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Ficks’ Picks: What we saw at the New York Film Festival

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 20, 2024

Working class Malayali romance, rebellious Russian youth, Sean Baker's wild 'Anora,' Adrien Brody's triumph + 6 more gems

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Oscar who, again? Ficks’ Picks fave flicks from last year, part two

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - March 6, 2024

Japan's rampaging reptile shares space with 'Rotting in the Sun'—and our critic's pick for 2023's most unfairly maligned movie.

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Oscar who? Ficks’ Picks fave flicks from last year, part one

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - March 6, 2024

Oakland pride 'Earth Mama,' 'Asteroid City,' and the BTS of 'Nope' are among films walking away with our statuettes.

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Eyeing the bounty of experimental films at CROSSROADS 2023

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - September 5, 2023

SF Cinematheque's 14th installment promises alchemical techniques, diabolical creations, frenetic explosions of color

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Flicks that blew us away at the New York Film Fest, part two

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 25, 2022

Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell on the run, Ruben Östlund's laugh-out-loud class comedy, more to watch for

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Screen Grabs: The saga of Chol Soo Lee—and the arrival of Cinequest

Dennis Harvey - August 15, 2022

Plus: 'Big Trouble in Little China' gets a screening worthy of a cult fave, and this week's new releases.

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Film is a battleground: Sam Fuller’s hot-button noirs and war tales still sting

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - July 24, 2022

BAMPFA's 'From the Front Page to the Front Lines' packs a wallop with 10 essential films from the under-sung director

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Indigenous cinema triumphs at Toronto International Film Festival

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 5, 2021

Legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin finally gets her due with a 19-movie tribute—plus 'Angakusajaujuq' and 'Night Raiders' make Fick's Picks

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Denzel and Frances deliver ‘Macbeth’ — and other standouts from the New York Film Fest

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - October 4, 2021

In the third Ficks' Picks dispatch from the fest, Joel Coen delivers his first brother-less triumph with 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' and a Murakami adaption — surprisingly — sings

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Body horror and existential spelunking at the New York Film Festival

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - September 30, 2021

In the second Ficks' Picks dispatch, demons and daddy issues roil 'Titane' while 'Il Buco [The Hole]' delivers without dialogue.

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Ficks’ Picks: What we saw at the New York Film Festival

Oscar who, again? Ficks’ Picks fave flicks from last year, part two

Oscar who? Ficks’ Picks fave flicks from last year, part one

Eyeing the bounty of experimental films at CROSSROADS 2023

Flicks that blew us away at the New York Film Fest, part two

Screen Grabs: The saga of Chol Soo Lee—and the arrival of Cinequest

Film is a battleground: Sam Fuller’s hot-button noirs and war tales still sting

Indigenous cinema triumphs at Toronto International Film Festival

Denzel and Frances deliver ‘Macbeth’ — and other standouts from the New York Film Fest

Body horror and existential spelunking at the New York Film Festival

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