SUMMER OF STARS #20: Tilda Swinton
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
“I don’t have a career, I have a life.”
CODE NAME BANSHEE is low-grade action filler
by Gary M. Kramer
Code Name Banshee is a slick, simplistic action thriller about an assassin for hire.
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR is a flimsy throwback
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The Good Neighbor follows all the expected paths this contrived setup suggests.
Tribeca 2022: Previewing 9 films from this year's festival
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The Tribeca Film Festival offers hundreds of documentaries, shorts, and features from around the world. Here’s a rundown of nine films screening at this year’s fest.
THE RAVINE offers no inspiration, just agony
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The Ravine is a faith-based message movie disguised as a true crime thriller.
BARBARIANS is an elegantly crafted horror debut
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The beauty of a slow-burn thriller is that it creates a tremendous sense of dread as viewers wait for something horrible to happen
JANE BY CHARLOTTE is a wistful portrait of mother by daughter
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
A delicate portrait of mother and daughter that will appeal to fans of either or both.
6 notable films from Miami Film Festival 2022
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Now in its 39th year, the Miami Film Festival has long been a showcase for Latin American cinema.
BOOK OF LOVE is a high-concept romantic comedy that does not live up to its potential.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Book of Love should have more fun with this premise than it does.
How to Start Watching: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
With his excellent new film, Lingui, The Sacred Bonds now in theaters, it is a good opportunity to look back at the career of Chadian filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh-Haroun.
Sundance 2022: 10 notable short films
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Gary highlights 10 shorts from across the Sundance Film Festival’s 2022 programming.
Sundance 2022 UTAMA, WATCHER & LA GUERRA CIVIL
By Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Several exciting world premieres from, well, around the world. Here are three highlights from this year’s fest.
SIMPLE PASSION delves deep into sensual longing
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Both modest and refined, Simple Passion is a well-made, good-looking tale of amour fou.
SUNDANCE 2022: Gary Kramer Interviews SPEAK NO EVIL's Writer/Director Christian Tafdrup
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Speak No Evil, which has its world premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival, is a wonderfully uncomfortable experience.
Sundance 2022: Gary's Flick Picks
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
I am once again excited to be covering Sundance this year. While I expect I will see most of those films, the titles that most interest me at any festival are the ones to discover.
How to Start Watching: Pedro Almodóvar
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Five films to explore the Spanish filmmaker’s penchant for offbeat humor, sexual provocativeness, and bold colors.
Gary Kramer's Best and Worst of 2021
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Looking back at the films I covered for the sie, here are some of my favorites—and some things I hope to never see again.
NEW YEAR is a lacking chamber drama
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Although there is some fluid camerawork, a jazzy score, and a game cast, this stagy film never quite sparks to life.
WOLF is an acting exercise in search of a story
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Wolf makes its points about shock therapy as a cure for bad behavior with no subtlety.
DOC NYC 2021: OBJECTS is a story about the things we carry
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Is it something or nothing? Do things matter? This is the question at the heart of Objects, Vincent Liota’s not uninteresting documentary, screening at DOC NYC.