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Written by: FFT Webmaster | February 21st, 2012

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New York Film Festival Review: In Bleak but Beautiful “Nomadland,” America Dreams of Better Times

After first playing at Telluride, Toronto and Venice, Nomadland is now currently part of the New York Film Festival‘s Main Slate. That festival runs until October 11. The film is currently slated for a December 4 release from Searchlight Pictures. Nomadland (Chloé Zhao, 2020) 4 out of 4 stars. With her two previous features, The […]

Film Review: “The Artist’s Wife” Is a Heartfelt Story and an Engaging Experience

The Artist’s Wife (Tom Dolby, 2020) 3½ out of 4 stars. The Artist’s Wife tells the story of Claire Smythson, the wife of famous and renowned painter Richard Smythson, as she witnesses her husband’s descent into dementia. All the while, she contemplates if it’s too late to create a breakout work of art under her […]

Film Review: Lovely “Bird Island” Showcases a Haven of Gentle Souls

Bird Island (“L’Île aux oiseaux”) (Sergio Da Costa/Maya Kosa, 2019) 3½ out of 4 stars. Though classified as a work of nonfiction, Bird Island (or “L’Île aux oiseaux”), from Swiss directors Sergio Da Costa and Maya Kosa (Rio Corgo), immediately strikes the viewer as anything but that, its scenes seemingly staged and the 4:3 aspect […]

Series Review: “Les sauvages” Offers Strong Mix of Entertainment and Polemic

Les sauvages (Sabri Louatah/Rebecca Zlotowski, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. The French have long held that their national identity revolves around culture and language, and that the adoption of both, and assimilation to the customs and practices of each, leads to acceptance, no matter one’s place of origin. Though the term “melting pot,” long […]

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