‘The Empire’ Review: A Simultaneously Zany and Inert Reworking of the Sci-Fi Space Opera
French auteur Bruno Dumont’s Berlinale-winner The Empire is a genre-mashing comedy that is light on humor but heavy on impressive craftsmanship.
‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ Review: Family Vacation Leads to Ruination in a Thorny, Alluring French Thriller
The feature debut from Prague-based Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand, Endless Summer Syndrome compellingly probes a seemingly normal upper-middle-class French family to explore the mistrust and deceit that lies just below the surface.
‘Daaaaaalí!’ Review: Quentin Dupieux Pays Homage to One of the 20th Century’s Kookiest Personalities
In a playful ode to his idols, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, Dupieux concocts one of the best films of his increasingly prolific career.
‘Red Island’ Review: Youth Blooms as Colonialism Wilts in 1970s Madagascar
In his follow-up to the critically lauded 2017 film BPM (Beats Per Minute), French writer-director Robin Campillo spectacularly excavates his own childhood experiences growing up in post-colonial Africa.