Adam says: “An original comedy with a strong visual style, great lead performance, and killer soundtrack, even if it suffers from some first film issues — namely that it’s overstuffed with ideas and way too long for what it is.
Jeff says: “As it opens, VULCANIZADORA seems like it could end up as an OLD JOY-ish bromance. Two friends bicker, cajole, prank each other, sometimes cryptically mention their lives and their friendship as they tramp through the Michigan woods, seriously
Adam says: “Solid little Ozploitation riff in the vein of WAKE IN FRIGHT or LONG WEEKEND, with another great late period Cage performance. Pretty visually impressive for a movie that takes place almost entirely in a parking lot, but it
Michael says: “I enjoyed it. Very understated, but a clever blending of documentary using archival footage of the filmmaker’s father, with a narrative. Intriguing premise. 3 1/2 cats” Laks said: “Maybe a stretch but it had a DEAD MAIL
Diane says: “Shame on me for not knowing the name Michel Gondry, particularly as the Oscar-winning director and co-writer of 2004’s ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. This eponymous doc, assembled by Gondry’s friend and collaborator François Nemeta, presents a
Michael says: “The year is 2019 and in Shanghai, a director reunites the cast and crew from a film they were making ten years ago but were unable to complete due to loss of funding. As the shooting nears its
Adam says: “Well-directed and gorgeously animated coming-of-age film, with memorable music. However, while I would normally love a low-stakes, slice-of-life hangout movie, this one goes out of its way to set up so much potential juicy conflict, and then just
Michael says: “Straight-forward, well-made political thriller about the terrorists who took 11 Israeli participants at the Munich Olympics in 1972 hostage, and the live news coverage by ABC. I was pleased to see a terrific performance by Leonie Benesch (THE
Laks says: “I was able to soak up two major works that commemorated towering American women that were released in 2024. The first being Laurie Anderson’s AMELIA which was based on the life of Amelia Earhart. The other being Ellen