Michael says: “When I learned that Utama is translated in English to Our Home, it resonated so much more with me. I found UTAMA to be a powerful, effective film that, while fairly straightforward, successfully blended several themes, most notably
Michael says: “If you’re in the mood for a leisurely paced, two-and-a-half hour Turkish family drama where secrets are discovered thirty years after the fact, CICI is for you. I have to say, I’ve got a thing for lengthy, Turkish
Cheryl says: “I had high hopes for this documentary and was really looking forward to seeing it when I finally made it to the Arlington Capitol for the last night of its 3-plus week run. “The promo promised never-before-seen live
Diane says: “I had shied away from this doc earlier, about a French vulcanologist couple who died in the line of work. But it is fantastic! Of course there are the mesmerizing shots of lava flow and eruptions, but also
Brett says: “In what promises to be one of the most distinctive films of the year, director Daniel Goldhaber follows up his uniquely effective thriller CAM with another one-of-a-kind thriller, this one affiliated with the cause of environmental activism. The
Chris says: “Along with his other poet biopic A QUIET PASSION, Terence Davies is clearly on a late-career high; also his most deliciously bitchy film to date, and it doesn’t even have Laura Linney in it. (I’ll have more to
Brett says: “Otherworldly, yet firmly planted in our current existence. Mystical, yet earthy. These are a few of the paradoxes during a screening of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA. It might be better to describe this one as a dreamscape rather than
Chris says: “If the English title sounds a bit generic (the original Finnish one translates as GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS), rest assured, the film is not. Mostly set over three consecutive Fridays, it’s about three teenagers: Mimmi (Aamu Milonoff) and Rönkkö
Michael says: “It’s exhilarating, yet also quite frustrating, when the last eligible film you see before you decide to nominate ends up being one of your favorite films of the year. The Taiwanese film, THE FALLS came to may attention
Michael says: “Bravo to Maggie Gyllenhaal for adapting a complex novel into a visually arresting, and thematically engrossing film in her first time out as a screenwriter and director. Leda is a middle-aged woman visiting a resort in Greece for