Telluride 2021 Archives

‘River’: A Reverent Tone Poem About Tributaries Leaves You Bone Dry [Telluride Review]

September 9, 2021 12:35 pm

If an alien came to Earth and wanted to know what the deal is with all these big, wet things crisscrossing the land, then Jennifer Peedom’s new documentary “River” would surely be of assistance. Its seventy-fo...

‘7 Prisoners’: Tense Brazilian Human Trafficking Drama Asks How Far You Will Go To Survive [Telluride Review]

Monica Castillo

September 8, 2021 5:57 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Alexandre Moratto’s “7 Prisoners” opens on a happy family dinner in rural Brazil. Mateus (Christian Malheiros) is leaving home for a work opportunity in São Paulo. He’s excited and hopeful for a future where h...

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Benedict Cumberbatch Can’t Spark ‘The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain’ [Telluride Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 5, 2021 11:21 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

TELLURIDE – If you’re a cat lover, as I admittedly am, it almost goes without saying that a feline-themed film should pique your interest. And when it comes to a prestige biopic about influential artist Louis ...

Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ Is A Stirring Coming-of-Age Portrait With Magnificent Performances [Telluride Review]

Monica Castillo

September 4, 2021 1:55 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Directors mining their lives for a story is nothing new, but it’s always exciting to see that premise connect with viewers beyond its maker. Such were the audience reactions to Kenneth Branagh’s stirring revis...

‘Bitterbrush’: Picturesque Doc Gallops Along Two Cowgirls Facing Crossroads [Telluride Review]

Carlos Aguilar

September 4, 2021 8:56 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Swaddled in the vastness of the mountainous American West, two young women command the terrain and their own destinies in Emelie Mahdavian’s picturesque documentary “Bitterbrush.” The sturdy duo at the helm, H...

‘Procession’: Robert Greene’s Therapeutic Catholic Church Sex Abuse Survivors Doc Is Devastating [Telluride Review]

Charles Bramesco

September 3, 2021 10:45 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

In the form-expanding documentaries of Robert Greene, the artifice of performance clears a path with higher emotional truth waiting at its summit. Still, the distance between the two has varied. Early works su...

Peter Dinklage Can Sing But Joe Wright’s Musical ‘Cyrano’ Fizzles [Telluride Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 3, 2021 10:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

TELLURIDE – Since it first debuted in 1897, Edmond Rostand’s original play “Cyrano de Bergerac” has been staged all over the world, adapted into numerous films, and seen its ingenious narrative used in almost ...

‘Citizen Ashe’ Examines Arthur Ashe’s Legacy Beyond Just Tennis [Telluride Review]

Murtada Elfadl

September 3, 2021 7:30 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

This week many people will head to the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, to attend matches of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. But how many of those fans will know about the legacy of Ashe beyond once...

‘Becoming Cousteau’ Beautifully Celebrates The Man But Gives Short Shrift To His Legacy [Telluride Review]

Chris Barsanti

September 3, 2021 8:30 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Explorer, inventor, activist, and oceanographic popularizer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau introduced millions to the glories of the ocean through his popular movies. But he hated when people called them “documentarie...

Will Smith Chronicles Tennis History As ‘King Richard’ [Telluride Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 3, 2021 2:22 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

TELLURIDE – To say that Richard Williams was a controversial figure in the world of tennis would be something of an understatement. The father and coach of legendary players Venus and Serena Williams was known...

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