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Influential Film Critic Andrew Sarris Passes

June 29, 2012

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IFC Midnight Buys Rights To Provocative Thriller

June 29, 2012

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Oscilloscope To Release SXSW Documentary

June 29, 2012

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Karlovy Vary Film Festival Celebrates Eclectic Lineup

June 29, 2012

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Tribute To Spartacus

June 28, 2012

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Venice-Set French Thriller

June 28, 2012

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Mystical Reality In Louisiana

June 28, 2012

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Turin Honors Ken Loach

June 26, 2012

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George Clooney To Direct Cuban Drama

June 26, 2012

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Panorama Entertainment Acquires Argentine Drama

June 26, 2012

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Krakow Doc Awards

June 22, 2012

Interview with “Franz” Director Agnieszka Holland
By Christopher Llewellyn Reed
August 28, 2026
Polish director Agnieszka Holland first came to my attention with her 1990 masterpiece Europa Europa, about a young Jewish boy during World War II who hides from the Nazis by joining the Hitler Youth, with nobody suspecting his true identity. She has remained on my cinematic radar ever since. Now, with Franz, she crafts a remarkable biographical portrait of one of the 20th century’s most important writers, Franz Kafka, who died of tuberculosis ... >>
“Leviticus” Pairs Heartbreak and Horror
By Hannah Tran
July 4, 2026
Leviticus (Adrian Chiarella, 2026) 4½ out of 5 stars Adrian Chiarella’s feature debut, Leviticus, is many things at once. It’s as much a horrific tale of demonic entities as it is a thorny coming-of-age story, and it does a wonderful job at living in both those registers. Chiarella confidently renders the horror that emerges from denying who you are and who you want. Because above all, Leviticus is a love story, and this is where it truly ... >>
DC/DOX Review: “School for Defectors”
By Christopher Llewellyn Reed
June 22, 2026
School for Defectors (Jeremy Workman, 2026) 5 out of 5 stars After its occupation by Japan from 1910 to 1945, the Korean peninsula was divided between its northern and southern halves, the former under Soviet rule and the latter under the United States. Over the ensuing 5 years, each half pursued different forms of government, until in 1950, Kim Il Sung—leader of North Korea—decided to invade South Korea, beginning a war that would last 3 years ... >>
Tribeca Interview: “Funk” Director Aly Muritiba
By Christopher Llewellyn Reed
June 12, 2026
With Funk, Brazilian director Aly Muritiba (Private Desert) crafts a love letter to “putaria,” the kinky funk music of the favelas surrounding Rio de Janeiro. That genre is unabashedly sexual in its lyrics and themes, often in very explicit fashion. With gleeful abandon, its practitioners—at least as we see them here—rap and sing about all kinds of pleasurable acts, moving their bodies to the rhythm in ways that leave no doubt as to what they’re ... >>
Community Is Important in “Flag Day”
By Patrick Howard
June 12, 2026
Flag Day (Andrew Shea/Melissa Shea, 2026) 4½ out of 5 stars In today’s climate of division and corrupt politicians pitting Americans against Americans, Flag Day, a new documentary directed by Andrew and Melissa Shea (I’ll Be There), reminds us of the pricelessness of being part of a community where people truly care for one another. Set in the small farming town of Three Oaks, Michigan, the movie introduces a wide array of the town’s citizens ... >>

10 Picks for TIFF 2026
September 9, 2026
The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (or ...>>
Five Films to See at DC/DOX 2026
June 10, 2026
DC/DOX is back, now in its 4th year, running June ...>>
Five Films to See at Tribeca 2026
June 2, 2026
Once again, I am headed to the Tribeca Festival, which ...>>
5 Films to See at the 2026 Maryland Film Festival
April 7, 2026
It’s April and the Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) is ...>>
SXSW 2026 XR Experience: “Lacuna” and “Lesbian Simulator”
March 15, 2026
XR Experience Spotlight @ Fairmont It’s ...>>