Naughty and nice collide in TOUCHTONES, a musical fantasy in world premiere at the Arden.
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THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (dir. Martin McDonagh): Philadelphia Film Festival review
“Raped while dying,” the first billboard reads. The next, “And still no arrests,” and finally, “How come, Chief Willoughby?”
View More THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (dir. Martin McDonagh): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewDRACULA: A GOTHIC MYSTERY (Mechanical Theater): Magnificently mesmerizing at Laurel Hill Cemetery
The Mechanical Theater has succeeded in reviving Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
View More DRACULA: A GOTHIC MYSTERY (Mechanical Theater): Magnificently mesmerizing at Laurel Hill CemeteryIN THE FADE (dir. Fatih Akin): Philadelphia Film Festival review
In the Fade is less concerned with the catharsis of vengeance than it is the ethical questions that revenge naturally raises.
View More IN THE FADE (dir. Fatih Akin): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewTHELMA (dir. Joachim Trier): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Easily one of my favorites of the fest so far, Thelma is one of those rare movies that is so rich, so stylish, and so…
View More THELMA (dir. Joachim Trier): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewTHE ENDLESS (dir. Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Among genre fans, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have become synonymous with a “microbudget sci-fi drama.” Each of their films uses a Twilight Zone-esque concept to put characters…
View More THE ENDLESS (dir. Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewSPOOR (dir. Agnieszka Holland & Kasia Adamik): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Spoor has all the makings of a great movie, but fails to pull them together in a satisfying way.
View More SPOOR (dir. Agnieszka Holland & Kasia Adamik): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewUNDER THE TREE (dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurosson): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Although it’s not a terrible film, this is the first of the fest that I’d call a disappointment. Maybe I was tired, maybe I internally…
View More UNDER THE TREE (dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurosson): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewDARKEST HOUR (dir. Joe Wright): Philadelphia Film Festival review
We’re not reinventing the wheel here, but it’s a well-made wheel, and it rolls forward just fine.
View More DARKEST HOUR (dir. Joe Wright): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewWONDERSTRUCK (dir. Todd Haynes): Philadelphia Film Festival review
It’s pure delight for a film nerd to bask in Haynes’ seamless blend of homage,
View More WONDERSTRUCK (dir. Todd Haynes): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewMOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND (dir. Ana Asensio): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Asensio writes, directs, and stars in this slow-burn thriller which took home top honors at this year’s SXSW festival.
View More MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND (dir. Ana Asensio): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewTOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second review
This treacly throwback neither titillates nor liberates.
View More TOUCHTONES (Arden): 60-second reviewBRIMSTONE & GLORY (dir. Viktor Jakovlesly): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Films like this are why I go to festivals. There is truly nothing else quite like it.
View More BRIMSTONE & GLORY (dir. Viktor Jakovlesly): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewBUT NEXT NOT THIS (Hella Fresh Theater & Hum’n’bards): A bi-coastal experiment
A great idea for an experiment, but I’m not convinced that the reality plays out as well as the concept.
View More BUT NEXT NOT THIS (Hella Fresh Theater & Hum’n’bards): A bi-coastal experimentWONDERSTRUCK (dir. Todd Haynes): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Wonderstruck strikes no wonder at all.
View More WONDERSTRUCK (dir. Todd Haynes): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewLADY BIRD (dir. Greta Gerwig): Philadelphia Film Festival review
What can I say? Gerwig knocks it out of the park.
View More LADY BIRD (dir. Greta Gerwig): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewGEMINI (dir. Aaron Katz): Philadelphia Film Festival review
There’s something to be said about a mystery that simply crumbles once its secrets are revealed
View More GEMINI (dir. Aaron Katz): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewTHE FLORIDA PROJECT (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival review
The Florida Project is easily Philadelphia Film Festival’s most buzzed about exhibition.
View More THE FLORIDA PROJECT (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewDaniel Matsukawa and Friends (PCM Society): Music review
Philadelphia Orchestra principal bassoonist Daniel Matsukawa was featured in a chamber music program presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia
View More Daniel Matsukawa and Friends (PCM Society): Music reviewFLESH AND BLOOD (dir. Mark Webber): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Featured as part of the Greater Filmadelphia programming block, Flesh and Blood is Mark Webber’s semi-autobiographical tale of addiction and redemption.
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