France

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING: Get Ready To Inhale A Cloud Of Surreal Cinema
SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING: Get Ready To Inhale A Cloud Of Surreal Cinema

For those with a nihilistic sensibility, there will be solace in the nothingness that comes from Smoking Causes Coughing.

New York Asian Film Festival 2023: GAGA, #MANHOLE & GLORIOUS ASHES
New York Asian Film Festival 2023: GAGA, #MANHOLE & GLORIOUS ASHES

The NY Asian Film Festival provides movie lovers in the tri-state area with a great opportunity to see films across a wide range of genres.

Cannes 2023: ALL TO PLAY FAR & MARGUERITE’s THEOREM
Cannes 2023: ALL TO PLAY FAR & MARGUERITE’S THEOREM

Wilson Kwong dives into two films that are interesting examples of dramatic French cinema with clear commercial appeal. 

HUMAN FLOWER OF FLESH: Breathe Me In "The Travail of the Water"
HUMAN FLOWER OF FLESH: Breathe Me In “The Travail of the Water”

Human Flowers of Flesh is just as enticing for anyone who has or hasn’t seen Beau Travail.

REVOIR PARIS: Healing After Horror
REVOIR PARIS: Healing After Horror

Revoir Paris is not an easy film to watch, but the emotional journey is a gratifying one.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: HE WENT THAT WAY & DEAD GIRLS DANCING

Making a good double feature, Payton McCarty-Simas reviews He Went That Way and Dead Girls Dancing!

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: APOLONIA, APOLONIA
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: APOLONIA, APOLONIA

What results is an engrossing, often painful, always warm portrait of the challenges of wanting to make art in a world hostile to the prospect.

SCARLET: Once Upon A Dream
SCARLET: Once Upon A Dream

A timeless coming-of-age tale told beautifully by Marcello and his collaborators, Scarlet is a cinematic treat for the eyes, the ears, and the heart.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: ALL TO PLAY FOR
Cannes Film Festival 2023: ALL TO PLAY FOR

Delphine Deloget’s social-realist French drama, “All to Play For,” also known as “Nothing to Lose,” premiered at Cannes in 2023.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: L'ABBÉ PIERRE
Cannes Film Festival 2023: L’ABBÉ PIERRE

L’abbe Pierre stuns with incredible, reflective artistry, designing a an exquisite stage Benjamin Lavernhe dominates from start to finish.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: INSHALLAH A BOY
Cannes Film Festival 2023: INSHALLAH A BOY

With its gorgeous cinematography and an incredible performance from Mouna Hawa, Inshallah A Boy proves that freedom is in the fight.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: THE OTHER LAURENS
Cannes Film Festival 2023: THE OTHER LAURENS

Claude Schmitz’s The Other Laurens may not be the most intense thriller at times, its slow-burn mystery will prove itself alluring and transfixing.

THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH: The Agony Of The Unsolved
THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH: The Agony Of The Unsolved

While the lack of resolution is disappointing for the audience it doesn’t make The Night of the 12th any less powerful.

Cannes Film Festival 2023: VINCENT MUST DIE
Cannes Film Festival 2023: VINCENT MUST DIE

There are many reads you could take from Vincent Must Die and how its theme speaks to you will be your own experience.

THE FIVE DEVILS: A Spell for the Senses
THE FIVE DEVILS: A Spell for the Senses

Weird, romantic, and undeniably powerful in spite of its imperfections, The Five Devils is a film that deserves your attention.