and Jozzy. Rounding out the scheduled artists … Read more
While the 1960s saw a rise in Japanese noir, many of these films—like the popular Nikkatsu noir and Yakuza films—centered on the criminal underworld as it adapted to modern times. Masumura, however, used the genre to expose the crime embedded in what was considered just regular business tactics and found ways to bring these noir … Read more
In the neat, uniquely conceived apocalyptic film”Brutal Heat”—competing in the Proxima section—a solar fragment is hurtling toward earth. No one knows if it’s going to hit the planet or just barely miss. But it is making everything hotter, consequently making everyone more violent, and hornier. To escape his contentious relationship with his dad, the teenage … Read more
KVIFF was also filled with wonderful retrospectives. “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” Peter Weir’s feast of masculine tenderness wrapped in a nautical epic, screened in 35mm. John Cassavetes’ romantic screwball “Minnie and Moskowitz” was also shown. But the major highlight was curator Joseph Fahim’s richly programmed series on mid-century Japanese author … Read more
A MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Bette Howland’s relatively small output, like Larsen’s, made a vital, lasting impact. Her early effort, the 1974 memoir “W-3,” details her experiences as a patient in a Chicago hospital’s psychiatric wing. Finley Peter Dunne, a celebrated Chicago newspaper columnist, won over legions of fans with his creation Martin Dooley, a South … Read more
While the film also doesn’t remake the wheel for these kinds of narratives, the vision is so otherworldly and Mohylová’s physically attuned performance so immersive, that “Restore Point,” an imaginative, propulsive thrill ride, offers well–paced entertainment attached to a subject we all fear. The near-death experience that rocks Etero (Eka Chavleishvili) at the start of … Read more