Film Festivals

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Horror
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Horror

From demonic possessions to haunted polaroids, from motherhood to neocolonialism, the HollyShorts horror section has a taste of it all.

New York Asian Film Festival 2023: MOUNTAIN ONION, NOMAD (DIRECTOR’S CUT), MOUNTAIN WOMAN

In this report from NYAFF, Lee Jutton takes a look at Mountain Onion, Nomad and Mountain Woman!

New York Asian Film Festival 2023: BEAR MAN, KITTY THE KILLER & I LOVE YOU, BEKSMAN
New York Asian Film Festival 2023: BEAR MAN, KITTY THE KILLER & I LOVE YOU, BEKSMAN

In her latest report from The New York Asian Film Festival, Lee Jutton reviews Bear Man, Kitty the Killer and I Love You, Beksman!

New York Asian Film Festival 2023: GAGA, #MANHOLE & GLORIOUS ASHES
New York Asian Film Festival 2023: GAGA, #MANHOLE & GLORIOUS ASHES

The NY Asian Film Festival provides movie lovers in the tri-state area with a great opportunity to see films across a wide range of genres.

Cannes 2023: ALL TO PLAY FAR & MARGUERITE’s THEOREM
Cannes 2023: ALL TO PLAY FAR & MARGUERITE’S THEOREM

Wilson Kwong dives into two films that are interesting examples of dramatic French cinema with clear commercial appeal. 

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: FRESH KILLS
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: FRESH KILLS

Fresh Kills is a uniquely compelling piece of work in the pantheon of gangster movies, grounded by powerful performances and a stellar directorial debut.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED

While Minted presents intrigue in both the product and the artists behind them, it struggles to become a cohesive unity of art and information.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: OUR SON
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: OUR SON

A cathartically devastating film, Our Son reaches deep into the wells of emotion.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE

The Space Race captures the journey of space flight though the unrelenting spirit and resilience of the black community.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: ONE NIGHT WITH ADELA

In our latest review from the Tribeca Film Festival, One Night with Adela may be a bumpy ride, but it’s a wild one.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE LINE
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE LINE

The Line is a well-oiled stress machine with its depiction of this pervasive, casually cruel facet of college life.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: COMMON GROUND
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: COMMON GROUND

Common Ground is deeply impactful, becoming the vital eye opening documentary it needs to be.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING

Making a good double feature, Payton McCarty-Simas reviews He Went That Way and Dead Girls Dancing!

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: BUCKY F*CKING DENT
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: BUCKY F**CKING DENT

Fantastical yet relatable, Bucky Fucking Dent is a moving debut by David Duchovny.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: SUITABLE FLESH and KIM'S VIDEO
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: SUITABLE FLESH and KIM’S VIDEO

From Tribeca Film Festival Payton McCarty-Simas pairs two films, one an ode to midnight movies past, with another paean to movie obsessives.