Tag Archives: New York Film Festival
All is Lost (J.C. Chandor, 2013) (New York Film Festival review)
At the time of writing, the Wikipedia page for All is Lost has a section that reads nothing more than “A man is lost at sea and struggles to survive.” The only amendment I would make is adding that he wakes up to water rushing into the interior because of a collision with a shipping […]
NYFF Critics Academy, #3
Here is my third piece, focusing on Last Time I Saw Macao and Like Someone In Love, another strong effort by one of the truly brilliant directors working today. Recent viewings include the good-but-not-great No, the difficult but stunning Leviathan, and the strong Zemeckis vehicle Flight. Outside of NYFF, I caught Silver Linings Playbook today […]
Second Critics Academy piece, more NYFF films
My second piece as a member of the NYFF Critics Academy has now been published over at Criticwire. If that piece does not make it clear enough, Amour is a masterpiece, a film that I have not gotten out of my head since seeing it on Friday morning. I also caught Not Fade Away, which […]
A few quick updates
As you may know, I’m working with Film Society of Lincoln Center and Indiewire to cover the New York Film Festival this year, hence the lack of content lately. But don’t fear, my first piece from NYFF will be going live sometime today or tomorrow, and I’ll post the link when it does. But what […]
Forrest In Focus: Critical Film Reviews 