‘Lucky Lu’ Is a Hushed Ode to One Immigrant’s Determination
"Papa doesn't look like Papa," says young Yaya when she sees her father, Lu, for the first time since arriving...
TIFF Review: Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Lost Bus’ Is a Nerve-Shredding Thriller
The wind is the first thing you notice throughout Paul Greengrass' latest true-life thriller, The Lost Bus. As it wafts...
Oscars 2026: Have We Met Our Next Best Actress Winner Already?
This Labor Day weekend, I attended my first Telluride Film Festival, and, by the festival's end, I felt like Megan,...
TIFF Review: Ben Proudfoot’s ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ Highlights a Nation Preserving Its History
Unspooled film is set on fire in the first images of Ben Proudfoot's powerful documentary feature, The Eyes of Ghana....
TIFF Review: ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Closes Its Walls in on Rose Byrne
When running water collapses the ceiling of Linda's apartment at the beginning of Mary Bronstein's anxiety-inducing drama, If I Had...
Shorts Exclusive: ‘The Mourning Of’ Drops Trailer
As fall festival season begins to wind down, it's time to consider turning our attention to some short films that...
‘Twinless’: O Brother, Where Art My Other Half?
"I can't control this mixture of anger and hurt," a character says in James Sweeney's dark and darkly funny sophomore...
‘Ballad of a Small Player’: An Emotionally Bare Colin Farrell Ups the Ante
"Fuck." That is is the first line delivered by a weary, hungover, and anxious Colin Farrell at the beginning of...
‘Hamnet’: The Ferocious Love of a Mother Cannot Be Erased By Monumental Loss
The first time that we see Jessie Buckley's Agnes in Chloé Zhao's stunning Hamnet, she is laying under the safety...
Neon Debuts Trailer for ‘The Secret Agent’ Ahead of Fall Festivals
Do we have a stealth Best Actor contender on our hands? Neon just debuted the first trailer for Kleber Mendonça...
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