The sheer audacity of filming on location during the Olympic Games alone makes this indie winner a filmmaking feat.
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
All tagged 2019
'Bombshell' film review: Theron, Robbie power this unsettling sexual harassment exposé
Charlize Theron asserts her place among the great film performances of 2019 in this gripping true story of power dynamics and sexual harassment.
'Ford v Ferrari' film review: V-8 powered American exceptionalism
Perhaps the best pair of performances in a 2019 film and breathtaking race sequences ...brilliantly obscure the fact that this race car docudrama is anemic in plot and conflict.
'Greener Grass' film review: Wickedly sharp, absurd comedy satirizes life in the suburbs
With its color saturation cranked up all the way, this dark comedy takes coveting the banalities of suburban life to a nightmarish, hyperbolic degree.
'Mister America' film review: Heidecker fans: rejoice! Everyone else: pass.
"Wouldn't it be funny if there was a movie about an accused murderer running for district attorney?" No, apparently it would not be funny - submitted as evidence is the toothless, lazy satirical mockumentary.
'Judy' film review: Zellweger's towering turn is worthy the legendary icon
The three-time Academy Award nominee delivers a triumphant, career-best performance as the famed, troubled performer.
'Joker' film review: Haunting, bleak unraveling of an outcast turned iconic maniac
The most terrifying aspect of "Joker" is not that he becomes an iconic supervillain, but the terrifyingly grounded and totally normal bad turns that transform an invisible man into society’s worst nightmare.
'The Sound of Silence' film review: Quirky indie squanders its off-beat premise
Even the intriguing and novel notions of this indie drama make this relatively short film feel long and tedious.
'The Mountain' film review: Goldblum transfixes in a pensive, cold lobotomy drama
This arthouse drama is strongest when it takes in the medieval psychiatric procedure and its staunch evangelist - but quickly loses its focus when it explores other themes and characters.
'Ready or Not' film review: Wickedly fun horror comedy takes aim at the elites
Yes, someone finally made a hide-and-seek movie -- and its simplicity belies the fact that this mystery-thriller is a gleefully evil, sharp and joyfully entertaining ride.
'Cold Case Hammarskjöld' film review: Chilling, gripping & oddly charming trip down a conspiracy rabbit hole
An all-but-forgotten plane crash that killed a United Nations secretary quickly unfolds a vast conspiracy to control the future of Africa in this mystery-documentary.
'Monument' film review: Menace, ambiguity underscore this experimental tone poem
Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, this enigmatic, cryptic and unconventional Polish thriller patiently immerses the audience into an upsetting nightmare.
'Luce' film review: Provocative, incisive family drama indicts expectations & stereotypes
Penetrating and intense, this riveting family drama leverages conflicted self-identity against preconceptions and assumptions.
'Sword of Trust' film review: Marc Maron shines in Civil War "truther" conspiracy comedy
A standout lead performance and fun character dynamics make up for a meandering narrative that ultimately sputters at the end.
'The Lion King' film review: Slavishly devoted remake ... is OK
The supposed live-action remake of a beloved animated classic is a perfectly fine film that is not live action nor is it really a reimagining ... but it's still good.
'Summer Night' film review: Laid-back, nostalgic take on the angst of adulting
Packed with a talented cast of young actors and several interconnected plot threads, the coming-of-age romantic comedy has a lot of moving parts, but it fundamentally captures the essence of youthful heartache, worry and elation.
'Spider-Man: Far From Home' film review: Fun 'Endgame' epilogue & a strong standalone Spidey story
Following up the landmark and game-changing cinematic event that was "Avengers: Endgame" is no enviable task - but everyone’s favorite wall-crawler saves the day.
'The Dead Don't Die' film review: Jarmusch's zombie flick should have stayed dead
The one-sheet poster loudly proclaims this film as having the "greatest zombie cast ever." Technically true - but there’s little “great” about this slog.
SIFF 2019 Interview: 'International Falls' director Amber McGinnis
The director chats about the challenges of filming in the snowbound midwest and finding the perfect balance between funny and sad.
'The Souvenir' film review: Staid in tone, radical in execution & tedious to endure
For better or worse, this British romance is a film that is ... whatever is the polar opposite of exposition-laden storytelling.