Monthly Archives: March 2016

A Monthlong Memorial

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Mark Stern

Chantal Akerman, whose unexpected death last fall, a few days before her latest (and now last) film, the profound “No Home Movie,” had its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival, is survived by a body of extraordinary work, that with … Continue reading →

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Swellebores (Stillwater Diary)

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Mark Stern

Deborah was first to spot the chartreuse peaks and pleats, the false hellebores pushing up through the rocks and mud along the Groverkill, spectacularly signaling spring. This year they’re early, as the no-winter winter winds down, most memorable for a difference of more … Continue reading →

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A Woman Under the Influence

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Mark Stern

In “Krisha,” director/writer/actor/editor/producer Trey Edward Shults’ deeply emotional debut feature, his eponymous lead character, a woman long unmoored, is played by his aunt (Krisha Fairchild), giving a potent performance, raw and real, anchoring the film. (So affecting and authentic is … Continue reading →

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The New Girl Network (Also Every Pancake Has Its Day)

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Mark Stern

In 2013, while making her thesis film at NYU (the well-reviewed festival standout “I Believe in Unicorns”), writer/director Leah Meyerhoff founded the women’s collective, Film Fatales in New York, unwilling to sit on the sidelines, waiting for the film industry to deal with … Continue reading →

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New Cathedral on Ludlow Street

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Mark Stern

If your religion, like mine, is cinema, Metrograph, opening today, is a glorious new place of worship. Six years in gestation, Metrograph took just seven months to build. Founder (filmmaker, fashion designer) Alexander Olch, says, “We wanted to create something that’s more than … Continue reading →

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Franco(cine)phile, C’est Moi

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Mark Stern

Heralding les printemps, The Film Society of Lincoln Center and UniFrance’s 21st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is steeped in the complexities of France, with films from established auteurs (Jaques Audiard, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Julie Delpy, Philippe Faucon), rising directors (Alice Winocur, Emmanuelle Bercot) and … Continue reading →

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Vast Vistas, Limited Horizons

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Mark Stern

Director/writer Chloé Zhao’s debut feature “Songs My Brother Taught Me,” empathetically delves into the confusion and longing that Johnny (John Reddy), 18, and his adored and adoring younger sister, Jashaun (Jashaun St. John), Lakotas living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in … Continue reading →

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