Saturday

13-12-2025 Vol 19

Day: November 11, 2025

Tokyo Film Festival 2025: Journey into Sato Tadao

Before I sat down to watch the documentary about him, I had only heard the name Sato Tadao once. It…

Siskel & Ebert at the Movies Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Half a century ago, a low budget Chicago public television station invited the film critics from the Chicago Sun-Times and…

HBO’s “The Seduction” Surprises without Sizzle

Playing in the same world as “Dangerous Liaisons” (1988), “Cruel Intentions” (1999), and the original 1782 French novel Les Liaisons…

Can Movies Save the World?

On my way to the airport in Palm Springs I saw a sign that said: “Movies Help Everything!” I smiled,…

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Review: A Devastatingly Immersive Portrait of Palestinian Suffering

On October 7, 2024, Israel’s occupation of Gaza took new shape as a publicly declared war. At the time, Iranian…