Driven by two star making lead performances, Being 17 is a genuine surprise from two of French cinema's great artists.
Theatrical Film Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Remi Chaye’s Long Way North [Theatrical Review]
This debut animated feature is a gorgeous, picture book-like adventure film.
Joshua Reviews Elite Zexer’s Sand Storm [Theatrical Review]
Zexer's debut feature is one of the year's great looks at the power dynamics within families and generations in a traditional Israeli village.
Joshua Reviews Rosemary Myers’ Girl Asleep [Theatrical Review]
This new Aussie import is a delightful, if twee, coming of age comedy.
Joshua Reviews Robert Cannan And Ross Adam’s The Lovers And The Despot [Theatrical Review]
Can a too-nuts-to-be-true story elevate a straight forward, talking head documentary?
Joshua Reviews Steve Mims’ Starving The Beast [Theatrical Review]
What this new documentary lacks in style it makes up for in insight into one of the major issue plaguing modern education.
Joshua Reviews Marcin Wrona’s Demon [Theatrical Review]
Marcin Wrona's final film is a haunting possession thriller that's heavy on mood and atmosphere.
Joshua Reviews Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson [Theatrical Review]
This new documentary is not only a groundbreaking achievement in non-fiction filmmaking, but it has a date with The Criterion Collection very soon.
Joshua Reviews Robert Greene’s Kate Plays Christine [Theatrical Review]
The newest film from director Robert Greene takes a look into not only the life of a woman whose life ended in an infamous way, but also the creative process of one actress trying to slip into her proverbial shoes.
Joshua Reviews Maiwenn’s My King [Theatrical Review]
From one of world cinema's most polarizing figures comes a great, if uneven, melodrama with a pair of superb performances.
Joshua Reviews Kurt Vincent’s The Lost Arcade [Theatrical Review]
Despite it's niche subject matter, the world of arcade gaming, Vincent crafts one of the year's most poignant looks at gentrification.
Joshua Reviews John Waters’ Multiple Maniacs [Theatrical Review]
John Waters' second feature, with a Criterion Collection release pending, gets a new restoration from Janus. And it's just as startling a film today as it was nearly 50 years ago.
Joshua Reviews Clement Cogitore’s Neither Heaven Nor Earth [Theatrical Review]
As far as debut films go, 2016 will be hard pressed to give us a more interesting one than Clement Cogitore's haunting thriller.
Joshua Reviews Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens [Theatrical Review]
Susan Seidelman's masterpiece is newly restored thanks to Shout Factory and starts a one week run at Metrograph this Friday.
Joshua Reviews Bingham Bryant And Kyle Molzan’s For The Plasma [Theatrical Review]
One of the year's more obtuse indie films is also one of its most beautiful.