drama
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Son of Saul (Cannes Review)
A deeply dark and devastating experience, Son of Saul is one of the best directorial debuts in years.
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Dheepan
An explosive, shocking, and truly visceral hyper-violent thriller about a delusional anti-hero.
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Heaven Knows What
An honest and discomforting portrait of the heroin subculture found within the streets of New York City.
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I’ll See You In My Dreams
A funny, silky-smooth portrait of a woman acquiescing with death in her twilight.
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Aloft
A mother-son dynamic is explored in this vaguely fantastical but ultimately hole-riddled film.
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Animals
Demonstrates that people can get pretty creative if they’re desperate enough.
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Saint Laurent
A disorienting Yves Saint Laurent biopic that feels like chasing the fashion icon through a maze of mirrors.
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Good Kill
Ethan Hawke plays a morally conflicted drone pilot in this unflinching look at the cost of drone warfare.
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Reality
A strange and multi-layered narrative, you'll either laugh or scratch your head at Quentin Dupieux's latest.
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Mad Max: Fury Road
One of this summer's most hyped films provides satisfying visuals and carnage amongst a familiar and formulaic structure.
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Shira Piven On Kristen Wiig and Portraying Mental Illness With Dignity
With Welcome to Me, director Shira Piven and star Kristen Wiig ride a fine line. It’s a depiction of...
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SFIFF Capsules: ‘Love & Mercy,’ ‘Experimenter,’ ‘7 Chinese Brothers’
A fresh batch of capsule reviews from SFIFF, including 'Love & Mercy,' 'Experimenter,' and '7 Chinese Brothers.'
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Self Made (TJFF Review)
Lost identities become switched when the lives of an Israeli artist and a Palestinian factory worker intersect at...
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Adult Beginners
Tame and derivative, Katz's familial dramedy is nevertheless an easy-breezy watch.
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The Dove Flyer (TJFF Review)
A longer run-time would have better-served this decent drama that uses the historic, real-life exile of 130,000 people...