Joachim Trier

Sundance Film Festival 2022: FRESH And THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Sundance Film Festival 2022: FRESH And THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

In our latest report from Sundance Film Festival 2022, Wilson Kwong reviews Fresh and Worst Person in the World – both films demanding attention.

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Trailer
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Trailer

A young woman battles indecisiveness as she traverses the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path.

NYFF 2021 THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
NYFF 2021: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

You’ll definitely laugh, and you might cry, too; whatever the case may be, you’re guaranteed to be moved by Trier’s empathetic storytelling.

THELMA: The Horror – And The Power – Of Finding Yourself

Thelma is an otherworldly take on the coming-of-age film, telling the story of a girl starting college and discovering herself in the process.

Heartland Film Festival Report #3
Heartland Film Festival Report #3

In her final report, Emily recalls more films from the Heartland Film Festival, including Thelma, Dolores, Liyana and more.

Adelaide Film Festival: Week 2 Report
Adelaide Film Festival: Week 2 Report

In the final week at Adelaide Film Festival, Alex Lines recalls some of the films he saw, including documentaries & inspired foreign dramas.

BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL Week 4: The Year's Best Movies?
BFI London Film Festival Week 4: The Year’s Best Movies?

We report from BFI London Film Festivals with reviews of The Party, Loving Vincent, Brawl on Cell Block 99 and many more.

NYFF 55 Centerpiece: WONDERSTRUCK
NYFF 2017: A Foreign Tale Of Reality & Fiction

Stephanie Archer discusses three foreign films from this year’s NYFF that examine realities shattered and the consequences that follow.

Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Report Part 2: The Sacrifices You Make...
Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Report Part 2: The Sacrifices You Make…

Tomas Trussow documents his third day of Toronto International Film Festival, in which he saw 5 films, from sci-fi to down-to-earth drama.

LOUDER THAN BOMBS: More Than Just Another "Privileged White-Guy Problems" Movie
LOUDER THAN BOMBS: More Than Just Another “Privileged White-Guy Problems” Movie

Is it possible for a contemporary America drama dealing with grief not be referred to using the “post-9/11” prefix? Louder Than Bombs charts the emotional complexities of a middle-class New York family as a retrospective article about their deceased war photographer mother/wife is published in the New York Times, resurfacing their most base fragilities. There is nothing in the film that remotely refers back to that harrowing event in American history, yet for many audiences it’s embedded in the subtext – New Yorkers who are confused how to react after this unexpected turbulent event in their lives.

Louder Than Bombs
LOUDER THAN BOMBS Trailer

If you haven’t seen Norwegian writer/director Joachim Trier’s previous films, Reprise and Oslo, August 31st, then clear your plans for the evening, track down these films, and settle in for some feels. They’re two of the most empathetic films of recent years, applying complex emotional landscapes to potentially unlikable young men. In doing so, Trier and co-writer Eskil Vogt capture just how vulnerable we are to life’s blows and remind us that people deserve more compassion than we often mete out.