The latest drama from director Boo Junfeng is a slow burn meditation on capital punishment and one of PIFF 2017's great surprises.
Festivals
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Salome Lamas’ Eldorado XXI [PIFF 2017 Review]
This new entry in the canon of ethnographic documentaries is at once a profound and yet deeply challenging cinematic experience.
Joshua Reviews Angela Schanelec’s The Dreamed Path [PIFF 2017 Review]
The latest film from director Angela Schanelec is a quiet yet profound look at love and loneliness.
Joshua Reviews Eduardo Williams’ The Human Surge [PIFF 2017 Review]
As great a debut as any filmmaker could hope for, Williams' first feature documentary is among the very best non-fiction works of the past handful of years.
Joshua Reviews Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion [PIFF 2017 Review]
Terence Davies returns with what may be his best film to date.
Joshua Reviews Albert Serra’s The Death Of Louis XIV [PIFF 2017 Review]
One of the greatest actors of his generation teams with an stalwart of the art cinema world for one of PIFF 2017's most esoteric works.
Joshua Reviews Mauro Herce’s Dead Slow Ahead [PIFF 2017 Review]
One of this PIFF 2017's best films is also one of documentary cinema's most singular achievements in years.
Scott Reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name [Sundance 2017]
A sexy, rich, beautiful masterpiece.
Scott Nye
Scott Reviews Alexandre Moors’ The Yellow Birds [Sundance 2017]
A jumbled mess of post-Vietnam cliches with some very strong performances.
Scott Reviews Margaret Betts Novitiate [Sundance 2017]
Betts makes a striking narrative feature debut.
Scott Reviews Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal [Sundance 2017]
Mistakes become monstrous in Vigalondo's alcohol drama.
Scott Reviews David Lowery’s A Ghost Story [Sundance 2017]
Possibly a masterpiece; definitely a rich, lovely, moving film.
Scott Reviews François Ozon’s Frantz [Sundance 2017]
Ozon finds commonalities with Lubitsch in his remake.
Scott Reviews Dustin Guy Defa’s Person to Person [Sundance 2017]
Defa's sophomore feature is rich with humanity, humor, and worn-down shops.