French New Wave

2025 Films, Chicago International Film Festival, Directing, Drama, International Films, Interviews

14 min read

Kick Out the Conventions: Agnieszka Holland on “Franz,” “The Secret Garden” and More

by Matt Fagerholm

October 25, 2025

With the 61st Chicago International Film Festival nearly in the rearview mirror, there are so many memories from the past several days that I know I will be cherishing for

2025 Films, Coming of Age, Drama, Indie Films, Interviews, Sundance

13 min read

Disrupt the Dopamine: Lily McInerny on “Bonjour Tristesse”

by Matt Fagerholm

May 1, 2025

Throughout human history, few things have discomforted patriarchal societies quite like the candid thoughts of women. French author Françoise Sagan was only 18 when she published her wildly popular 1954

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