Thursday, May 31, 2018

Film Comment: Interview with Los Silencios Director Beatriz Seigner



In my first piece for Film Comment, I spoke to Brazilian director Beatriz Seigner about her movie Los Silencios - a supernaturally-tinged drama about a refugee family on the borders between Brazil and Colombia. You can read our chat here.

Friday, May 25, 2018

Paste Magazine: Jean-Luc Godard's Le Livre D'Image (Cannes Review)

I took a whack at writing about Jean-Luc Godard's latest oblique film offering, Le Livre D'Image, for Paste Magazine. I enjoyed it very much. Check out my review here.

Friday, May 18, 2018

Sight & Sound Online: Girls of the Sun (Cannes Review)



As part of my Cannes coverage, I wrote about Eva Husson's film Girls of the Sun - and why it's a well-intentioned but bad example of feminist cinema - for Sight & Sound. Find my review here. 

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Sight & Sound Online: El Angel (Cannes Review)



For Sight & Sound, I wrote a first-look review of Cannes Un Certain Regard film El Angel, directed by Luis Ortega. Hear what I had to say on the website.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Sight & Sound Online: Birds of Passage (Cannes Review)


For my first bit of coverage from this year's Cannes Film Festival, I wrote about Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego's Birds of Passage, a Colombian crime saga set against the indigenous community of the Wayuu people. It opened the Director's Fortnight selection this year. Check out my first look review here.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Little White Lies: Jeune Femme (Review)



For Little White Lies, I reviewed Leonor Serraille's film Jeune Femme and gave it four stars. Check it out here. 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Sight & Sound / Reagan's Bastard Children: The Lost Teen of '80s Indie Film



This month at BFI Southbank, Sight & Sound Magazine has programmed a season called Lost in America: The Other Side of Reagan's 80's. For that season, I wrote about the teenager in American independent films of the decade, including Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue and Martin Bell's iconic doc Streetwise. Read it here.