Michael says: “Rebecca Miller’s THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE came and went in theatres with barely a notice, which is unfortunate, because it’s a beautifully crafted film with sharp writing and terrific performances from the likes of Robin Wright
Jason says: “Most documentary features that get any sort of play beyond local public television do because not only are they generally well-made, but they have important subject matter; someone programming a film festival or a boutique movie house decides
Jason says: “NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS doesn’t initially look remarkable; indeed, midway through it, it appears slight of frame but bloated by music videos; interesting, but trying to be two things and doing neither well. But it eventually
Thom says: “With 3 musts-see involved with this project I was really excited about this world premiere. Denis was there for the Q&A but unfortunately Huppert & De Bankolé were not. I had considered Denis one of my TOP 10
Jason says: “Well, I can’t say that I got anything less than could be expected from that title, can I? It’s right there – life, death, people making porn, far more direct than its somewhat more infamous cousin, A SERBIAN
Jason says: “THE KILLER INSIDE ME is getting a certain amount of notice for its violence, which is a little surprising to me, in a strict ‘well, I’ve seen worse’ sense. But I suspect the filmmakers will be fine with
Jason says: “The opening scene of Claude Chabrol’s final theatrical film gives a hint to why he was often compared to Alfred Hitchcock, though with a French sensibility: His camera threads its way through a graveyard until it finds corpse
Jason says: “Stieg Larsson’s ‘Millennium’ novels – all three published posthumously, and given names that begin The Girl Who… in the United States – are kind of a big deal. How can you tell? Well, the three movies with high
Jason says: “A funny thing happened while I sat in the theater, watching the BUFF screening of FRIENDS (WITH BENEFITS): I realized that it was, all told, a pretty conventional romantic comedy – which is probably the last thing I
Jason says: “A lot of gangster movies want you to know that they aren’t just about crime, but about family. You can’t miss it, they’re so formal and insistent that it becomes overbearing. DOWN TERRACE, while it has other flaws,
