Stories about Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
What we saw at Sundance (and Slamdance), part 4: Narrative features
The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Cat Sticks, Honey Boy, The Farewell... plus our top 10 of the whole shebang
Screen Grabs: Never mind the Oscars, we’ve got screwballs and Pod People
Furry friends, WWE wrestlers, San Francisco classics, and Humanoids from the Deep will foil Academy glitz.
What we saw at Sundance, Part 3: MiDNiTE MOViES and Beyond!
From 'The Wolf Hour' to 'The Death of Dick Long' (and a great shorts program), our critic takes in some future cult favorites.
What we saw at Sundance, part 2: Documentaries
A Macedonian beekeeper, a Taliban refugee, feisty Satanists, the life of N. Scott Momaday, a 1969 Memphis bluesfest...
What we saw at Sundance, Part 1
From Wayuu crime lords to a colonial Australian thriller: Our critic caught 30 features and 20 shorts in one week.
Screen Grabs: IndieFest, Godard’s latest, and a Jeff Goldblum smorgasbord
Plus: Brazil takes on environmental crisis in an animated feature — does it work?
Ficks’ Picks: Best Movies of 2018
From 'You were Never Really Here' and 'Life and Nothing More' to 'Street Meat' and 'Never Never Land,' our festival critic picks his faves.
Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: Midnight movie madness
From David Gordon Green's 'Halloween' to Gaspar Noe's 'Climax,' the Toronto International Film Festival offered popcorn delights.
Ficks Pick at TIFF: Experimental cinema is where it’s at!
This year's Toronto International Film Festival showcased stunning sociological portraits, avant-garde thrills, and metaphysical chills.
Ficks’ Picks at TIFF: The grand masters return
Godard, Cuarón, Panahi, Reygadas, and other contemporary greats bring new films to the Toronto International Film Fest.