Reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival. There’s been a shooting at the school. Those might be the worst words a parent can hear. Words too many parents have heard in recent years. Amy Carr (Naomi Watts) hears them while … Continue reading LAKEWOOD
Mike’s cowboyin’ days are behind him. A lot of days are behind him, really, but he has one sizeable favor still hanging out there, and Howard has come to cash in. Howard has a son stuck in Mexico, and the … Continue reading CRY MACHO
Reporting from the Telluride Film Festival. It opens with him in bed. Mark Cousins loves movies. He loves looking at movies, talking about movies, and making movies. He’s one of cinema’s greatest enthusiasts, so to find him turning the camera … Continue reading THE STORY OF LOOKING
Reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival. There were cookbooks before Julia Child penned Mastering the Art of French Cooking with Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck, but not like this. And I’m sure there was someone cooking on camera before Julia made … Continue reading JULIA
Reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival. I want to be alone. So said Greta Garbo, an icon of the screen and one of the more reclusive celebrities of the 20th century. Its pithiness fit her persona like a glove. … Continue reading ALONERS (혼자 사는 사람들)
Reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival. Childhood did a number on Violet Calder (Olivia Munn). There once was a time when she was happy and confident and in control. Now, not so much. Not that she’s incapacitated: Violet’s worked … Continue reading VIOLET
Reporting from the Telluride Film Festival. Cyrano feels like it should work. A musical retelling of Edmond Rostand’s 19th-century play set on the isle of Sicily with comedy, action, and romance. Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Ben Mendelsohn, and Kelvin Harrison … Continue reading CYRANO
Reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival. A young girl’s grandmother has died. So she goes to a cottage in the woods with her mother and father to clean out the house. One day, she, Nelly, wanders into the woods … Continue reading PETITE MAMAN
Reporting from the Telluride Film Festival. There’s a not insignificant part of me that wants to reject King Richard. Here is the story of Venus and Serena Williams—two of the greatest tennis players to ever set foot on the court—filtered through the … Continue reading KING RICHARD
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