film reviews

‘Always, Lola’ review: Mental health and human connection take center stage in powerful drama

November 27, 2023 By Chauncey K. Robinson

The new feature has particular relevance since Mental Health America says more than 50 million Americans are experiencing mental health issues.

More Palestine features at Toronto International Film Festival

November 16, 2023 By Bill Meyer

As the horror continues and multiplies in Palestine/Gaza, we are all busy trying to arm ourselves with as many historical facts as possible to try to understand the complicated history of the Middle East.

Jake Heggie’s Two Remain: An operatic double bill featuring Holocaust survivors

November 15, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

“Arguably the world’s most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer."

AFI FEST 2023: Four capsule reviews

November 6, 2023 By Ed Rampell

Four film reviews from AFI Fest.

Films of, by, and for the Palestinian people at Toronto International Film Festival

October 30, 2023 By Bill Meyer

Director Farah Nabulsi’s debut feature, The Teacher, follows a teacher and his two students as they come up against the reality of Israeli settler violence.