Olivier Assayas

IRMA VEP Criterion Review Olivier Assayas' International Breakthrough, Remastered
IRMA VEP Criterion Review: Olivier Assayas’ International Breakthrough, Remastered

A detailed review of Olivier Assayas 1996 film Irma Vep the Criterion edition that includes audio, video, and special features.

WASP NETWORK: All Dressed UP With Nowhere To Go
WASP NETWORK: All Dressed UP With Nowhere To Go

This slick spy story has too many tricks up its sleeve, leading more to confusion than thrills.

NYFF 2019: MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, WASP NETWORK, and AMERICAN TRIAL: THE ERIC GARNER STORY
NYFF 2019: MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, WASP NETWORK, & AMERICAN TRIAL: THE ERIC GARNER STORY

In our latest report from the New York Film Festival, we cover Motherless Brooklyn, Wasp Network and American Trial: The Eric Garner Story.

London Film Festival 2019, Days 6-7: Under the Radar Gems and Disappointments
London Film Festival 2019, Days 6-7: Under The Radar Gems & Disappointments

More reviews from LFF 2019, including the directorial debuts Babyteeth and Calm with Horses, as well as Olivier Assayas’ Wasp Network.

NON-FICTION: Assayas’ Delightful Palate Cleanser
NON-FICTION: Assayas’ Delightful Palate Cleanser

Even if Non-Fiction doesn’t end up being a revelatory film in Assayas’ catalogue, it’s never uncompelling.

Alliance Française French Film Festival 2019: NON-FICTION
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2019 Review: NON-FICTION

Alex Lines reports back from Alliance Française French Film Festival 2019 where he saw Olivier Assayas’ Non-Fiction – an increasingly rare type of drama.

Film Fest 919 Part 3: WILDLIFE, NON-FICTION & THE SISTERS BROTHERS
Film Fest 919 Report 3: WILDLIFE, NON-FICTION & THE SISTERS BROTHERS

In his final Film Fest 919 recap, Josh Martin delves into Jake Gyllenhaal’s latest, a challenging take on the Western and the most delightful film of the festival.

London Film Festival 2018, Report 4: Haunted Dresses and Horrors of the Past
London Film Festival 2018, Report 4: Haunted Dresses & Horrors Of The Past

Our latest report from LFF includes a nice mix of crowd pleasers in-waiting, anticipated auteur efforts, and a slew of arthouse discoveries.

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Report Part 1: Wildfires & Those Burning Desires

In our first full report from Toronto International Film Festival 2018, we are serving reviews of WILDLIFE, BURNING, and more!

Adventures in Austin: A Love Letter From SXSW
Shawn’s SXSW Diary – Sunday: Everything’s Gravy

On Sunday, Shawn Glinis attended Barry Jenkins’ keynote speech, a conversation between Richard Linklater and french auteur Olivier Assayas and saw several films.

PERSONAL SHOPPER: A Techno-Gothic Puzzle That Demands Your Attention
PERSONAL SHOPPER: A Techno-Gothic Puzzle That Demands Your Attention

Personal Shopper is the rare film that is unclassifiable in terms of genre, refusing to neatly fit in to the preconceptions of a horror film, as well as lacking a distinctive explanatory reading.

PERSONAL SHOPPER Trailer
PERSONAL SHOPPER Trailer

Personal Shopper stars Kristen Stewart as a young woman caught up in the grief and intrigue of her twin’s death.

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA: Too Clever For Its Own Good

We all know that mainstream Hollywood loves making movies about show business. Heck, there was an article on this very website recently that outlined the Academy’s obsession with rewarding movies that either celebrate or send-up the showbiz lifestyle. Clouds of Sils Maria is a very different take on that same subject.

Clouds of SIls Maria
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA trailer

WAIT! Wait. I know you see Kristen Stewart but please give this movie a chance.