Thom says: “I had high expectations from this film as director Webb was responsible for one of the better indie films of 2009 in (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, & the film has an outstanding cast but the mediocre script &
Thom says: “This shows me to be the old curmudgeon buzz-killer but I found this sappy love story to be pure hokum. Helen Mirren & Donald Sutherland are both highly trained and professional actors and she especially embraces her part to
Thom says: “Here’s another director that I’ve seen all of his mediocre films: CRANK, CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE, GAMER, & GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE & yet I still went out on a limb to see this film because it looked
Thom says: “Back in the early days when I first embraced Film Movement when I discovered them while a volunteer worker at the Oakland Public Library, I saw all their releases I could find either at the libraries in Oakland
Chris says: “Leave it to Claire Denis to open her latest by saddling Juliette Binoche with one heck of a blowhard beau and close it on an extended conversation between Binoche and Gerard Depardieu, decidedly *not* her beau (his actual
Thom says: “French director Olivier Assayas has been something of an in-and-outer director for me but his best films are indeed world class brilliant. I loved CLEAN (2004), SUMMER HOURS (2008), CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA (2014), & especially DEMONLOVER, my
Brett says: “CLIMAX is the sensory blasts of horror from Edgar Allan Poe copulating with the maniacal and unrelenting beats of modern dance and music. Just when you think Gaspar Noé surely can’t do it again, you experience the mind
Brett says: “Predominantly taking place in one setting, a secret warehouse that serves as a meeting headquarters and equipment storage for a Michigan militia group becomes a hotbed of mystery and mistrust following a mass shooting at a police funeral.
Brett says: “During awards season, there are always films that champion an underrepresented group that gain attention with their political clout from the people who produce and back the film. Then, there are a films like BIRDS OF PASSAGE that
Brett says: “In a sort of vibe of THE WITCH (one of the best films of 2015/2016), GWEN is the debut feature film of director William McGregor. It’s fits the bill of the recent moniker “elevated horror,” and it feels
Brett says: “GOMORRAH director Matteo Garone offers his latest film in another atmospheric urban wilderness with a sympathetic dog groomer named Marcello as the driving force of the film. In this work, this small, frail man earns the audience’s trust and
Brett says: “It is a film that lives in a sustained state of delirium and absurdity. It would be worth the price of ticket just to see the audience reactions to the bizarre world of Diamantino, national soccer star of
Brett says: “NEKROTRONIC is an oddball film trying way too hard to appeal to an oddball audience. Full of gadgets and technological mumbo-jumbo, the premise is a world of internet-fueled demon possession. Playing off of the fear of cell phones
Brett says: “Perhaps a somewhat controversial statement against a film that many will love, the fact that it’s such an easy film to like is exactly what turns me off from it. I have yet to understand how formulaic Bollywood
Brett says: “When viewing OUT OF BLUE, it’s difficult to believe one is not seeing the film on a low-rate cable channel instead of the big screen. I expected big things out of Patricia Clarkson as a detective unraveling a
Thom says: “Here’s the over-produced, super-hyped, hugely successful biopic of Queen, but more importantly Freddie Mercury as ostensibly, there would be no Queen sans Freddie, although, truth to tell, I might wait t o see how well the revitalized Queen
Michael says: “In a moment of rare alignment, my favorite film at the Provincetown Film Festival also won the Audience Choice Award. I truly hope this film gets a domestic release, because it is really well done. This Icelandic film
Chris says: “Man, this movie… it just *wrecked* me, even though it’s not necessarily a tragedy (while still covering a lot of sensitive stuff). It captures both the euphoria and turmoil (and every emotion in between) of everyday life via
Chris says: “Less the Gen-Z GHOST WORLD it wants to be than a distaff, sillier, low-budget SUPERBAD. Upped half a notch for inspired use of a certain Michael Bolton song. Camila Morrone, however, is nearly as good as a young
Thom says: “This Dardenne project was nominated for a Buried Treasure Award for Chlotrudis and I approached this with my usual cautiously optimistic view. These Belgian brothers have been highly lauded throughout their careers with numerous international world-class festival awards,
