The newest film from Andrzej Wajda is a superb new historical drama currently playing this year's Portland International Film Festival.
Festivals
Joshua Brunsting
David Reviews Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s Television [PIFF 2014 Review]
Proof that it is possible to find warmth, compassion and humor in a story about fundamentalist zeal and religious intolerance after all.
David Blakeslee
Joshua Reviews Bill Plympton’s Cheatin’ [PIFF 2014 Review]
Beloved animator Bill Plympton is back with one of his most charming, and surreal, features to date.
Joshua Reviews Roger Mitchell’s Le Week-End [PIFF 2014 Review]
New film from director Roger Mitchell is one of his best in years.
Joshua Reviews Jafar Panahi And Kambozia Partovi’s Closed Curtain [PIFF 2014 Review]
Jafar Panahi returns with yet another look at art under oppression.
David Reviews Sherief Elkatsha’s Cairo Drive and Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez’s Manakamana [PIFF 2014 Review]
A pair of cinematic slow rides through the cram-packed avenues and alleys of Egypt's capitol and the spacious majesty of the Nepalese Himalayas.
Joshua Reviews Fernando Cortizo’s The Apostle [PIFF 2014 Review]
New film is one of the most original animated films in quite some time.
Joshua Reviews Jeff Reichert And Farihah Zaman’s Remote Area Medical [PIFF 2014 Review]
Documentary takes a look at a non-profit organization truly trying to help change the world.
David Reviews Wladyslaw Pasikowski’s Aftermath [PIFF 2014 Review]
A riveting and highly controversial Polish film is poised to challenge our assumptions about what happened in that nation's murky, war-torn past.
Scott Reviews Sébastien Betbeder’s 2 Autumns, 3 Winters [PIFF 2014 Review]
Coincidence and catastrophe collide in Betbeder's intimate epic.
Scott Nye
Joshua Reviews Ramon Zurcher’s The Strange Little Cat [PIFF 2014 Review]
There are truly few films quite like this stayed and unforgettable dry comedy.
Joshua Reviews Barmak Akram’s Wajma: An Afghan Love Story [PIFF 2014 Review]
Director Barmak Akram's new film is yet another look into modern day relationships in the Middle East.
Joshua Reviews Stéphane Aubier And Vincent Patar’s Ernest And Celestine [PIFF 2014 Review]
French animated gem is a truly original take on a timeless theme.
The 37th Annual Portland International Film Festival: Line-Up And Highlights
The Portland International Film Festival kicks off this week. Let's run down the entire list of films and pick out the ones you can't miss!
Ryan Gallagher
Sean Reviews Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color [NYFF 2013]
Abdellatif Kechiche's new film may be over-hyped, but to me it's just right.
Sean Hutchinson