The New York Times – Film:
This emotionally probing, if occasionally unfocused, drama explores the dynamics among an egocentric mother and her three daughters.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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‘The Five Devils’ Review: The Scent of the Past
The New York Times – Film:
Part queer love story, part supernatural psychodrama, the uncanny second feature by Léa Mysius follows a young girl with a magical sense of smell.
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‘Rimini’ Review: Just an Austrian Gigolo
The New York Times – Film:
The director Ulrich Seidl’s unsettling drama tracks the exploitative behaviors of an aging lounge singer, his fans and family members.
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‘Rodeo’ Review: The Good, the Bad and the Kids on Motorbikes
The New York Times – Film:
This naturalistic drama from France follows a young woman as she immerses herself in the underground world of urban motorbiking — it’s a seductive thrill-ride that falters as a character study.
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‘Unicorn Wars’ Review: Teddy Bears in Battle
The New York Times – Film:
The contrast between this animated film’s grim subject matter and its bubbly animation style is a big part of what makes it so creepy, our critic writes.
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Twenty Years Later, ‘Irreversible’ Still Shocks
The New York Times – Film:
A look back at Gaspar Noé’s brutal told-in-reverse drama, which has been rereleased in a “Straight Cut” version.
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France’s Fault Lines Are Exposed in an American Film Showcase
The New York Times – Film:
The selections in Rendez-Vous With French Cinema at Lincoln Center explore hard truths about the nation in the years since the 2015 terrorist attacks.
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Film Artists Reflect on the Movies that Left a Mark
The New York Times – Film:
For a retrospective series at the Berlin International Film Festival, directors and actors selected formative coming-of-age movies. Their choices show links between the cinematic past and present.