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Shai Avivi's Ariel tries to uncover clues to his lost son's life. (Photo via imdb.com.)

Israeli Film Festival and Penn Middle East Film Festival present 'Longing' by Avi Gabizon

Longing for more

Avi Gabizon's 'Longing' brings a stunning performance and careful camera work to the Israeli Film Festival and Penn Middle East Film Festival. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Byron Pang's Yuan appears in the film's first vignette (and on the movie poster), in a section seemingly unrelated to Ryo. (Photo via imdb.com.)

qFlix film festival presents 'Voyage,' by Scud (Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung)

Into the great beyond

The qFLIX festival presents Scud's 2013 film 'Voyage,' which uses beautifully filmed vignettes to examine suicide and sadness around the world. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Valerie James, the director's mother, plays an outsized role in her daughter's documentary. (Photo via imdb.com.)

Women's Film Festival presents 'A Fine Line,' by Joanna James

Missing ingredients

The Women's Film Festival brings 'A Fine Line,' Joanna James's look at female chefs, to its lineup. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Told in three acts, 'Foxtrot' tells a difficult tale. (Photo via imdb.com.)

'Foxtrot,' by Samuel Maoz

Controversial Israeli film returns

Samuel Maoz's 'Foxtrot' somehow managed to unite Israel's supporters and detractors around an IDF soldier's story. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 3 minute read

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'A Wrinkle in Time' director Ava DuVernay, actor Storm Reid, and an on-set hairstylist make movie magic. (Photo via IMDB.com.)

Black Hollywood is (and has been) ready for its closeup

Helping Hollywood help itself

When black people are given the opportunity to take charge behind the camera, they can diversify every other aspect of a film. When that happens, everyone benefits. Maria Corley considers.
Maria Thompson Corley

Maria Thompson Corley

Articles 4 minute read
'Black Panther' offers the kind of "what if" scenario for African Americans that many Asian Americans wish to leave behind. (Photo courtesy of Disney/Marvel Studios.)

Will Asian Americans get their 'Black Panther' moment?

'Black Panther' through an Asian American lens

Asian Americans have yet to enjoy a major U.S. film breakthrough on the scale of 'Black Panther,' but that might be okay. Rob Buscher considers.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
UN Ambassador Samantha Powers gets an extreme closeup with President Obama. (Photo via IMDB.com.)

Greg Baker's 'The Final Year' looks back at the Obama presidency

A simpler time and film

Greg Baker's documentary The Final Year, about the waning days of the Obama presidency, leaves out some key details. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Above, in a memorable turn, former Cirque du Soleil and 'Planet of the Apes' specialist Terry Notary plays a gorilla impersonator hired to spice up a modern-art museum's benefit dinner. (Photo via IMDB.com.)

Ruben Östlund’s 'The Square'

Square pegs, round hole

Ruben Östlund’s satirical film 'The Square' uses the rarefied Swedish art world as a funhouse-mirror reflection of social hypocrisies. Michael Woods reviews.

Michael Woods

Articles 3 minute read
Sally Hawkins (with Octavia Spencer in rear) practices sign language. But is it enough? (Photo by Kerry Hayes via IMDB.com.)

Guillermo del Toro's 'The Shape of Water'

The sound of science

Guillermo del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' marks another well-earned success for the film auteur. So why didn't he use his position to hire an actor who better suits a key role? Rob Buscher considers.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

Articles 3 minute read
Hanks (left), Streep: Graham gets the Schindler treatment. (Photo via 20th Century Fox.)

Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’

Katharine’s Choice

The only trouble with Steven Spielberg’s 'The Post' is its heavy-handed director.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

Articles 5 minute read