Film festival life has brightened considerably now that the New York Film Festival has unveiled its glorious poster for this year’s event – the 58th. Designed by “Pope of Trash” John Waters, NYFF describe it as “a fond tribute and witty parody of the historic festival, poking fun at the long-held stereotypes, valid critiques, and… “WE’VE GOT WOMEN TOO!” New York Film Festival gets John Waters to create this year’s poster Read More
Last Flag Flying (New York Film Festival 2017) 3.5 stars
Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry “Doc” Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Doc Shepherd’s son has died, shot in the head in Baghdad. He can be buried… Last Flag Flying (New York Film Festival 2017) Read More
Meyerowitz Stories (New & Selected) (New York Film Festival 2017) 4.5 stars
“Maybe he’s undiscovered for a reason,” says Matt (Ben Stiller) about his sculptor father Harold. But for his half-brother Danny taking away the myth of their dad’s undiscovered greatness will destroy their excuses for Harold’s terrible parenting and four marriages: “if he isn’t a great artist that means he was just a prick.” This is a… Meyerowitz Stories (New & Selected) (New York Film Festival 2017) Read More