After exploring the modern art world in The Square and examining marital tension in Force Majeure, Academy Award-nominated Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund returns with a new satirical black comedy that centers on capitalism and the super-rich. In Triangle of Sadness, […]

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(The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 9-26 both online and in-person. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review for Subject. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) What price art? This is the central question of directors Camilla […]

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(Check out this movie review of The Northman, the latest film from Robert Eggers. Seen it?Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Worried that Shakespeare’s Hamlet isn’t gory enough? Have no fear. Director Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse) is […]

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On Monday, December 18, I interviewed director Jeremiah Zagar by phone to discuss his debut narrative feature (after years of documentary work) We the Animals, which I also reviewed. The film (which is available now via various VOD platforms) is […]

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Beautifully shot and edited, the movie does justice to its subjects. Still, it has that promo-video quality, at times – approaching hagiography – that detracts from its perfection.

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Chad Gracia’s documentary (and first feature) chronicles an artist’s quest to unravel and ultimately prove one of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time.

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