Tag: Talia Kleinhendler

Ahed’s Knee | Review

Kneedful Things: Lapid Highlights Complex Conflicts in Indignant Screech The entirety of Ahed’s Knee, the fourth film from Israel’s Nadav Lapid, is formatted to aggravate...

The Lost Daughter | Review

Parallel Mothers: Gyllenhaal Paints a Dark Portrait in Sinister Ferrante Adaptation “Attention is the purest form of hospitality,” is a quote from Simone Weil utilized...

Lost in Translation: Lapid Languishes in Enigmatic, Complex Study on Cultural Identities with “Synonyms” | Blu-ray Review

Winning the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, Nadav Lapid’s third film Synonyms was one of the best theatrical releases of...

Synonyms | Review

Lost in Translation: Lapid Languishes in Enigmatic, Complex Study on Cultural Identities The rejection of self and the adoption of persona are prominent themes pouring...

Video: Sara Colangelo’s The Kindergarten Teacher | 2018 Sundance Film Festival

Vaguely familiar in its form, it was a definite case of deja vu as I've assisted at both world premiere screenings for the 2014...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #35. Sara Colangelo’s The Kindergarten Teacher

The Kindergarten Teacher Conceptually speaking, Sara Colangelo's Little Accidents was raw, tonally sound but perhaps lacked a little finesse. I often think about that film...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...