Stephen Saito
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You could also do a triple feature at Venice of the Noomi Rapace film "Mother," the Czech film "Father," and the Jim Jarmusch film "Father, Mother, Sister, Brother"
August 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
You could also do a triple feature at Venice of the Noomi Rapace film "Mother," the Czech film "Father," and the Jim Jarmusch film "Father, Mother, Sister, Brother"
And Mytyslav Chernov on "2000 Meters to Andriivka," now making its way across theaters in the U.S. moveablefest.com/2000-meters-...
Interview: Mstyslav Chernov on "2000 Meters to Andriivka"
The "20 Days in Mariupol" director discusses about returning to Ukraine for this urgent look at the cost of combat from the frontlines.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And Mytyslav Chernov on "2000 Meters to Andriivka," now making its way across theaters in the U.S. moveablefest.com/2000-meters-...
And Petra Costa on "Apocalypse in the Tropics," now on Netflix moveablefest.com/petra-costa-...
Petra Costa on "Apocalypse in the Tropics"
"The Edge of Democracy" director discusses her powerful follow-up, looking into how a growing fusion of church and state imperiled Brazil.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And Petra Costa on "Apocalypse in the Tropics," now on Netflix moveablefest.com/petra-costa-...
You’ve been a daily inspiration for me and I know so many others. Will miss you in the masthead championing the best of the best, but eager to look for you in the credits as a producer where I know you’ve done the same since “What Happened Was”
June 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
You’ve been a daily inspiration for me and I know so many others. Will miss you in the masthead championing the best of the best, but eager to look for you in the credits as a producer where I know you’ve done the same since “What Happened Was”
"Bird in Hand" is the kind of mischievous misfit that are generally the best that Tribeca has to offer and Melody C. Roscher's debut feature is no exception. A thorny comedy about identity that takes the inspired tact of structurally unraveling as its character does moveablefest.com/melody-c-ros...
Melody C. Roscher's "Bird in Hand" - Tribeca 2025 Film Review
A young woman's return to see her mother on the eve of getting married threatens to become an event in and of itself in this anxious comedy.
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June 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Bird in Hand" is the kind of mischievous misfit that are generally the best that Tribeca has to offer and Melody C. Roscher's debut feature is no exception. A thorny comedy about identity that takes the inspired tact of structurally unraveling as its character does moveablefest.com/melody-c-ros...
Been following Bryan Poyser since I was in college, so the Tribeca entry "Leads" about professional ups and downs hit particularly hard, featuring a great performance from the generally under-utilized Heather Kafka. moveablefest.com/bryan-poyser...
Bryan Poyser's "Leads" - Tribeca 2025 Film Review
Heather Kafka gets a well-deserved spotlight as an acting teacher who wonders if her whole life is performative in this smart comedy.
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June 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Been following Bryan Poyser since I was in college, so the Tribeca entry "Leads" about professional ups and downs hit particularly hard, featuring a great performance from the generally under-utilized Heather Kafka. moveablefest.com/bryan-poyser...
I’m convinced it was negotiated between Mulaney’s people and Newman’s people and someone told Randy on the day of and oblivious to all of it, he said “Nah.” I’ve been saying for weeks it would’ve been a perfect Larry Sanders subplot.
June 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I’m convinced it was negotiated between Mulaney’s people and Newman’s people and someone told Randy on the day of and oblivious to all of it, he said “Nah.” I’ve been saying for weeks it would’ve been a perfect Larry Sanders subplot.
I also was excited to talk to Sam Davis, who gathered together singing talent from a variety of viral videos from around the world, packed 'em in a bar and turned it into a touching drama about men shedding their inhibitions in "The Singers" moveablefest.com/sam-davis-th...
Sam Davis on Bringing Out the Soul of "The Singers"
The director discusses bringing people together - and formal ideas - in this stirring musical short where a night at a bar reveals a lifetime.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I also was excited to talk to Sam Davis, who gathered together singing talent from a variety of viral videos from around the world, packed 'em in a bar and turned it into a touching drama about men shedding their inhibitions in "The Singers" moveablefest.com/sam-davis-th...
Started the fest w/ "Enzo," but saving it for last. I refrained from getting personal in my review, but Laurent Cantet's "Human Resources" was a gateway to my love of foreign films & that his last film is about a teen whose eyes are opened to other worlds, well... moveablefest.com/laurent-cant...
Laurent Cantet's "Enzo" - Cannes 2025 Film Review
"BPM" director Robin Campillo brings his longtime collaborator's final film to the screen with the fire of a young man & considerable wisdom.
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May 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Started the fest w/ "Enzo," but saving it for last. I refrained from getting personal in my review, but Laurent Cantet's "Human Resources" was a gateway to my love of foreign films & that his last film is about a teen whose eyes are opened to other worlds, well... moveablefest.com/laurent-cant...
I worry I might be too big a fan of Canadian filmmaker Anne Émond to be trusted, but as a longtime admirer, it was thrilling to see her throw her all into "Peak Everything," a wild end-of-the-world comedy with a meaty role for Piper Perabo. moveablefest.com/anne-emond-p...
Anne Emond's "Peak Everything" - Cannes 2025 Film Review
The director delivers some sunshine in dark times with this wild romcom in which an anxious man with a broken lamp finds light elsewhere.
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May 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I worry I might be too big a fan of Canadian filmmaker Anne Émond to be trusted, but as a longtime admirer, it was thrilling to see her throw her all into "Peak Everything," a wild end-of-the-world comedy with a meaty role for Piper Perabo. moveablefest.com/anne-emond-p...
Had a great time in the frigid cold of Louise Hémon's "The Girl in the Snow," set at the turn of the 20th century, but feels very 21st as a teacher tries to bring education to a rural community in the Alps that wants to hold onto their old unscientific beliefs. moveablefest.com/louise-hemon...
Louise Hémon's "The Girl in the Snow" - Cannes 2025 Film Review
This crafty drama concerns an educator who's come to enlighten a rural village at the turn of the 20th century and feels she's regressing.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Had a great time in the frigid cold of Louise Hémon's "The Girl in the Snow," set at the turn of the 20th century, but feels very 21st as a teacher tries to bring education to a rural community in the Alps that wants to hold onto their old unscientific beliefs. moveablefest.com/louise-hemon...
I wouldn't want to know much myself about "A Useful Ghost" going in, but Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke finds a novel way to reckon with recent history in Thailand by suggesting how ingrained the supernatural is in everyday life to delightful effect moveablefest.com/ratchapoom-b...
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's "A Useful Ghost" - Cannes Review
History doesn't happen in a vacuum, but a Hoover holds the key to exploring a painful past in this sly, provocative satire from Thailand.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I wouldn't want to know much myself about "A Useful Ghost" going in, but Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke finds a novel way to reckon with recent history in Thailand by suggesting how ingrained the supernatural is in everyday life to delightful effect moveablefest.com/ratchapoom-b...
Probably the filmmaker I'm most excited to see where she'll go next is Alexe Poukine. There's some genuinely original editing choices at the start of "Kika," her spry second narrative feature about a social worker who moonlights as a reluctant sex worker. moveablefest.com/alexe-poukin...
Alexe Poukine's "Kika" - Cannes 2025 Film Review
Manon Clavel delivers an engaging turn in this sly character study of a social worker who turns to sex work stimulates in unexpected ways.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Probably the filmmaker I'm most excited to see where she'll go next is Alexe Poukine. There's some genuinely original editing choices at the start of "Kika," her spry second narrative feature about a social worker who moonlights as a reluctant sex worker. moveablefest.com/alexe-poukin...
I joked with someone how nice it was to learn Felix de Givry did good for himself after playing the adrift deejay in Mia Hansen-Løve's "Eden." Apparently that set was where he met animator Ugo Bienvenu & they co-wrote the deliriously imaginative adventure "Arco" moveablefest.com/ugo-bienvenu...
Ugo Bienvenu's "Arco" - Cannes 2025 Film Review
A pair of kids from different eras try to close the gap in this inventive and socially conscientious animated adventure.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I joked with someone how nice it was to learn Felix de Givry did good for himself after playing the adrift deejay in Mia Hansen-Løve's "Eden." Apparently that set was where he met animator Ugo Bienvenu & they co-wrote the deliriously imaginative adventure "Arco" moveablefest.com/ugo-bienvenu...
It's been noted elsewhere the fest is filled with remarkable child performances and some of the strongest are in "The President's Cake," a charming coming-of-age tale set in '90s Iraq where a girl is tasked w/baking for Saddam without being able to afford ingredients moveablefest.com/hasan-hadi-p...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's been noted elsewhere the fest is filled with remarkable child performances and some of the strongest are in "The President's Cake," a charming coming-of-age tale set in '90s Iraq where a girl is tasked w/baking for Saddam without being able to afford ingredients moveablefest.com/hasan-hadi-p...
A gem in the ACID lineup was "Entroncamento," a sensational Portuguese crime drama about an outsider to a community who gets ahead in being able to size up her surroundings in ways the locals can't see moveablefest.com/pedro-cabele...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A gem in the ACID lineup was "Entroncamento," a sensational Portuguese crime drama about an outsider to a community who gets ahead in being able to size up her surroundings in ways the locals can't see moveablefest.com/pedro-cabele...
I wasn't prepared at all for Valery Carnoy's "Wild Foxes," which really announces "Last Summer" heartthrob Samuel Kircher as a star who's going to be sticking around a long time, playing a young boxer who contends with the psychological fallout of a freak injury moveablefest.com/valery-carno...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I wasn't prepared at all for Valery Carnoy's "Wild Foxes," which really announces "Last Summer" heartthrob Samuel Kircher as a star who's going to be sticking around a long time, playing a young boxer who contends with the psychological fallout of a freak injury moveablefest.com/valery-carno...
It might've not been such a surprise after Lloyd Lee Choi's shorts "Same Old" & "Closing Dynasty" have been knockouts in recent years, but his feature "Lucky Lu" is a stunner, a modern "Bicycle Thieves" riff that may share a similar body but infused w/singular soul moveablefest.com/lloyd-lee-ch...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It might've not been such a surprise after Lloyd Lee Choi's shorts "Same Old" & "Closing Dynasty" have been knockouts in recent years, but his feature "Lucky Lu" is a stunner, a modern "Bicycle Thieves" riff that may share a similar body but infused w/singular soul moveablefest.com/lloyd-lee-ch...