My Interview With Jessica Hausner, Director of 'Club Zero'

I have now seen two Jessica Hausner films at Cannes, both of which got poor receptions. Nonetheless, I enjoyed Little Joe and her latest, Club Zero. (And I think her 2009 film Lourdes is really something.) It was a pleasure to talk to her about being a provocateur. Read on.

Toronto 2022: 'Blueback' Review

At some point in my life, perhaps I will stop thinking of George Costanza whenever a movie character is a marine biologist. But not yet: Blueback stars Mia Wasikowska as one, and she must return home after she learns that her mother has had a debilitating stroke. The film is about these two women, with flashbacks interwoven throughout the story. It's a movie I found touching but not very substantial. My review is here.