In this third dispatch, we look at films from Deborah Stratman, a new drama about modern relationships and two top tier character studies with great lead performances.
Theatrical Film Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Sundance 2023 Dispatch Two: Heroic, The Night Logan Woke Up, More
In this second Sundance dispatch, we look at a new Xavier Dolan TV series, a Daisy Ridley-starring workplace drama and a documentary about the datafication of the world around us.
Joshua Reviews Annie Ernaux’s The Super 8 Years [Theatrical Review]
Ernaux's new documentary is a beautiful, haunting meditation on shared memory.
Joshua Reviews Guillermo Del Toro And Mark Gustafson’s Pinocchio [Theatrical Review]
Jumping into the world of animation, Del Toro adapts a legendary children's story into a wartime mediation on humanity that's as gorgeous as it is moving.
Six Films To See At DOC NYC 2022 [Film Festival Preview]
Ranging from an epic documentary on Ennio Morricone to a short about a filmmaker making a stool, these are six films to see at DOC NYC 2022.
Joshua Reviews Guy Maddin’s Tales From The Gimli Hospital (Redux) [Theatrical Review]
Guy Maddin's debut film finally gets a new, 4k restoration and it breathes much needed life into this underrated classic.
NYFF 2022 Dispatch Two: Tolstoy, Anarchism And Hong Sang-soo x 2
In this dispatch, we look at two films from Hong Sang-soo, a film about Swiss watchmakers encountering anarchism and a biopic unlike any seen yet this year.
NYFF 2022 Dispatch One: Currents
In this first dispatch, we look at five films from the Currents selection of NYFF 2022 that are worth hunting down.
Joshua Reviews Martine Syms’ The African Desperate [Theatrical Review]
This debut feature is a biting art world satire driven by a one-of-a-kind lead performance.
Joshua Reviews Mathieu Amalric’s Hold Me Tight [Theatrical Review]
Back in the director's chair, Mathieu Amalric's latest effort features a towering lead performance from Vicky Krieps.
Joshua Reviews Francois Ozon’s Peter Von Kant [Theatrical Review]
Francois Ozon's latest repackages a Fassbinder masterpiece and creates something referential and yet essential in its own way.
Joshua Reviews Owen Kline’s Funny Pages [Theatrical Review]
The newest from A24, this Owen Kline-directed coming of age film is one of the great comedies of 2022.
Joshua Reviews Bianca Stigter’s Three Minutes: A Lengthening [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary looks at the last remaining remnants of a Polish community.
Joshua Reviews Lodge Kerrigan’s Keane [Theatrical Review]
Lodge Kerrigan's 2004 masterpiece gets a new lease on life from Grasshopper Films and a new 4K restoration.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Dispatch Four
We close out our Fantasia 2022 coverage with a look at Lena Dunham's latest, and a couple other late-festival highlights.