Jason says: “The ‘ghosts’ of this movie’s title are not supernatural; ‘gwai lo’ in Cantonese is both the word for ghost and slang for white/foreign people, and since this movie posits a future where the Western economies have collapsed… Well,
Bruce says: “The USA started the ball rolling with HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING in 1967 (based on the Broadway show that debuted six years earlier) and Canada gave us THE APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ in 1974.
Jason says: “The makers of this anthology were given dozens of instructions that ranged from restrictive to twee, or so the legend goes, although ultimately they had a fair amount of leeway so long as they made a movie on
Thom says: “This is an amazingly problematic, thoughtful, but off-putting film. It’s a 4-character study that starts out with a middle-age roly-poly African American salesman, Joe, having an assignation with a white 15-year-old-boy, June. Wendell Pierce, who anyone that loves
Jason says: “FOR LOVE’S SAKE is the sort of crazy mix of adolescent emotions that seem over-the-top when you describe it, often going from pure sweetness to eye-rolling to angry violence in the very same scene. It’s just what one
Jason says: “FOLKLORE is the sort of comedy that will, over the course of the film, tell the audience about a hundred jokes in the hope that enough hit to make the whole thing worth it. It’s got a hit
Jason says: “It sort of makes sense when Hollywood makes a movie about something that happened outside the borders of America and Europe but makes a white guy the protagonist – silly, but understandable. When a Chinese filmmaker decides that
Bruce says: “Few stars are lovelier than the radiant Juliette Binoche. Her appeal is not superficial for she radiates an inner beauty that infuses her characters. As Anne, a reporter for Elle Magazine, Binoche adds another layer. She comes from
Bruce says: “Winner of three prizes at the 2011 Venice Film Festival, EASY! is a satisfying comedy about parenting and coming of age. Writer director Francesco Bruni, best known for his screenplay for CATERINA IN THE BIG CITY, demonstrates the
Jason says: “As much as I found the festival describing DIMENSIONS: A LINE, A LOOP, A TANGLE OF THREADS (to give it its full title) with ‘Imagine a sci-fi film on PBS’ Masterpiece Theatre’ to be a bit too glibly
