dance

LOVE IN TAIPEI: A Pleasant But Predictable YA Adaptation
LOVE IN TAIPEI: A Pleasant But Predictable YA Adaptation

Sweet if innocuous entertainment, Love in Taipei is pleasant but predictable.

Queerly Ever After #52: FIVE DANCES (2013)
Queerly Ever After #52: FIVE DANCES (2013)

In the latest installment of Queerly Ever After, we take a look at 2013’s Five Dances, a film about two men who find love in a dance studio.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A New and Visually Striking Adaptation
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A New and Visually Striking Adaptation

Director Jacqui Morris tries to escape the staleness of adaptating of A Christmas Carol by presenting the story as a modern dance dreamscape.

AVIVA: An Experimental Experience in Love
AVIVA: An Experimental Experience in Love

Boaz Yakin’s Aviva is an experience not just in the crafting of relationships, but what goes on behind the scenes.

EMA: Finding Liberation In Flame And Reggaeton Dance
EMA: Finding Liberation In Flame & Reggaeton Dance

Ema is not like any other film that has come out this year so far. Its celebration of female agency is like a fever dream — indescribable and euphoric.

"Nobody can dictate to you what you should be" Interview With Levan Akin and Levan Gelbakhiani, And Then We Danced
“Nobody Can Dictate To You What You Should Be” Interview With Levan Akin & Levan Gelbakhiani Of AND THEN WE DANCED

We sat down with director Levan Akin and star Levan Gelbakhiani of And Then We Danced and talked about dance, directing intimacy on screen, and more.

AND THEN WE DANCED: A Rare Act Of Defiance
AND THEN WE DANCED: A Rare Act Of Defiance

For a movie like And Then We Danced, so steeped in the traditional culture of Georgian dance, to embrace its taboo subject matter is defiance, artistically rendered.

TIFF 2019: Pablo Larraín's Rapturous Dance Melodrama EMA
TIFF 2019: Pablo Larraín’s Rapturous Dance Melodrama EMA

Pablo Larraín’s Ema is certainly the most unpredictable, wild, and unconventional study of a frayed woman at this year’s TIFF.

CODA & LOW: Two Epic Short Films
CODA & LOW: A Pair Of Epic Short Films

Coda and Low are two short films that indicate why the rise of short films on streaming platforms is fortuitous. They deserve to be seen.

Tribeca Film Festival 2019: SUBLIME, THE QUIET ONE, LIL' BUCK: REAL SWAN and RED, WHITE AND WASTED
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Documentary Report #2

In her second Tribeca documentary report, Stephanie Archer reviews Red, White & Wasted, Lil’ Buck: Real Swan, The Quiet One, and Sublime.

Tribeca Film Festival Short Films SWEATER & 99, Interview with Writer/Director/Star Nick Borenstein
Tribeca 2019 Shorts: Interview With SWEATER & 99 Writer/Director/Star Nick Borenstein

We sat down with Nick Borenstein, writer, director and star of shorts Sweater and 99, both featured in the N.O.W. section at Tribeca Film Festival.

SWING KIDS: Tap-Dancing Jazzes Up POW Story
SWING KIDS: Tap-Dancing Jazzes Up POW Story

The tension between musical and war drama at times overwhelms the picture – but god, even when it’s a failure, Swing Kids is entertaining as hell.

IF THE DANCER DANCES: A Fan Tribute To Merce Cunningham
IF THE DANCER DANCES: A Fan Tribute To Merce Cunningham

While it feels a bit unfinished and undercooked, If The Dancer Dances is a great start in unpacking everything that Merce Cunningham represented.

GLORIA BELL: Julianne Moore Delivers A Dazzling Performance

While Gloria Bell might be almost a carbon copy of 2013’s Gloria, the film demonstrates how much Sebastián Lelio has evolved as a director over the past six years.

THE WHITE CROW: This Is No Black Swan
THE WHITE CROW: This Is No Black Swan

The White Crow boasts an excellent lead performance from Oleg Ivenko, but the central character remains cold and distant throughout.