Joshua Reviews Yann Gonzalez’s Knife + Heart [Theatrical Review]
byGonzalez’s latest effort is a gorgeous and thrilling slasher picture unlike any seen in ages.
Theatrical Film Reviews
Joshua Reviews Miles Lagoze’s Combat Obscura [Theatrical Review]
byThis haunting, first-hand account of life on the front lines is a briskly paced, intriguingly shapeless rumination on the fog of war.
Joshua Reviews Jia Zhangke’s Ash Is Purest White [Theatrical Review]
byDirector Jia Zhangke returns with one of his most ambitious works to date.
Joshua Reviews Franco Rosso’s Babylon [Theatrical Review]
byThe first film from distributor Seventy-Seven Films, Babylon is making its US theatrical debut 39 years after it’s controversial Cannes debut in 1980.
Joshua Reviews Suzannah Herbert And Lauren Belfer’s Wrestle [Theatrical Review]
byLooking at a talented young high school wrestling team from Huntsville, Alabama, Wrestle is a beautiful and briskly paced look at race and class in small-town America.
Joshua Reviews Claire Simon’s The Competition [Theatrical Review]
byFrom Claire Simon comes this engrossing look at one of the world’s most prestigious film schools.
Joshua Reviews Ciro Guerra And Cristina Gallego’s Birds Of Passage [Theatrical Review]
byGuerra teams up with long-time collaborator Cristina Gallego to craft a captivating follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent.
Joshua Reviews Hong Sang-soo’s Hotel By The River [Theatrical Review]
byHong Sang-soo returns with his latest, and maybe greatest, film to date.
Joshua Reviews Michael Palmieri And Donal Mosher’s The Gospel Of Eureka [Theatrical Review]
byThis brisk, propulsive documentary looks at two different sides of life in small-town America, blurring the line between one’s faith and organized religion.
Joshua Reviews Laura Bispuri’s Daughter Of Mine [Theatrical Review]
byComing a year after its debut at the Berlinale, Laura Bispuri’s second feature film is a gorgeous and profoundly moving look at a pair of mother/daughter relationships.
Joshua Reviews Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s The Wild Pear Tree [Theatrical Review]
byCeylan returns with a powerful, potently political coming of age tale that’s epic in length but packs an equally powerful emotional punch.
Joshua Reviews Nicolas Pesce’s Piercing [Theatrical Review]
byLed by three ace performances, Pesce’s sophomore effort is a gorgeous, if thin, giallo-influenced thriller.
Joshua Reviews Jean-Luc Godard’s The Image Book [Theatrical Review]
byThe latest from iconic director Jean-Luc Godard sees the legendary filmmaker taking on revolutionary ideas through revolutionary means.
Joshua Reviews Marcelo Martinessi’s The Heiresses [Theatrical Review]
byMarcelo Martinessi’s debut film is a quiet, human portrait of connection in the face of a grand existential crisis in modern-day Paraguay.
Joshua Reviews Franz Osten’s Shiraz: A Romance Of India
byThis legendary 1928 Indian silent epic is hitting theaters in a gorgeous new restoration thanks to upstart distribution company Juno Films.
Joshua Reviews Astra Taylor’s What Is Democracy [Theatrical Review]
byTaylor returns with this deeply compelling essay film about the roots and current state of democratic politics.