Opening with a spectacular shot of a massive tree falling in the woods (shot from the perspective of the tree) in the late 1800s and spanning decades into the twentieth century, Train Dreams was one of the major premieres to emerge from this year’s Sundance. Ahead of its theatrical release, it plays next week as a special presentation by the Seattle Film Critics Society.
Category: Festivals
Movie Festivals around the world
Rose Byrne is a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
It’s a facile comparison given the involvement of a Safdie brother on the production team, but If I Had Legs I’d Kick You very much has the feeling of Uncut Gems for motherhood
Orcas Island Film Festival reveals astonishing lineup of cinematic gems
At this point, in their eleventh year, it barely counts as surprising when the Orcas Island Film Festival quietly drops one of the most astonishingly complete and compelling film festival lineups of the year. Over more than a decade, they’ve been curating a selection of films from around the world that has locals and visitors alike flocking to the quaint town of Eastsound on Orcas Island to celebrate much of the year’s best cinema.
TIFF 2025 Dispatches: Wake Up Dead Man, Nouvelle Vague, No Other Choice, Orwell 2+2 = 5, Blue Heron, Poetic License, Fuze
Instant reactions to movies playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is in full swing from September 4-14 with celebrities and films flooding downtown.
TIFF 2025 Dispatches: Tuner, Nuestra Tierra, Sound of Falling
Instant reactions to movies playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is in full swing from September 4-14 with celebrities and films flooding downtown.
TIFF 2025 Dispatches: Rental Family, Dead Man’s Wire, The Christophers
Instant reactions to movies playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is in full swing from September 4-14 with celebrities and films flooding downtown.
TIFF 2025 Dispatches: The Testament of Ann Lee, Miroirs No.3, The Lost Bus
Instant reactions to movies playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is in full swing from September 4-14 with celebrities and films flooding downtown.
TIFF 2025 Dispatches: It Was Just An Accident, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Christy, Franz, and SirĂ¢t
Instant reactions to movies playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is in full swing from September 4-14 with celebrities and films flooding downtown.
Telluride 2025: Sentimental Value; Cover Up
Notes from Monday at Telluride where the festival played host to North American premieres for Cover Up and Sentimental Value.
Telluride 2025: Jay Kelly; The Mastermind; Frankenstein
Notes from Saturday at Telluride where the festival saw the US Premieres of Jay Kelly, the Mastermind, and Frankenstein.





