Author: Justin Chang
What’s remarkable about this wondrously assured debut is that technique never overwhelms feeling, in part because Kogonada makes the two seem inextricably, harmoniously linked. Read the full review here.
OBSERVER: QUIET 'COLUMBUS' CRAFTS A CINEMATIC LOVE STORY FOR MID-CENTURY MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE
Author: Oliver Jones
As much as it is about architecture, the film is also a love letter to movies themselves: the sense of majesty they can capture and the strange little worlds they allow us to discover. Read the full review here.
AV CLUB: 'COLUMBUS' IS A LOVELY ODE TO ARCHITECTURE AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE IT
Author: A.A. Dowd
Come for the breathtaking architectural scenery, stay for the likable pair staring up at it. Read the full review here.
NEW YORK TIMES: MODERNISM'S PROMISE AND AN AUSPICIOUS FEATURE DEBUT IN 'COLUMBUS'
Author: Ben Kenigsberg
The existence of a debut as confident and allusive as Columbus is almost as improbable as the existence of Columbus, Ind., where the movie is set. Read the full review here.
ROLLING STONE: BOY MEETS GIRL, MODERN ARCHITECTURE, IN POETIC INDIE DEBUT
Author: Peter Travers
How do you make a ravishing romance about architecture? You'll find the answer with Kogonada, the video essayist and critic whose debut feature,Columbus, is a spellbinder. Read the full review here.
FILM COMMENT: FILM OF THE WEEK - 'COLUMBUS'
Author: Jonathan Romney
Columbus, which premiered in Sundance this year, is a strikingly distinctive film, and one of the best American debuts in ages. Read the full review here.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: JOHN CHO PONDERS DEATH, ROMANCE IN INTIMATELY GORGEOUS "COLUMBUS' TRAILER
Love and personal ties are matters of life and death in the new trailer for Kogonada’s Columbus, which stars John Cho as Jin, a curious man whose father falls gravely ill, leaving him stranded in the film’s titular Indiana town where he strikes up a meaningful friendship with an architectural enthusiast, Casey (Haley Lu Richardson). Read the full story here.
THE NEW YORKER: THE PRECOCIOUS GENIUS OF "COLUMBUS"
Author: Richard Brody
A new independent film looks at young architecture connoisseur, and considers the Indiana city's buildings with as much analytical ardor as its protagonist does. Read the full story here.
V MAGAZINE: HALEY LU RICHARDSON ON WHY "COLUMBUS" IS HER MOST FULFILLING FILM YET
Author: Priya Rao
V sat down with the actor at the Sundance Film Festival where the new film was met with critical praise. Read the interview here.
LA FILM FESTIVAL: HUMOR ME TO PREMIERE IN PREMIERES
Author: Matt Warren
Let’s construct a metaphor together wherein indie movies are like donuts in a bright pink box. Last week, the LA Film Festival lifted the lid on that box to reveal its 2017 competition lineup—U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, Nightfall and LA Muse. Read the full story here.
TIME OUT: "LUCKY" LEADS THE PACK AT THIS WEEKEND'S CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FESTIVAL
Author: Michael Smith
The Chicago Critics Film Festival has, in its brief, five year existence, quietly asserted itself as one of the city’s premiere showcases for exciting new American independent and foreign movie fare. My best bet for this year’s festival, which runs from Friday, May 12 through Thursday, May 18 at the Music Box Theatre, is John Carroll Lynch’s comedy/drama Lucky. Read the full story here.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 'The House of Tomorrow' Film Review San Francisco 2017 →
Author: Sheri Linden
A sheltered teen and a latter-day punk become unlikely musical partners in a coming-of-age drama starring Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, Ellen Burstyn and Nick Offerman. Read the complete review here.
VARIETY: Magnolia Nabs 'Lucky' Starring Harry Dean Stanton →
Author: Brent Lang
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. and international rights to comedic drama, "Lucky," John Carroll Lynch's directorial debut. Read the complete story here.
INDIE WIRE: 'Lucky' Review →
Author: David Ehrlich
90-Year-Old Harry Dean Stanton Gives a Performance for the Ages in Wry Comedy Co-Starring David Lynch — SXSW 2017... Read the complete review here.
ROLLING STONE: 20 Must-See Movies to Catch at SXSW 2017 →
Author: David Fear
A bona fide hipster icon and a veteran screen actor with over 100 film credits to his name, the 90-year-old Harry Dean Stanton is a living legend – and as this character study proves, the man still has a few great performances left in him... Read the complete review here.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: San Francisco Film Festival Unveils Competitive Lineup →
Author: Gregg Kilday
When a sheltered teen named Sebastian meets an aspiring punk rocker and falls for the boy's older sister, the stage is set for a cheerful and energetic comedy that tackles matters of friendship, young love and musical dreams with equal aplomb.... Read the full story here.
DEADLINE.COM: Lucky to premiere at SXSW →
Author: Anthony D'Alessandro
South by Southwest has announced the feature film lineup for its 24th annual event which runs March 10-19 in Austin. This year’s crop includes 51 movies from first-time filmmakers, 85 world premieres, 11 North American premieres and five U.S. premieres. Titles were curated from 2,432 feature-length film submissions, with a total of 7,651 films submitted this year...Read the full story here.
THE PLAYLIST: Supercut Superstar Kogonada’s Shimmering Debut ‘Columbus’ Overflows With Grace & Compassion [Rotterdam Review] →
Author: Jessica Kiang
There are films that swell in orchestral waves, others that grind like scuzzy metal, and still others that burble like melodic pop, but “Columbus,” the first feature film from Korean-American video essay pioneer Kogonada, chimes like a bell: simple, sustained and thrillingly pure... read the complete review here.
VARIETY: Sundance Film Review "Columbus" →
Author: Geofff Berkshire
An assured and hypnotic debut from tyro writer/director Kogonada with a terrific cast... read the complete review here.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 'Columbus' Film Review Sundance 2017 →
Author: Boyd van Hoeij
John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson star alongside Parkey Posey and Rory Culkin in Kogonada's quietly masterful feature debut... read the complete review here.