Anchored by the mysterious Sydney Sweeney, Clementine is a seductive lesbian thriller elevated by Gallagher’s keen direction and swift pacing.

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I met with director Midge Costin on Monday, April 29, 2019, at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, to discuss her new documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (which I also reviewed). In the film, Costin provides a comprehensive […]

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Jeff Chan is the co-writer/director of Plus One, a wedding rom-com starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid, which won the audience award at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. He recently sat down with HtN to share some of what he […]

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First-time director Phillip Youmans won, with Burning Cane, the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. I reviewed the film back then, finding it a remarkable cinematic achievement for one so young (Youmans was still […]

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The story moves in gentle feints and parries, the occasional roughness of the mise-en-scène and editing adding to its gritty realism.

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XY Chelsea is a deeply personal project for everyone involved...

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I particularly admire Amiel’s unflinching use of close-up compositions, her camera never letting up on a physical proximity that, over time, results in intense emotional intimacy.

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The true insanity of the entire enterprise is how long cheerleaders have worked for nothing more than the illusory gratification of the spectators’ roar.

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Until recently, there was no symbol for a hijab, nor one for a drop of blood or a drink of mate, though for some reason mermaids, mermen and genies are available, as are water drops (and a single water drop, too) and a glass of milk. Who decides what enters the visual lexicon of our day? Why, the Unicode Consortium, that’s who!

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