In Rusudan Glogidze’s winter sophomore film “Vintage,” the title could refer to any number of withered relics: the beautiful, richly antique pieces of furniture that Georgian émigré Medea (Salome Demoria) illegally imports from her home country to Russia to sell; The once large but disintegrating apartment in St. Petersburg that she bought at a discount … Read more
The family is a delicate and often fragile ecosystem. Some can withstand strong winds, while others collapse under the slightest breeze. In Babak Khacepaşa’s In the Arms of the Tree, a couple who have been together for more than a decade must grapple with what their decision to divorce will do, not only to their … Read more
The Thai blockbuster How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is an emotional comedy-drama that blends filial piety and greedy schemes to a multi-faceted conclusion. Filled with family complications, the film revolves around a sluggish young adult who leaves his not-so-prosperous toy-picking career to care for his terminally ill grandmother. The smoothly crafted and leisurely … Read more
Colman Domingo talks about his Emmy win, Oscar nomination and starring in ‘The Madness’ – CBS News Watch CBS News From his Emmy win to his Oscar nomination, Colman Domingo reflects on his career and dives into his latest role in Netflix’s “The Madness.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
At the beginning of Turkish director Zeki Demirkuboz’s long-awaited and frustratingly misjudged Life — the director’s first film in seven years, and now serving as a Turkish international feature film being submitted for the Oscars — a young woman named Hekran escapes the claws of an impending scheme. Marriage disappears. We learn a lot, not … Read more
The fall of communism in Bulgaria was not precisely a complete secession: with the country’s Communist Party giving up its political monopoly in 1989 to make way for parliamentary democracy, the party was able to win the country’s first free elections the following year. The panic of unfamiliar freedoms escalates to chaotic effect in “Triumph,” … Read more