Bruce says: “There is enough interesting subject matter in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ELEGANT to make at least two documentaries. As it stands, the film that has been made is sorely lacking in focus and depth. High fashion wars among
Jason says: “Ordinarily, when good people make a bad movie, there’s a tendency to hunt for where things went wrong. THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS offers an obvious and logical culprit: The sudden death of its star, Heath Ledger, midway
Jason says: “Sure, this may not look like a Chlotrudis movie at first, but it’s hard for something to get more independent – or more Canadian! – than this! 🙂 “Every once in a while, I’ll get an email from
Thom says: “This Japanese anime freebie from the good folks at Chlotrudis was a shocking disappointment. Admittedly, I’m not the biggest fan of anime but this was hopelessly derivative. Adapted from the Japanese television success “Shin seiki evangerion” I can’t
Jason says: “Even though I’ve seen more Bollywood movies than most people I know, I don’t have a particular affinity for them; they’ve basically got to involve something I’m already interested in. Koi… Mil Gaya had spaceships; Krrish was its
Jason says: “I skipped THE CANYON at a festival this summer; it was only playing once and I figured its cast and story gave it a better chance of hitting American theaters and video than the sort-of-French, sort-of-sci-fi film also
Diane says: “From the Boston Jewish Film Festival, this docu is about a soccer team from the Arab-Israeli town of Sakhnin in Galilee. The team, made up of Arabs, Jews and foreigners, has it ups and downs compounded by anti-Arab
Michael says: “Based on the short film FAIRIES (which was entered into the Chlotrudis Short Film Festival a few years ago) WERE THE WORLD MINE focuses on Timothy a young gay high school student who, after winning the role of
Jason says: “VEXILLE has taught me not to complain about Hollywood productions that spend ‘too much’ on visual effects or expensive animation. As much as VEXILLE might have still been a mediocre action movie if an American-sized budget had been
Bruce says: “Laura Dunn’s intentions are well placed but the film she has made – THE UNFORESEEN – does not measure up. Dunn traces the history of development in suburban Austin, Texas – in particular a beautiful natural water area