Film Festivals
The Front Row
Four Rarities from the TCM Festival
The festival this weekend features classics of wild comedy and bold politics.
The Front Row
“Duvidha,” an Indian Independent Film That Contains Lessons for American Directors
Mani Kaul’s film about a newlywed couple, from 1973, showcases the cinematic freedom that can come from working hands-on with scant means.
The Current Cinema
Economic Ruthlessness on the Open Road in “Nomadland”
In an almost-true story of older Americans living in their vans, Frances McDormand plays a woman who is both free spirit and labor-market refugee.
The Front Row
What to Stream: “Sad Song,” an Audacious French Documentary from the BBC’s Online Film Festival
Louise Narboni’s intricate and painful film re-creates the relationship between a classical-music singer and the young Afghan asylum seeker whom she’s providing a temporary home.
The Front Row
Highlights from the 2019 Maryland Film Festival
The noteworthy features in this year’s festival show less innovation and rely more heavily on the tweaking and reprocessing of familiar forms and themes.
The Front Row
2019 Has Already Been an Exceptional Year in Movies
If the year in cinema were declared over right now, the best films of the year thus far would be worthy to stand alongside the best of any recent entire year.
Richard Brody
Highlights from New York Film Festival’s First Weekend
It’s impossible to see everything in the festival, but here are some that are well worth the trip.
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