Film
To his credit, Mark Cousins does provide some insights into Alfred Hitchcock’s motifs and obsessions, from doors to staircases to creepy, dank interiors crammed with gizmos, gewgaws, and cobwebs.
A reviews of a trio of standout films at this year’s New York Film Festival: Mati Diop’s “Dahomey”, Marta Mateus’ “Fogo do Vento”, and Jem Cohen’s “Little, Big, and Far”.
At the Woodstock Film Festival: the stunning documentary “The Remarkable life of Ibelin” and Mike Leigh’s rich and powerful “Hard Truths”.
“Separated” is a compelling, urgent, and essential examination of an ongoing injustice that every American should see and ponder before going to the polls.
In “Anora,” director Sean Baker brilliantly sustains a hybrid tone, weaving together LOL comedy, sadness, and rage.
Calling out papal bull in the twisty, provocative, and subversive “Conclave”.
Few other films this year will match the absurd satiric heights of director Guy Maddin’s “Rumours”.
“Looking Forward” is constantly vacillating between the things that give you hope and the things that give you despair.”
At The Boston Palestine Film Festival: a recognition of what remains and a restoration of what is lost.
Three fine documentaries at the NYFF: two delved into political matters, the third looked around New York City in 1965.
Visual Art Commentary: Silence Is Complicity — Why Museums Must Use Their Voice to Defend Democracy