There’s a version of “The Yellow Tie” that plays like a straightforward biopic: childhood hardship, artistic awakening, the long climb…
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World premiering on February 6, 2026, acclaimed violinist Lara St. John’s documentary “Dear Lara” brought to bear sexual abuse and…
“Toughness doesn’t have to be forceful. It can be gentle.” Siila Watt-Cloutier says this early in the film, and it…
In the 2015 film “Spotlight,” Editor Marty Baron, played by Liev Schreiber, instructs his journalists to show that child sexual…
As my coverage of this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew to a close, I set my sights on…
Beata Parkanová’s “Tiny Lights” (Czech: Světýlka) captures a dissolving family from an unusual perspective—that of a six-year-old girl. Rather than…
Set against the rugged beauty of South Africa’s Cederberg mountains, “Carissa” unfolds as a quiet but urgent meditation on heritage,…
Belgian filmmaker Guillaume Senez has always been fascinated with his protagonists’ personal responsibility amidst family dynamics. From his debut feature…
Kelsey Taylor’s “To Kill A Wolf” reimagines the ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ in a way that feels both unsettling and…
Each morning, Jean (Olunike Adeliyi) wakes up before the sun and takes the long commute from Lawrence Heights to an…