Passion is the fuel of the soul; it drives you to attempt and achieve the impossible. When the odds seem to be stacked against you, it is ambition and emotion that regroups, refocuses and reenergizes you. Passion is...

Witnessing beauty stained with tragedy or innocence ripped away by loss is not the sort of experience that washes away instantaneously. In the harsh wilderness of Laos, a country in Southeast Asia tortured by decades...

“Take off your wig and stay awhile” might be an apt subtitle for director Matt Creed’s debut feature, Lily, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film, based on the real-life experiences of co-writer and...

A film about three peach-fuzzed, male 20-somethings road tripping through America’s heartland in search of one-night stands could surely raise a feminist eyebrow or two. If only because there’s already been...

Traveling carnival sideshows are as vintage nowadays as an Instagram filter. Stepping right up to sneak a peek at the bearded ladies, the sword swallowers and the fire breathers no longer amaze audiences seeking an...

Nature and death are, oftentimes in cinema, omnipresent, larger-than-life specters; as ubiquitous guiding forces, one could argue that these themes play roles almost as integral as a narrative’s principal...

What happens when a stray bluebird doesn’t leave the cold woods of Northern Maine for warmer climes? Plenty; according to writer-director Lance Edmands, that “little mistake of nature has enormous consequences”...

A blending of Americana flashes across the screen in edgy, sun-faded clips — picture Southern Bayou meets Wild West; urban shooting range meets rural deer hunt; gun shop meets military installation. The voice...