To many fans dismay, the arenas in which the film is most likely to fall short are the acting categories.
For those enmeshed in the critical universe, or just plain savvy about film, pullquotes can have a powerful effect.
Before Midnight, the latest film by hometown hero Richard Linklater, was one of the festival’s most anticipated features, and it didn’t disappoint.
It derives its success from the unsentimental alchemy of its frank dialogue, chemistry between its two leads, and Linklater’s deceptively simple visual style.
Kirsten Sheridan’s Dollhouse feels unstable but also achingly real.
One city, one day. That Aristotelian unity is an alluring structure for a film.
Linklater’s two films move us towards a new understanding of the genre of romantic films.