It’s probably not a coincidence that A Haunting in Venice is my favorite of Kenneth Branagh’s three Agatha Christie/Hercule Poirot movies when it was the only one whose book I hadn’t read prior to seeing the film.
Month: September 2023
Local Sightings kicks off 26th annual festival tonight at Northwest Film Forum
Starting tonight, the 26th Local Sightings film festival beings its ten-day run at Northwest Film Forum (and online). The annual film festival …
TIFF 2023: short dispatches from Evil Does Not Exist, Aggro Df1ft, Dicks: the Musical!, and Poolman
Catching up with the rest of the week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2023: short dispatches on The Hit Man, The Holdovers, and Next Goal Wins
Catching up with the rest of the week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2023: short dispatches from the Pigeon Tunnel, Origin, The Burial, and Pain Hustlers
Catching up with the rest of the week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TIFF 2023: dispatches from Toronto including Dream Scenario, Dumb Money, and Monster
Catching up with some premieres from Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival with brief reviews of Dream Scenario, Dumb Money, and Monster.
TIFF 2023: dispatches from Toronto including The Boy and the Heron, Lee, The Beast, and Quiz Lady.
Catching up with some premieres from Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival including brief reviews of The Boy and the Heron, Lee, The Beast, and Quiz Lady.
TIFF 2023: dispatches from Toronto including premieres of Reptile, Woman of the Hour, and the Dead Don’t Hurt.
Catching up with some premieres from Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival including Reptile, Woman of the Hour, and the Dead Don’t Hurt.
Telluride 2023: dispatches from Anatomy of a Fall, Poor Things, and El Conde
For the fourth day of the Telluride Film Festival, we caught screenings of fresh takes on familiar myths in the form of Poor Things, Anatomy of a Fall, and El Conde.
Telluride 2023: dispatches from The Taste of Things, All of Us Strangers, and The Royal Hotel
For the third day of the Telluride Film Festival, we caught screenings of The Royal Hotel, All of Us Strangers, and The Taste of Things.