Teaching audiences to view films actively
…of contracting a virus. Film festivals can be expensive to attend, for audiences, critics and filmmakers alike. As an example, even if I got free access for press accreditation to…
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Maurizio Benazzo | Nick Day
…a young man who knows how to talk the talk and walk the walk, but it’s clear that he is still on his spiritual search. If only he could be…
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Starring: Maggie Cheung | TonyLeung
…spouses are shown in shadow, from behind, or via obstructed view. ” 5 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/inthemoodforlove.htm” Michael says: This amazing film by Wong Kar-Wai tells the tale…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: David Cross
…receiving messages, to having success on YouTube or cable TV, to multiple injuries from tasering and beating, and so on. David Cross’s scattershot comedy references all of these and more,…
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Director: Esteban Roel | Juanfer Andrés
Starring: Carolina Bang | Jesús Ángel Castrodeza | Macarena Gómez | Silvia Alonso
…unborn sibling. “SHREW’S NEST is uncomfortable. SHREW’S NEST is meticulous. SHREW’S NEST is a thriller that shines. The film is equal parts complex and basic. To lay out the narrative…
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Roberto Faenza
Starring: Ellen Burstyn | Lucy Liu | Marcia Gay Harden | Peter Gallagher | Stephen Lang | Toby Regbo
…place in New York and stars primarily American actors. Based on the Peter Cameron novel of the same title, the film reportedly is a faithful adaptation. “The success of the…
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
…a huge fan decided to search for the lost singer. Many people had told him that Rodriguez had committed suicide during a concert. What the researcher discovers is the basis…
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Paul King
Starring: Edward Hogg | Simon Farnaby | Verónica Echegui
Thom says: “This collage of a film has tremendous parts that raise the stakes of success. An agoraphobic man goes off on a fantasy search for the meaning of life…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Ellen Page | Julian Richings | Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Michael says: “This was surely the year of Ellen Page at the Toronto International Film Festival. After receiving well-deserved accolades for her fine comedic work in JUNO, she turns around…
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Guido Santi | Tina Mascara
…of struggle was certainly Don’s search for an identity when partnered with such a talented and well-known figure. I’m sure that if Bachardy had not found his creative talent as…
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