Beatrice Loayza

Face to face: Martine Sym’s firecracker feature debut, in theaters now, abounds in bold text, bolder colors, and wry humor to explore the construction of Black feminine identity

Sticks and stones: David Lowery's latest transforms the Arthurian tale of chivalry into a digestible, sensation-driven coming-of-age narrative

In the cut: Spiral offers a topical spin on the popular franchise but makes one wonder: do we need solemn excuses to enjoy cheap thrills?

Early warnings: at the start of the ’60s, Fonda was a paragon of the mid-century woman’s sexual and moral ambivalence

Karim Aïnouz’s film examines how Brazil’s patriarchy stifles desire and individuality

Dancers in the dark: a dispatch from the NYFF Critics Academy, on the power of impotence in Albert Serra’s latest