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.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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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.
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‘Juniper’ Review: Bad Grandma
The New York Times – Film:
Starring Charlotte Rampling, this New Zealand-set drama is a portrait of intergenerational bonding with a heavy dose of cynicism.
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‘A Radiant Girl’ Review: Coming of Age in Paris, 1942
The New York Times – Film:
This Holocaust drama could have easily passed for a blissful teen romance; instead, it’s an awkwardly rendered portrait of a young Jewish woman in denial.
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‘Cinema Sabaya’ Review: Conversations and Compassion in a Small Town in Israel
The New York Times – Film:
Israel’s Oscar entry is a documentary-style chamber piece about a video workshop for Arab and Jewish women whose conclusions feel, well, tired.