Ciro Guerra’s Embrace of the Serpent, is a unique film experience that transcends preconceptions about almost any genre it could fit under. It’s a rich adventure story that deals with the clash of two different cultures, a metaphysical essay on the h …Read more

Film Comment Selects, the cinema magazine’s annual festival turns 16 this year, and as any adolescent its tastes seem to be at their most deliciously eclectic. This year sees the US premiere of a new Terence Davies film based on a beloved Scottish no …Read more

Girl meets boy, girl and boy fall in love, girl and boy are then harassed by the corpse of boy’s ex-girlfriend who died in a tragic accident. If the premise of Nina Forever, sounds like a one-gag plot that might be extended far too long, then the Bla …Read more

A highly regarded contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teacher once joked that his American students— especially in California— get most uneasy when he brings up aging. What makes his native Chinese students most visibly distressed is the topic of romantic …Read more

The 2016 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films are focused on the human condition, the experiences, and emotions that fill our lives, from joy to tragedy, success to failure,and mortality. The five films work wonderfully together and create an emotion …Read more

The Dance on Camera Festival, co-presented by Dance on Films and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, celebrates dance in all its cultural diversity, explores the history of dance in the US and abroad, and unveils the emotional and physical connection …Read more

There are many points in Benjamin Crotty’s Fort Buchanan at which the thematic guts come piercing through with poignant vividness, and one in particular stands out with a painful mixture of humor and humiliation. Roger Sherwood (Andy Gillet) is a gay …Read more

The 2016 Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films take on a range of conflicts both political and personal. From observations on life in war zones to deeply personal journeys of triumph and destruction, the five nominated filmmakers have plenty to say …Read more

Bullfighting is a dangerous affair, every time a matador gets into the ring with a bull he risks his life, and no one knows this better than Antonio Barrera. He holds the title as being “Most Gored Bullfighter in History” 23 times he has been gored, …Read more

With a title vague enough to apply to almost any film it’s unlikely that many people will walk into Misconduct with a clear idea of what’s to come. Walking out of the theater, the picture isn’t much clearer, as first time director Shintaro Shimosawa …Read more