Michael says: “**MILD SPOILERS**“Sandra Wollner’s second feature film as writer and director has stirred up a bit of controversy. It was pulled from the Melbourne Film Festival following criticisms by two psychologists (one who watched the first 20 minutes of the
Diane says: “TIME is a documentary that covers 20 years in the life of a family waiting for the father to be released from prison. Surprisingly, it’s not commentary on our criminal justice system, but about how the woman outside
Part of the SMALL AXE Amazon Prime series. Diane says: “I’ve been wanting to see Steve McQueen’s set of SMALL AXE movies (on Amazon Prime), so natch I picked a short one—only an hour long. LOVERS ROCK is the title,
Diane says: “This Polish animated feature is eliciting lots of divided critique. ‘Abrasive,’ ‘grotesque,’ and ‘grimy acid trip’ are some of the descriptors used, even when reviewers ultimately come down on the positive side. Since I expect animation to be
Michael says: “Yoko is the host of a popular travel show produced in Japan. While filming at various cultural landmarks in Uzbekistan, we see Yoko shooting hip deep in a lake supposedly filled with large, mysterious fish, repeatedly riding a
Michael says: “I just finished watching a film that I so thoroughly enjoyed, and that moved me to tears at the end, and when thinking back, I’m not sure why. The film has a great premise that could promise chilling
Michael says: “A harsh look at poverty in rural Louisiana, with shadowy imagery, poetic narration, and wrongs suggested, but not seen create the tapestry that is BURNING CANE. The film opens with a woman telling the story of her faithful,
Thom says: “I loved how this dramedy starring major television stars came across more like a play than a film with almost the entire film taking place in a large Brooklyn loft. The film forcefully makes a showing of small
Michael says: “For my second film at the New Directors/New Film Festival, I screened ANNE AT 13,000 FT., a film with a Chlotrudis connection. Writer/director Kazik Radwanski submitted a short film in 2007 for the 8th annual Chlotrudis Short Film
Bob says: “I watched JU DOU tonight. Did you know that it was made in Technicolor? In 1990? In China? So sayeth the Wiki, so it must be true. I do remember, when I first saw it in a theater,
Bob says: “Charlie Kaufman’s latest head-fuck is I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. I’m thinking at least one of the characters is another’s invention. Maybe both are.” Chris says: “Jessie Buckley is great and Jesse Plemons’ performance of the Tulsey
Michael says: “THE NEST tells the story of a family that is falling apart due to the pressures and excesses of the late 1980’s culture. Rory and Allison O’Hara are living the good life, enough money for a gorgeous home
Beth C. said: “SONG WITHOUT A NAME, by Melina León is a Spanish language film from Peru about an indigenous Andean woman whose baby is stolen at birth via an underground trafficking ring. The story is based on real events,
