Not so tender mercies: Guiraudie delivers ‘Misericordia’
Jérémie is suspected of any number of possibly catastrophic actions. We will ponder and wonder and try to figure him out…
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Berg lights a candle: ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’
There are so many memorable moments in the short life of musician Jeff Buckley that filmmaker Amy J. Berg could easily have gotten lost in an endless highlight
Read MoreIn ‘East of Wall,’ filmmaker Beecroft builds a remarkable docufiction world
Shortly following its world premiere in January, first-time feature filmmaker Kate Beecroft’s “East of Wall” won the NEXT section’s audience award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. A persuasive blend of nonfiction and fiction...
Read MoreCregger brandishes considerable ‘Weapons’
The wildly talented and ambitious Zach Cregger drags us back to the basement in “Weapons,” one of the year’s most satisfying and enjoyable films of any genre.
Read MoreBrooks locks up the complexities of commitment in ‘Oh, Hi!’
Director Sophie Brooks […] understands the border that separates the most ridiculous expression of bad ideas from the pathos that accompanies rejection.
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