Slovakian drama ‘The Teacher’ is well-acted but uninvolvingBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/29/20173 Mins Read At the start of the Slovak drama “The Teacher,” a well-dressed, middle-aged woman enters a classroom with a confident strut…
Aki Kaurismäki ‘s The Other Side of HopeBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/27/20175 Mins Read Over the past 35 years and more than a dozen feature films, Aki Kaurismäki has maintained, along with cinematographer Timo…
NPR’s Movie Preview: 16 New Films To Watch This FallBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/23/201710 Mins Read very year, summer gives way to fall, and in movie theaters, blockbusters give way to awards contenders. On this week’s Pop…
Maysaloun Hamoud’s ‘In Between’ reviewBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/23/20172 Mins Read Most Palestinian films focus on the impact of politics and how the fraught relations with the Israeli state affect the…
French Film Reviews: Rock ‘N Roll, Starring Guillaume CanetBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/23/20172 Mins Read It all began when French cinema’s golden boy Guillaume Canet was knocked down a few pegs by a tactless journalist,…
“Gavagai,” an known film that should be seenBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/18/20175 Mins Read very now and then, I like to highlight noteworthy films that aren’t, or are hardly, available to the public, both…
Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin is a a dark comedy triumphBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/14/20175 Mins Read Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin spurs a question that applies to many countries through history, but might echo most…
Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father,” reviewBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/14/20174 Mins Read Angelina Jolie’s celebrity makes her artistic ambitions easy to mock, but with “First They Killed My Father,” opening Friday at…
Xavier Legrand’s Custody Review, Toronto 2017By World Cinema Reports' Editors09/12/20173 Mins Read Making its way to this year’s TIFF following an award-winning debut at the Venice Film Festival, French director Xavier Legrand’s…
A Season in France review, a film by Mahamat Saleh HarounBy World Cinema Reports' Editors09/12/20174 Mins Read The habitual calm and gentleness of Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s film-making here has a sharp edge and an overtly political point…
