‘Born to Be’: Provocative and Grueling Documentary Tackling Transgender Surgery [Trailer]

Kino Lorber will be releasing “Born to Be,” an absolutely fascinating doc I saw at last year’s New York Film Festival. This is poignant stuff, following the work of Dr. Ting, the head surgeon at Mt. Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, Director Tania Cypriano uses an extremely sensitive touch to her film, this is not the easiest watch, depicting the grueling process of sex-change operations.

Using the cinema verite genre to tell her story, Cypriano’s camera follows Dr. Ting making his daily rounds, and consulting patients as surgery nears for all of them. The operations themselves include feminization to vaginoplasty and phalloplasty. This is unique access to a community and the heroic doctors and support staff that conduct these surgeries — the result is a deep examination of uncharted and fascinating territory.

“Born to Be” is a film filled with interesting characters, scientific progress, and incredibly provocative questions. Kino Lorber will release “Born to Be” digitally on Nov 18

‘Unabomber’ Trailer: Jacob Tremblay is Ted Kaczynski, Russell Crowe is His Professor

What are the odds this turns out to be good? Netflix isn’t giving it an awards-qualifying theatrical release, and the just-released trailer isn’t doing anything for me.

‘Alone at Dawn’ First Reaction: Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Shine in Ron Howard’s War Movie

Some wondered if it might arrive this year, but its absence from the fall festivals and continued lack of a release date suggest Amazon/MGM may be holding it for next year.

Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ Gets First Trailer: Netflix Sets Fall Release for ‘Burning’ Director’s First Film in Eight Years

Netflix has finally released a trailer for “Possible Love,” which will hit theaters on October 23 and arrive on Netflix on November 6. The official runtime is 2 hours and 44 minutes.

Jane Schoenbrun Really Wants to Direct ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot: “I’m Trying to Get A Meeting”

Beyond the fact that ‘Camp Miasma’ plays like a meta tribute to ‘80s horror slashers, it’s easy to understand why Schoenbrun would want a crack at the franchise.

‘The Social Reckoning’ Trailer: Jeremy Strong Has Zuckerberg Down, But Can Sorkin Escape Fincher’s Shadow?

A new trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” has dropped online. I believe this is the same one I saw recently in theaters. Regardless, I’m still not sold on this thing.

August 19, 2019

3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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