Beloved French film director Philippe Garrel returns with a gorgeous, if infuriatingly flat, romance drama.
Theatrical Film Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Pedro Almodovar’s The Human Voice [NYFF 2020]
Legendary director Almodovar returns not with a feature but a stylish short that's much more than its seemingly dismissable runtime.
Joshua Reviews Steve McQueen’s Mangrove [NYFF 2020]
Continuing Steve McQueen's Small Axe series is this two hour-plus courtroom drama, an incredible, almost revolutionary spin on the classic genre.
Joshua Reviews Frederick Wiseman’s City Hall [NYFF 2020]
Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman heads down to Boston for a look at local government and in turn makes one of 2020's most important American documentaries.
Joshua Reviews Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland [NYFF 2020]
Chloe Zhao returns to the director's chair for an incisive and tender look at life during the fall of the American capitalist machine.
Joshua Reviews Matias Pineiro’s Isabella [NYFF 2020]
Pineiro's latest is another entrancing riff on the works of William Shakespeare, this time with a touch of emotionally shattering color theory thrown in for good measure.
Joshua Reviews Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI [NYFF 2020]
This new Sam Pollard-directed documentary shines a light on the relationship between the FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr., and particularly the former's attempt to bring down the latter.
Joshua Reviews Song Fang’s The Calming [NYFF 2020]
The Calming is the latest film from director Song Fang and is a quiet, patient look into the way we interact with and experience the places we call home.
Joshua Reviews Sean Durkin’s The Nest [Theatrical Review]
Martha Marcy May Marlene director Sean Durkin returns for his sophomore feature, a gorgeous, if thin, family drama starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon.
Joshua Reviews Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock [NYFF 2020]
Director Steve McQueen opens NYFF 2020 with the first selection from his forthcoming five film series, Small Axe, the incredible and impressionistic Lovers Rock.
Joshua Reviews Justine Triet’s Sibyl [Theatrical Review]
The latest from director Justine Triet is a darkly comic psychodrama that's as gorgeously made as it is strangely captivating.
Joshua Reviews Hubert Sauper’s Epicentro [Theatrical Review]
Oscar-nominated Hubert Sauper returns with one of the year's best documentaries.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2020: Dispatch Two
The second of our dispatches from Fantasia 2020 takes a look at films ranging from a new Julia Fox-starring drama to a look into the life and times of actor-turned-professional wrestler David Arquette.
Joshua Reviews Reiner Holzemer’s Martin Margiela: In His Own Words [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary tracks the career of one of fashion's greatest creators.
Joshua Reviews Amy Seimetz’s She Dies Tomorrow [Theatrical Review]
Seimetz's first feature since 2013's Sun Don't Shine, She Dies Tomorrow is one of 2020's best films, and a hauntingly reflective look at a world destined to kill us all.
Joshua Reviews Matias Mariani’s Shine Your Eyes [Theatrical Review]
This new drama takes us onto the streets of Sao Paulo for a tale of a missing person and the web of lies he's left for his brother.
