Oscar nominees Reichert and Bognar return with yet another brilliant rumination on life in the American manufacturing machine.
Theatrical Film Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
NYC’s Metrograph Launches New ‘Shaw Sisters’ Retrospective Highlighting Shaw Brothers Films Directed By Women
This new retrospective runs August 23-September 8
Joshua Reviews Francesco Zippel’s Friedkin Uncut [Theatrical Review]
Friedkin's career gets placed in the spotlight for this flat, thin biodoc.
Joshua Reviews Lucio Castro’s End Of The Century [Theatrical Review]
Castro's debut feature is a quiet, unassuming romantic drama that exceeds all expectations.
Joshua Reviews Roberto Minervini’s What You Gonna Do When The World’s On Fire [Theatrical Review]
Director Roberto Minervini returns with another masterful feature documentary.
Joshua Reviews Mariano Llinas’ La Flor [Theatrical Review]
At roughly 14 hours the film may be daunting, but it's also a masterful deconstruction of genre and storytelling and maybe the best film of the year.
Joshua Reviews Britt Poulton And Dan Madison Savage’s Them That Follow [Theatrical Review]
This new thriller takes viewers into a fundamentalist sect for one of the summer's more haunting, if uneven, dramas.
Joshua Reviews Jacques Rivette’s Joan The Maid [Theatrical Review]
Rivette's long sought after masterpiece finally returns to theaters in a glorious new restoration.
Joshua Reviews Karim Amer And Jehane Noujam’s The Great Hack [Theatrical Review]
Now on Netflix, this new documentary looks keenly at the world of data mining in the social network age, and its political ramifications.
Joshua Reviews Streetwise And Tiny: The Life Of Erin Blackwell [Theatrical Review]
Janus Films begins the theatrical run for these two superlative documentaries this weekend.
Joshua Reviews Louis Garrel’s A Faithful Man [Theatrical Review]
Garrel's sophomore effort is one of the year's most charming, and compelling, romantic dramas.
Joshua Reviews Hideo Nakata’s Sadako [Fantasia International Film Festival 2019]
One of the great horror franchises returns at Fantasia International Film Festival 2019.
Joshua Reviews Benjamin Naishtat’s Rojo [Theatrical Review]
Beloved experimental filmmaker Benjamin Naishtat returns with a captivating new politically-charged crime drama.
Joshua Reviews Lynn Shelton’s Sword Of Trust [Theatrical Review]
Lynn Shelton returns with another charming comedy, led by three ace lead performances.
Joshua Reviews Frank Simon’s The Queen [Theatrical Review]
Back in theaters 51 years after its initial release, this incredible documentary provides an intimate and essential glimpse at one section of queer life in pre-Stonewall NYC.