Jason says: “The recording studio that occupies a fair-sized chunk of Bill Withers’s Los Angeles home in STILL BILL is a tremendous tease. It’s new-looking, with plenty of digital tools, which certainly suggests that the man behind ‘Lean on Me’
Jason says: “Science fiction on film is tricky. The money to do spectacle generally comes with strings attached, but without it, a filmmaker runs the risk of having their world look unconvincing or settling for using their big ideas to
Jason says: “Kim Hee-su (Jeon Do-yeon) is talking about money and investments as MY DEAR ENEMY opens, but it’s not clear whether she needs money urgently or just wants it for some opportunity. Or perhaps, she simply wants to close
Julie says: “CHERRY BLOSSOMS was an EXCELLENT pick for Buried Treasure. If more people had seen it it might have been a pick for best movie. “The screenplay was excellent. The cinematography was wonderful. I loved the way certain objects,
Michael says: “Laurent Cantet follows up his compelling TIME OUT with a complex tale of political, sexual, and racial issues set in Haiti. Three middle-aged, American women spend extended time at a resort in Haiti where their every need is
Michael says: “In the tradition of Tsai Ming Liang’s masterful WHAT TIME IS IT THERE, Jun Ichikawa’s TONY TAKITANI is a tale of loneliness filled with gorgeous imagery and moments of sudden humor. Tony’s mother died in childbirth, and he
Bruce says: “Few films have a defining moment as strong and telling as one in MARIA FULL OF GRACE. At the beginning of the film Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is making out with her boyfriend (Wilson Guerro). A bit bored
Bruce says: “American media often mentions that Al Jazeera is influencing the entire Arab world, creating anti-American propaganda. The Western world identifies Al Jazeera primarily as the outlet for all the Bin Laden tapes. It is not far-fetched to assume
Esme says: “INTACTO was great. I really like this movie. It is a well-acted, under-dramatized sort of movie that they will probably try to ruin and remake in America with Bridget Fonda as the female detective, a la LA FEMME
Laura says: “TUVALU is a German production filmed in Sofia about a son (Dennis Lavant, BEAU TRAVAIL) trying to keep a crumbling bathhouse operating for his aging parents while his brother is bent to destroy it. Almost completing silent, the