The first of four films released theatrically this year from director Abel Ferrara, Pasolini is a deeply moving look at a legendary film revolutionary.
Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Panorama Europe Returns; 2019 Edition Runs May 3-19
Festival features 17 films spanning the entirety of Europe, over half of which are directed by women.
Joshua Reviews James Ivory’s Quartet [Theatrical Review]
The Isabelle Adjani-starring Merchant Ivory masterpiece returns to theaters in a glorious new 4K restoration.
Scott Reviews Olivier Assayas’s Non-Fiction [Theatrical Review]
Non-Fiction is one of the best films of the year, a portrait of our contemporary struggles without coming to a conclusion about How We Live Now.
Scott Nye
Scott Reviews Luigi Bazzoni’s The Fifth Cord [Arrow Blu-ray Review]
An extraordinary giallo film gets a stellar transfer and a so-so bundle of supplements
Trevor Reviews Abbas Kiarostami’s 24 Frames [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]
While the premise underlying Kiarostami's 24 Frames may look strange on paper -- in this, his final film, he animates 24 still images and presents them one-by-one -- the result is a surprisingly rich work that explores...
Trevor Berrett
Joshua Reviews Nia DaCosta’s Little Woods [Theatrical Review]
This debut from director Nia DaCosta takes a top tier performance from star Tessa Thompson and adds it to an assured first feature.
Joshua Reviews Hong Sang-soo’s Grass [Theatrical Review]
Hong Sang-soo returns with his 22nd film, a masterpiece that turns a simple, almost theater-like premise into an ambulatory rumination on life and death.
Joshua Reviews Alex Ross Perry’s Her Smell [Theatrical Review]
One of the year's best films sees director Alex Ross Perry team with Queen Of Earth star Elisabeth Moss for a haunting punk rock epic.
Joshua Reviews Emma Tammi’s The Wind [Theatrical Review]
This horror-western marks the feature debut of director Emma Tammi, and is a haunting, if thin, look at isolation.
Joshua Reviews Sydney Pollack’s Amazing Grace [Theatrical Review]
This long-anticipated concert documentary is a transcendent document of an artist at the absolute height of her powers.
Joshua Reviews Qiu Sheng’s Suburban Birds [Theatrical Review]
This debut feature comes hot off an award-filled festival run, and more than lives up to the hype.
Scott Reviews Henri-George Clouzot’s La verite [Criterion Blu-ray Review]
A stellar film with a stupendous transfer and a decent set of supplements.
Joshua Reviews Kent Jones’ Diane [Theatrical Review]
Kent Jones' narrative feature debut is an accomplished, moving slice of life drama and one of the year's great debuts.
Joshua Reviews Yann Gonzalez’s Knife + Heart [Theatrical Review]
Gonzalez's latest effort is a gorgeous and thrilling slasher picture unlike any seen in ages.