Film reviews, interviews, and previews from The GATE including annual coverage of the Academy Awards, Toronto International Film Festival, and more.
A smart, yet simple blend of suspense and sci-fi, director and co-writer Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s first feature Black Box stitches together some familiar genre tropes into a thoughtful and refreshing …
About all the forgettable suspense thriller The Lie will be remembered for is the sight of watching a talented cast of performers trying their best to act out a ludicrous …
The documentary Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro will appeal first and foremost to fans of professional wrestling, and all involved with director Michael Paszt’s first …
Cut Throat City, the latest directorial effort from Wu-Tang magnate and multi-hyphenate talent RZA, is a film that knows exactly what it wants to say but never decides on how …
A subtle, austere, and poignant examination of loneliness, sexism, and reality show driven popular culture, master Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s underrated drama To the Ends of the Earth isn’t a …
Solidly constructed, yet otherwise unexceptional, director Fujii Michihito’s award winning Japanese drama The Journalist doesn’t add much to a standard story of truth seeking amid government cover-ups.
Scattered by design, strangely compelling, and expertly performed, Eternal Beauty is the sort of film that wants to make a connection despite the fact that it doesn’t entirely add up …
Caught somewhere between a profile, an extended gag, and a living wake, Kirsten Johnson’s heartfelt, funny, and brave documentary Dick Johnson is Dead shows the empowerment that can be found …
The Glorias, stage and screen auteur Julie Taymor’s take on the life and work of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, exists in a narrow space between being a novel take on …
The Trial of the Chicago 7, the latest from writer-director Aaron Sorkin, is a basic, but well crafted and intelligent period courtroom drama that bristles with newfound political relevance within …
