Stephen Saito

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 23, 2026 "Between Worlds" fosters a real conversation between both the past and present and between Said and those who either want to debate him or learn from him, becoming the start of a dialogue rather than the end of one. Go to Full Review Edward Said: Between Worlds (2026) 94% - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 12, 2026 The old man isn’t going to go quietly into the light, an invigorating thought that animates the finest and friskiest film that the "Chan is Missing" director has made since "Smoke." Go to Full Review Diary of a Mad Old Man (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 12, 2026 "Magazine" leaves things on an agreeably ambivalent note, but it undoubtedly ends on a high when one knows that Pechman is right where she should be, delivering such a poignant and sophisticated feature debut. Go to Full Review Magazine (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 11, 2026 While "Woman Unknown" charts erasure, both self-induced and culturally prescribed, it becomes unforgettable. Go to Full Review Woman, Unknown (2026) 95% - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 5, 2026 George MacKay delivers a tour de force performance as a volatile young man determined to push life to its limits or die trying. Go to Full Review Mission (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 3, 2026 While it’s a premise that can seem as if it’s stretched slightly thin over a generally breezy hour-and-a-half runtime, "Riptides" fittingly has more on its mind than the dumb comedy it looks like on the surface. Go to Full Review Riptides (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 3, 2026 Atkins has delivered impressive proof that there are still some films you can make now that just won’t go away. Go to Full Review Sour Minnows (2026) 100% - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Oct 3, 2026 It’s the small things that are made to feel big in "Mackenzie," which turns out to be true of the experience as a whole. Go to Full Review Mackenzie (2025) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 29, 2026 A formidable cringe comedy. Go to Full Review Anchors Aweigh (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 29, 2026 The veteran actor’s second directorial outing glides over some rough patches to deliver the goods. Go to Full Review Drifter (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 28, 2026 A fascinating study in group dynamics. Go to Full Review Pretenders (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 27, 2026 While "Boatbuilders" is buoyant, it carries a tremendous amount of weight. Go to Full Review Boatbuilders (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 27, 2026 The ultimate result may not be much different than plenty of other coming-of-age stories, yet the depth is unusual when Kamei is truly a product of his environment, caught between two worlds where any change in the atmosphere inevitably feels seismic. Go to Full Review The Color of the Sun (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 27, 2026 Overall, "The Violinist" seems bound to pull audiences together from wherever they are when it effectively taps into such a universal sense of longing. Go to Full Review The Violinist (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 27, 2026 Roan strikes a balance between a pleasingly gentle narrative and something with real depth to it. Go to Full Review Happily Ever After (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 27, 2026 While "Sick" does live up to its title by putting a pit in your stomach, Trzebuchowska shows she has a gift when it’s impossible to look away. Go to Full Review Sick (2026) 85% - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 27, 2026 "Into the Sky" is at its best on a smaller scale, concerned less with anything past earth’s atmosphere than Bobby and Nico’s efforts to stay engaged when everything around them just seems to get worse. Go to Full Review Into the Sky (2026) 70% - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 23, 2026 It just doesn’t get any better than this. Go to Full Review Sunburn (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 22, 2026 If Felix just wants to have good time, that’s all St-Michel wants to deliver as well with the winning tale of a completely guileless protagonist who finds himself on the wrong side of the law time and again. Go to Full Review Toy Gun Bandit (2026) - - - -

Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 22, 2026 As the enormity of the consequences dawn on [the lead], the impact seems even larger when that choice has been thrust upon so many Palestinians in general and the ripple effect of "Conversations with the Sea" can’t be denied. Go to Full Review Conversation With The Sea (2026) - - - -