Chris says: “Serviceable—that’s the word I kept thinking of throughout this thriller in which an intelligence agency operative (Brit Marling) infiltrates herself within an eco-terrorist group that targets the agency’s corporate clients. I’m not saying this film, co-written by Marling
Chris says: “At the very least, CRYSTAL FAIRY features two irrefutably memorable, if supremely irritating characters, both of them twenty-something Americans in Chile. The first, Jamie (Michael Cera) babbles on pretentiously about The Doors of Perception and harbors an obsession
Bruce says: “LES COQUILLETTES is an enjoyable piece of fluff, an example of amateur filmmaking pushing its way into the festival circuit, possibly the mainstream. Anyone can be a filmmaker today especially if they can tap into the beat of
Kyle says: “THE CONCUBINE received its North American Premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival. Fans of the hit HBO television series GAME OF THRONES will feel right at home, although I am not sure that is the proper
Jason says: “I think I’m done with Andrew Bujalski. I’ve seen three of his four films, and even the one I kind of liked didn’t really impress me. And while I can see some merit in the ones like COMPUTER
Jason says: “Hideo Nakata’s new one seems to start out with such promise – creepy visuals, a likable lead, the possibility of a whole apartment complex haunted with ghosts, and a knack for building tension out of small, real things
Thom says: “Batko becomes the master in his creation of an invisible web of informants by a group of revolutionaries that end up spying on each other. He controls his own secret fount of information. After the fall of communism,
Jason says: “It says something about humanity, the world we live in, or perhaps just me personally, that I’m bored by the brand of paranoia that keeps CLOSED CIRCUIT running. Is that in spite of how visible abuse of power
Jason says: “It’s not just one thing that has brought Jackie Chan to the point where his latest movie is something of a loud, sloppy mess, but everything working together: Age takes a toll on a performer this physical. Hollywood
Jason says: “Yes, LOS CHIDOS goes there. Fill whatever twisted thing you want in for ‘there’, and that statement is likely to be true, although in actuality it’s not even in answer to a question – it’s doing something jaw-droppingly