Jason says: “The French title of this film, AVRIL ET LE MONDE TRUQUÉ, actually translates to ‘April in the Twisted World’, which may be more fitting, because as much as it is extraordinary and a delight to watch, it’s a
Jason says: “ZOMBEAVERS gives the audience what they want from a movie with that title, pretty much the way they want it, and that way involves puppets. Puppets and blood. “Director Jordan Rubin and co-writers Al & Jon Kaplan are
Kyle says: “WILD TALES is Argentina’s entry into Academy Award contention for Best Foreign Language Film of 2014. I am always amused when the same people who usually dismiss Oscar-bait talk out of hand suddenly invoke it with the sanctimonious
Jason says: “It’s funny which little details will make a movie really work for someone. Take WE ARE STILL HERE, for instance; it’s quite a well-executed ghost story with a nifty cast, good for a decent star rating even if
Jason says: “The title of THERAPY FOR A VAMPIRE (‘DER VAMPIR AUF DER COUCH’ in the original German) suggests something that may not quite be hackneyed, although I’m sure I’ve seen a vampire getting psychoanalysis before, but which is a
Jason says: “It feels a bit like giving the game away to say that THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE is seldom the movie it’s expected to be from the descriptions written in festival programs, which talks about how Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews)
Jason says: “The Western never really dies; it just picks up and moves to unexpected places in unexpected forms. In this case, that’s a coming-of-age film set in Arabia, and it’s an impressive, thrilling piece of entertainment. “The year is
Jason says: “One almost wants TANGERINE to get through its entire length without any sort of real consequences, because the movie Sean Baker has built moves forward with such great chaotic energy that actually slowing down enough for someone to
Jason says: “TAG is the most recent of three films at the festival by Sion Sono, who is having an absurdly productive year (four films total released in 2015!), and there are points where it seems like this frantic pace
Bruce says: “What happens when your BFF dies unexpectedly? From the age of seven Claire (Anaïs Demoustier) and Lea (Isild le Besco) were close, bonded by blood ritual. When Lea dies six months after giving birth to a little boy,
