All articles by David Kempler

A Swedish film with no real story, no characters to identify with, and nothing pretty to look at, somehow is indelible.

Two young couples learn about each other and themselves in one very eventful evening.

Seven siblings are confined to their Manhattan apartment for years. Crystal Moselle’s documentary has fascinating aspects but there is too much that goes unexplored.

One of the Tribeca Film Festival’s most beautiful looking documentaries is lush and thrilling, although I couldn’t help but cringe at what is at the heart of it.

From Iceland comes a story of a large man who is socially awkward. No, it’s not an especially original idea, but I thought it was the best film at the Tribeca Film Festival. The voters agreed.

Viggo Mortensen stars in a wannabe epic war movie. It’s far from good enough.

A documentary about the history of the National Lampoon magazine captures its brilliant wit and raunchiness.

This oft-told tale of Effie Gray, a woman involved in an unhappy marriage in Victorian times, is almost amazingly without any dramatic tension at all.

The photography of Sebastiao Salgado is brought to life by Wim Wenders. It is alternately breathtaking and depressing, but always a tribute to both the skills and humanity of Salgado.