Film Festival

Fantastic performances aren't enough for the overtly engineered characterizations in Thomas Vinterberg's 'The Commune'.

One of 2016's most anticipated TV events lives up to the promise of its talented cast and crew.

Rafi Pitts' film 'Soy Nero' attempts to reveal something new by recycling the old, but it doesn't work.

Yang Chao's 'Crosscurrent' doesn't get the art of subtle suggestion

The highly anticipated new Kiyoshi Kurosawa film is detached, lethargic, and predictable.

A pile of mush made up of boring quirks and unsubtle metaphors that adds up to pure, wasteful nonsense.

The latest from Jeff Nichols, 'Midnight Special', disappoints bit time with a surprisingly forgettable film.

'The Unity of All Things' epitomizes the notion of something being an acquired taste.

'The Eagle Huntress' is a beautifully shot and uplifting documentary about a subject you never thought you’d care about.

An unapologetic portrayal of an anything-goes college girl looking for escape, but it's predictable and lacks depth.

Despite all of its blemishes, 'The Birth of a Nation' remains undeniably powerful.

'Spa Night's' specificity and uniqueness among US cinema don't change how emotionally inert it feels.

With a strong ensemble cast, there’s enough humor found in 'Joshy' to forgive its missteps.

A doc on Richard Linklater has great respect for the filmmaker, but it doesn’t bring a wealth of new information to the table.