Jason says: “There are likely a great many odd cross-pollinations like POLDER that even the most dedicated watchers of world cinema miss because a German art-house adaptation of a Japanese science-fiction novel would appeal to fairly specialized tastes under the
Jason says: “I’ve read that the English-dubbed version of MONSTER HUNT (releasing at about the same time the original Mandarin version hits the United States) cuts a few scenes, including one where dog meat is seen offered for sale in
Michael says: “Writer/director Ken Lonergan made a big splash with his directorial debut, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. Since then, it’s been sixteen years, and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is only his third directorial effort. He’s written a bunch of
Thom says: “I’d like to recommend LOVE & FRIENDSHIP. Sire, who doesn’t love Jane Austen & Whit Stillman but this adaptation from Lady Susan a novella from the divine Austen is downright brilliant. Kate Beckinsale is stunning as the wicked
Bruce says: “Filmed in black and white reminiscent of the 1960s, Philippe Garrel’s IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN follows the dissolution of a marriage. Both husband and wife are having extra-marital affairs although they are happily married and deeply in
Bruce says “As he did with the Hermitage in RUSSIAN ARK, Sokurov takes on the Louvre mixing art, history and folklore. In spite of meandering – as a Sokurov film is wont to do – the focus ultimately settles on
Jason says: “There are bits of CHONGQING HOT POT that are clever, nifty, and well-executed enough that one almost wishes that filmmaker Yang Qing had a little bit more room to maneuver than he has in a contemporary Chinese crime
Thom says: “I’ve been quite a fan of Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul for some 15 years now since and his brilliant return to form here is as exciting as films get if your aura takes a cerebral nature. He’s been
Bruce says: “A prerequisite to seeing this film is knowledge of Tsai Ming-laing’s films and his muse and leading man in all of his films, Lee Kang-sheng. The two men are lovers, spiritually and emotionally. They work together and live
Jason says: “Maybe the best way to describe ZHONG KUI: SNOW GIRL AND THE DARK CRYSTAL (to give it the full name that appears on-screen) is to imagine if Ray Harryhausen had been born in China, making the sort of
