Chris says: “I’m often drawn to documentaries that focus on a subculture or an event that I personally would never, ever want to participate in, like this conference of a thousand teenage boys from Texas who come together in state
Thom says: “It’s rather disconcerting to me that this excellent film from China took such a circuitous route to my viewing pleasure. First-time director Peng might have been a minor problem, but must-see Andy Lau is an in international superstar.
Thom says: “I’m roaring around my brain trying to discover who recommended this superlative film fare to me. While Jude is an established director in Romania I’ve only seen one of his 7 other full-length fiction films AFERIM!, which didn’t
Diane says: “I guess I was mistaken that AMERICAN FACTORY was eligible, but anyway… This documentary played me like a pinball. It brought out my prejudices, made me question my values, and gave me a lot of angst. Directors Bognar
Thom says: “I had seen Coby previously in an episode of QUOTIDIEN and was won over by his boyish charm. This telling documentary expands on the theme of the transformation of Coby from a 21-year-old female to a 21-year-old male,
Thom says: “Expect these further lapses as age rears its ugly head, but I was perusing new offerings on Prime Video and ran across THE YOUNG & THE DAMNED. From the 1950 date I recognized it to be from Bunuel’s
Jason says: “It is, perhaps, possible to tell just how well-done a parody is by how long it’s able to convince you that it’s the real thing. MANDRILL presents an exceptionally straight face, to the extent that it can come
Jason says: “SECRET REUNION starts out like a spy movie, the sort they don’t set in the present day anymore because the Cold War has ended everywhere but Korea and Cuba (although from the recent news about a busted Russian
Jason says: “The first PHOBIA (called 4BIA in festival programs) was a sort of sampler, offering up four short horror stories from four different directors, also tending toward different types of horror. The follow-up anthology brings the number of stories
Jason says: “It’s tough not to get just a little excited during the opening sequence of HIGANJIMA, because it makes a thoroughly enjoyable statement: That putting a stake through a vampire’s heart is for people who aren’t truly committed to
Thom says: “This film was so over-the-top in so many delicious ways and it was totally unexpected. It’s currently unavailable on NetFlix but I came across it at my DVD store and since I’ve had such great luck in the
Thom says: “I once spent a week in Malmö, where Moodysson lives with his family, which I know is neither here nor there. I’m sorry to report that this once very promising Swedish director has lost his way. His TOGETHER
Thom says: “If this wasn’t the worst film entered at TIFF 2009 I certainly wouldn’t want to see what was. This seriously is one of the worst disappointments of my entire life. Korine’s previous film MISTER LONELY was my #1
Thom says: “This kids film was way too unsophisticated for my tastes and other than a sweet feel to the story was nearly an anachronism. Two children discover a time-traveler and try to help him out of his centuries old
Thom says: “It happens in 1950s Taiwan, during the period known as White Terror, when an anti-Communist crusade swept the island and hysteria reigned. On one fall afternoon, two young sisters come back from class to find their home ransacked
Thom says: “This Dutch gem is so droll that I find myself still thinking about months after seeing it at T.I.F.F. A woman who supposedly is dying lives in a large country house where she has assigned servant roles (including
Thom says: “This film was adapted from the novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman. This didn’t really win me over but perhaps it was a matter of relating to it. Emilia Greenleaf (Portman) a young lawyer sets
Thom says: “French director Ozon was well on his way to becoming one of my favorite TOP 10 LIVING DIRECTORS with his 4 really strong showings WATER DROPS ON BURNING ROCKS, UNDER THE SAND, 8 WOMEN, & SWIMMING POOL (my
Scot says: “While I can’t say that TROLL 2 is the worst film I’ve ever seen (see PLANET 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, LET ME DIE A WOMAN, and INDEPENDENCE DAY), I could be convinced that it is the worst film