Film Festivals

In Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland,’ Thomas Mann’s Divided Germany Is a Study of Artistic Compromise and Family Rupture

Set in 1949 and starring Sandra Hüller as Thomas Mann's daughter, the Best Director winner at Cannes reckons with the cost of holding onto one's convictions in a world choosing sides.

By Siddhant Adlakha

Rachel Rose’s ‘The Last Day’ Is a Powerful Rumination on Modernity

In mining her most intimate anxieties, as a mother and a creator, she arrives with one of the year's most striking debuts, which builds quietly but assertively to an archly edited climax of poignant reflection.

By Siddhant Adlakha

Michael Gallagher’s ‘The Leader’ Drops the Ball Dramatically

The film, which screened at Tribeca, is shockingly dull for a tale of people so impassioned that they were willing to kill themselves based on misguided beliefs about the world and about themselves.

By Siddhant Adlakha