Richard Linklater returned to the fest circuit this year with one of his best films, the wonderfully entertaining “Hit Man,”…
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Several films at this year’s festival featured women—real and fictional—who push back against expectations of what women should be while…
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Alexander Payne has been accused of looking down on his characters in films like “Election,” “Citizen Ruth,” and “Nebraska.” I’ve…
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There are several good starting points but little imaginative execution in “Satanic Hispanics,” a generic horror anthology whose title promises…
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Colman Domingo was the center of attention at this year’s festivities. His performances in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Candyman,”…
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There’s an interesting dynamic wherein artists are often fascinated by the lives and processes of other artists. It’s probably both…
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After its splashy debut at Sundance in January led to a pricey acquisition by Netflix, Chloe Domont’s high finance romantic…
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There were several coming-of-age and coming home films at this year’s festival. Both kinds of movies allow a personal story…
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In the hustle and bustle of big narrative premieres, which often showcase major movie stars, documentaries can be easy to…
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Hulu’s “The Other Black Girl” is initially like a fine mystery-thriller, sparingly using popular genre tropes and weaving them with…
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