The Secret Agent, a gripping and gory film from Brazil, premiers in Israel

An opening title says that the film takes place in Brazil in 1977, during “a time of great mischief,” which turns out to be a ...

‘Josephine' Review: An 8-Year-Old Girl Grapples With Matters Beyond Her Understanding in Beth de Araújo's Shattering Sundance Drama

SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains mild spoilers. For decades, the Motion Picture Association's film ratings system ...

'Josephine' Review: Beth de Araújo's Fearless Crime Drama Will Make Your Blood Boil - And It Should

If Beth de Araújo's "Soft & Quiet" was a brass-knuckled jab, her follow-up, the 2026 Sundance premiere "Josephine," is her ...

‘One in a Million' Review: A Poignant, Decade-Spanning Portrait of a Syrian Refugee Caught Between Two Ideas of Home

When you’ve only lived for a decade, the next one stretches ahead of you like an apparent eternity. To the elders raising you ...

‘Fing!’ Review: Taika Waititi Takes On Villainous Role In Whimsical And Fun Adaptation Of Bestselling British Children’s Book – Sundance Film Festival

A review of the Sundance family matinee premiere FING! with Taika Waititi as a bumbling villain out to steal a rare exotic creature from a young girl ...

‘Josephine' Review: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan Face an Overwhelming Parenting Challenge in Piercing Psychological Drama

Writer-director Beth de Araújo's second feature stars newcomer Mason Reeves as an 8-year-old girl confronted with very adult fears after witnessing a violent crime.

‘One in a Million' Review: A Years-in-the-Making Doc Brings an Intimate Perspective to the Refugee Experience

Filmed over a 10-year period, the documentary by directors Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes follows a Syrian girl and her family as they escape their war-torn homeland and make a new life in Germany.

Shaikh

As a young cricketer, Simran Shaikh, a resident of Dharavi, faced discouragement from her neighbours, who advised her father ...