LFF’22: The Dardenne Brothers on the Life-Affirming Friendship in ‘Tori and Lokita’
The Dardenne Brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc discuss moving beyond the label of “unaccompanied immigrant” in their humanist immigration drama, Tori and Lokita.
Film Festivals
BFI LFF: ‘Argentina, 1985’ Dir. Santiago Mitre on Dictatorship to Democracy
Director Santiago Mitre discusses how his fear for democracies worldwide motivated him to dramatise the Trial of the Juntas in the courtroom drama Argentina, 1985.
Riveting ‘Retrograde’ Makes Warfare in Afghanistan Personal
Matthew Heineman’s dizzying documentary, Retrograde, sees the fall of Afghanistan through the eyes of one beleaguered Afghan general.
Punk Rock Documentary ‘Nightclubbing’ Gives Max’s Kansas City Its Due
Danny Garcia’s chaotic, discursive documentary Nightclubbing, argues that Max’s Kansas City, not CBGB’s, was the true font of American punk rock.
‘Land of Gold’ Asks How Do You Raise a Brown Child in Today’s Hostile America?
Talking with Land of Gold director Nardeep Khurmi at Tribeca, he explains how his road trip drama serves as a badly needed “empathy machine” for divided America.
‘Pleistocene Park’ Director Luke Griswold-Tergis on Eight-Year’s with a Pathological Optimist
Pleistocene Park director Luke Griswold-Tergis talks about his eight-year filmmaking journey with a very smart, “batshit crazy” self-taught environmentalist.
Lebanese Director Mounia Akl on Expressing Her Truth with ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’
Lebanese director Mounia Akl talks with PopMatters about the act of resistance in making and participating in art and her feature debut, Costa Brava, Lebanon.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022: Preview
In our preview of Fantasia International Film Festival 2022, we highlight several films that stimulate viewers’ emotional, cultural, and social intellect.
Peter McDowell on His Quest-Become-Documentary ‘Jimmy in Saigon’
Director Peter McDowell’s search for his missing brother led to the creation of Jimmy in Saigon, a documentary that also captures gay life in war-era Vietnam.
Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Goes All in on the Manic Pixie Dream Boy
Cooper Raiff’s romantic comedy about a likeable slacker falling for an older woman, Cha Cha Real Smooth, has a bullying need to be liked.
SFFilm Festival 2022: Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes on Pro-Choice ‘The Janes’
From pro-choice clergy to profit-seeking mafia, The Janes directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes on what they’ve learned about America while researching for this urgent documentary.
SFIFF 2022: ‘Emily the Criminal’ Director on Rejecting the American Dream
Director John Patton Ford discusses his debut feature Emily the Criminal, a critique of American society borne within the death of the American Dream.