Rosamund Pike plays Marie Curie who introduced the world to radium, an element that did "not behave as it should." Neither did she.
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Film Review: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Psychomagic, A Healing Art’
The cult director makes his first documentary about a healing technique he invented over 50 years ago.
Read More »Q&A with ‘Palm Springs’ Creators, and Star Andy Samberg
The guy and the gal are caught in an infinite time loop, as in Groundhog Day, and the guy is being hunted by a crazy killer. But don’t worry. It’s really funny.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Sometimes, Always, Never’ – Bill Nighy & Sam Riley
Sometimes, Always, Never, staring Bill Nighy and Sam Riley, is one of those thoughtful, intelligent movie that are becoming harder and harder to find.
Read More »Film Review: ‘Driven’ is an Exercise in Frustration
Comedy thriller starts out strong but stumbles over its schizophrenic story arcs.
Read More »Film Review: The Blood Runs Red in ‘The Dinner Party’
Although it's unnecessarily lengthy and suffers from an overabundance of dialogue, Doleac's film provides some thrills and interesting twists.
Read More »Movie Review: Tribeca Film Festival/Hot Docs Winner ‘499’
In '499' Rodrigo Reyes suggests that Mexico's murderous history of Spanish colonialism influences contemporary drug-cartel kidnappings and killings.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Reviews: ’12 Hour Shift,’ ‘Call Your Mother’
'12 Hour Shift' and 'Call Your Mother,' both directed by women, represent the comedic side of the festival.
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Winner: ‘Asia’
Rich emotional textures about the boundaries in our relationships as we learn to love are breathtaking.
Read More »2020 Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Jacinta’
Love bonds powerfully between a mother and child. However, love’s ties can morph into curses. And if the mother can’t heal from past wounds that spawned an addictive nature, that love endangers all under its power. Director Jessica Earnshaw’s documentary Jacinta explores the issues of heroin addition, generational emotional trauma, …
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