Chris says: “This strange, beguiling tale directly references its title in the first scene as Sebastian (Daniel Katz) is politely confronted by an accumulation of neighbors about his disruptive pooch. From there, however, it continually leaps in time, often from scene to
Brian says: “Watching THE FALL, one is reminded of Picasso’s quote about Matisse: ‘he is only an eye, but my god, what an eye!’ Breathtakingly, staggeringly beautiful, THE FALL is the epitome of a film that can only be truly
Peg says: “For a relatively young actor, Michael Shannon has, at 35, a long and respectable resume. But amid his many small roles in television and film, his most recent turn as John Givings, the emotionally troubled neighbor of the
Beth C. says: “The documentary film, PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE, Steven Sebring’s directorial debut, is designed to provide viewers with a history of the artist’s early life experiences, especially the death her husband, brother, and friend Robert Mapplethorpe, and a
Michael says: “I’m sure many of you saw the documentary THE CORPORATION when it was released in 2004. One segment of this harrowing tale featured a lawsuit brought to bear on a Canadian farmer after he unknowingly grew and harvested
Michael says: “Charles is a Brooklyn video editor who creates memorial videos about people who have the potential to die soon, for TMC. He’s also stuck. He just found out his girlfriend, Isha, cheated on him with a woman, he’s
Michael says: “Belmont World Film Festival did a great job assembling their virtual film festival this year. They screened several high profile international films, and did so for a full week, running from March through April. Gave plenty of opportunities
Michael says: “Belmost World Film Festival had a really strong line-up of international films this year, screening each one virtually for a week through April and into May. I caught THE DAZZLED, French actress Sarah Suco directed this semi-autobiographical film about
Michael says: “The first film by Farhadi that I saw was the riveting A SEPARATION, released in US in 2012, which I didn’t realize was his first film until quite a bit later. His follow-up film, the nearly as riveting
Laura says: “German cowriter (with Marie Noelle)/director Peter Sehr gets points for trying something different, but his radical choices, incoherent storytelling and truly head-scratching ending add up to an intriguing failure. Star Adrien Brody has always been interesting to watch,
Bruce says: “From the opening shot of a sunrise (in what appears to be real-time) until the closing crepuscular shot, the cinematography dictates the pace and mood of SILENT LIGHT, a film in which dialogue is a rarity. The story
Laura says: “DeNiro finally returns to form in his best dramatic outing since 1995 while up and comer James Franco proves his Golden Globe win for last year’s James Dean TV biopic was no fluke. Screenwriter Ken Hixon (INVENTING THE ABBOTTS)
Laura says: “”Producer Brian Grazer combines his passion for hip hop with a prestige director (Curtis Hanson, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL), a music superstar and a Rockyesque genre script for a solid commercial outing. 8 MILE isn’t a great film, but it is
Bruce says: “This dazzling film examines the recent financial crisis in an efficient, insightful way. For those of us who followed the debacle on a daily basis the basic facts are nothing new; for newcomers they are concisely summarized. The
