Kyle says: “ALEX OF VENICE is a modest miniature about the emotional disruptions of marital break-up and the unexpected new details of daily life, a comedy of manners in which a comfortable lifestyle is a house of cards whose collapse
Jason says: “It’s easy to see the kind of thriller that THE ALGERIAN’s makers want it to be, so plain on its face that the two or three actors that audiences recognize from more polished material can seem far out
Chris says: “It’s no surprise that it took so long for someone to dramatize the housing mortgage crisis that brought on the 2008 recession. Although many were impacted, it’s not the most interesting subject matter for a film, unless perhaps
Kyle says: “Recipient of various international film festival awards as well as BAFTA nominations for Best British Film and Outstanding Debut, Yann Demange’s ’71 is a superlative U.K. political thriller about ‘the troubles’ in Belfast prior to Bloody Sunday in
Kyle says: “Opening Night of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s series ‘20th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema’ was Benoît Jacquot’s 3 HEARTS in its U.S. Premiere. Those who like their French films about doomed affairs of the heart intense and
Bruce says: “Haigh’s feature follow-up to the critically acclaimed WEEKEND (not counting the ill-fated TV series, LOOKING), demonstrates his artistic consistency. Charlotte Rampling is nothing short of sensational as a wife whose 45th wedding anniversary celebration is skewered by ghosts
Jason says: “When I said I’d be interested in seeing a remake of Korean comedy MISS GRANNY when I saw it at the Fantasia Festival last August, I didn’t realize that one was already shooting in China. It’s no shock
Jason says: “I see a fair number of movies from Hong Kong – just about every one that plays local theaters or the festivals I attend – but I’ve still somehow managed to miss almost the entire career of Sandra
Kyle says: “10,000 KM is a film I do not want to belittle with faint praise, especially since there are so few titles out there worth seeing at all. So I apologize in advance if I write that this is
Bruce says: “Bent Hamer specializes in stories about those who don’t fit into society in any conventional sense. He first came under my radar with KITCHEN STORIES; then followed O’HORTEN and HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. 1001 GRAMS is a slight departure
