Film Festival Today

Animal Farm (Andy Serkis, 2026) 1 out of 5 stars When British author George Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945, he had a specific purpose in mind. Inspired by the rise of Joseph Stalin after the Russian Revolution, Orwell’s novella told a bleak cautionary tale about the dangers of totalitarianism. It may have had a […]

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (David Frankel, 2026) 1 out of 5 stars Director David Frankel’s The Devil Wears Prada—based on author Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling eponymous 2003 novel—came out in 2006 and earned Meryl Streep one of her many Oscar nominations for Best Actress. It also helped the careers of its two other stars, Anne […]

Over Your Dead Body (Jorma Taccone, 2026) 3 out of 5 stars I have not seen the 2021 Norwegian film I Onde Dager (released in the English-speaking world as The Trip), but based on its Hollywood remake, Over Your Dead Body, I imagine it to be a good deal of fun. In fact, directed by […]

Mother Mary (David Lowery, 2026) 3½ out of 5 stars  Director David Lowery (The Old Man and the Gun) unites with musician Charli XCX to deliver an often-mesmerizing work of cinema, with vivid and eloquent costume designs, cinematography, and a vibrant score and soundtrack. Lowery’s film is about a world-famous musician, “Mother Mary” (Anne Hathaway, […]

Two Women (Chloé Robichaud, 2025) 3 out of 5 stars A modern retelling of the 1970 French Canadian cult film Two Women in Gold, Chloé Robichaud’s Two Women refreshes this simple, sexy tale with a pleasant sense of playfulness. It begins with the first of these titular women, Violette, a new mother whose husband is […]