The luminous, gone-too-soon New Hollywood chameleon Karen Black (1939-2013) makes an absolute feast of what might on paper read like…
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Even though I am not his biggest fan, one thing I admire about Richard Linklater is that he never stays…
Long live the New York auteur! But, where have they all gone? Curiously, Michael Atkinson’s essay, “Whatever Happened to the…
At an “Oh, Canada” post-screening Q&A, Uma Thurman spoke about her nervous anticipation ahead of meeting acclaimed Writer/Director Paul Schrader…
Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), the confrontational, cantankerous and miserable spitfire in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” is so relentlessly combative that many…
Curiosity is considered the real mother of invention–the mother of all knowledge. Everything is driven by that intrigue of exploring…
“The world you’re about to see no longer exists”, quotes director Julia Loktev in her film’s, “My Undesirable Friends: Part…
Much like Critics’ Week (Semaine de la critique) and Director’s Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) in Cannes, the Currents section at…
David Cronenberg loves twins. In “Dead Ringers” (1988), an adaptation of Bari Wood’s novel “Twins” (remade into a 2023 miniseries…
Many international voices remind cinemagoers about legends from the past in many ways. Leos Carax with Jean-Luc Godard. Nuri Bilge…