Review: Cold War
In this passionate love story set in Soviet-era Poland, Zula, a young singer with a past, enters a state-run performing academy where she meets the love of her life, Wictor,…
In this passionate love story set in Soviet-era Poland, Zula, a young singer with a past, enters a state-run performing academy where she meets the love of her life, Wictor,…
It’s insanely difficult to do a “Top 10 Movies of 2018” list when you’ve seen about 200 movies in 365 days – everything from blockbusters, to arthouse films, to documentaries,…
You probably won't see a more satisfyingly strange film this year than Border. The main character is Tina, a Swedish customs agent with an extraordinary talent. She can smell fear…
"Capernaum in French is used usually in French literature to signify chaos, to signify hell, disorder," according to Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki, director of this emotionally wrenching film. At the center…
Director Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Gravity) recreated the Mexico City neighborhood of his childhood to tell the story of Cleo, an indigenous woman who worked for his family and…
This lovely Swedish biopic tells the story of the challenging early life of Astrid Ericsson (Lindgren) who would go on to write the children's classic Pippi Longstocking and a slew…
This film from Japanese director Hiorkazu Kore-eda (Nobody Knows) is a beautiful drama about what family means. I saw it at Middleburg, and it's stayed with me. The story is…
Set in Buenos Aires in 1971, El Ángel is a true crime drama about a baby-faced teenage sociopath named Carlitos (Lorenzo Ferro) whose love for thievery blossomed into a passion…
Another year at a fabulous festival! I wonder how long this little Virginia horse country festival can keep it up. It's sure to burst its seams soon. This year's slate…
Despite a few (hotel reservation and RSVP) potholes on the road to this year’s Middleburg Film Festival, all’s well that ends well! And what an ending it was. The closing…
This Danish thriller aka Den skyldige is simply amazing. There is just one man on camera through almost all the film's 85 minutes, and you can't look away for a…
This documentary was full of surprises for me. I've been an art lover for as long as I can remember, but somehow missed knowing one of the most critically acclaimed…
Custody begins as a separated couple, Antoine (Denis Ménochet) and Miriam (Léa Drucker), sit before a magistrate who will decide the fate of their children. Their daughter Joséphine (Mathilde Auneveux)…
The Captain is not for the faint of heart. It's the true story (or some version of it) of a German deserter in World War II, who finds a suitcase…
If you are a lover of modern art in the least, you're most likely familiar with Paul Gauguin's work, particularly the bold colorful paintings he did while living in French…