REAR WINDOW: A Masterpiece of Visual Cinema and Sound Design
REAR WINDOW: A Masterpiece Of Visual Cinema & Sound Design

There are such a vast number of planes to appreciate Rear Window on and one…

Miss Kiet's Children: Meet Your New Favorite Class
MISS KIET’S CHILDREN: Meet Your New Favorite Class

Prepare to be charmed by Peter Lataster and Petra Lataster-Czisch’s documentary Miss Kiet’s Children, a heartwarming ode to the power of education, and the reality of the refugee crisis on European shores.

FLOWER: Zoey Deutch Blossoms as a Teen Vigilante
FLOWER: Zoey Deutch Blossoms As A Teen Vigilante

While tiptoeing on the line of empowering and exploitative, Flower is an unconventional teen film for a new generation that finds its true strength in in its leading lady Zoey Deutch.

Staff Inquiry: Movies That Make Us Cry
Staff Inquiry: I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying

For this Staff Inquiry, we examine the films that make us cry, with examples ranging from the personal to overall moving manifestations of life’s struggles.

KEEP THE CHANGE: A Breakthrough For Disability Films

Using almost an entirely autistic cast, Keep the Change is a groundbreaking, intimate portrait that humanizes and explores a vast array of people living with Autism.

JOURNEYMAN: A Treacly And Unengaging Disability Drama
JOURNEYMAN: A Treacly & Unengaging Disability Drama

Paddy Considine’s long-awaited second film in the director’s chair is an emotionally manipulative disappointment, that has replaced the grit of his debut with a stale, maudlin predictability.

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Trailer
THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Trailer

A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.

ALL I WISH: A Strong Stone Can't Save This Film From Mediocrity
ALL I WISH: A Strong Stone Can’t Save This Film From Mediocrity

Susan Walters’ All I wish offers a minimally interesting story, but serves up some fine performances from Sharon Stone, Ellen Burstyn, Liza Lapira, Tony Goldwyn, and Gilles Marini.

Escape to New York: An interview with Ana Asensio, director, writer and star of Most Beautiful Island
Escape To New York: Interview With Ana Asensio, Director, Writer & Star Of MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND

After years as a struggling actress, Ana Asensio decided to try get her own project off the ground. A year after it’s SXSW premiere, and her film, MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND, has endured a wave of acclaim. She spoke to Andrew Winter about the process of producing, directing and starring in the film.

FATHER FIGURES: Drags On Despite An All-Star Cast
FATHER FIGURES: Drags On Despite An All-Star Cast

Father Figures is a swing and a miss, lacking enough entertaining or cogent material to sell this half-hearted comedy.

Portrait of Mike Ott from the 2017 Champs-Elysees Film Festival in France. Photo by Julien Labrosse
Interview With CALIFORNIA DREAMS Director Mike Ott: “It Was My Own Kind Of Dream Come True”

We had the chance to talk with Mike Ott, director of fiction/non-fiction blend CALIFORNIA DREAMS, about documentary filmmaking and about the fine line between fiction and reality.

BEYOND SKYLINE: When A Guilty Pleasure Isn’t That Fun
BEYOND SKYLINE: When A Guilty Pleasure Isn’t That Fun

While better than its predecessor, Beyond Skyline is still a sequel to a thinly conceived film, and even the freshest coat doesn’t work to hide the issues underneath.

ADRIFT Trailer
ADRIFT Trailer

Based on the true story of survival, a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Time Crisis: TWELVE MONKEYS
Time Crisis: TWELVE MONKEYS

Twelve Monkeys is Terry Gilliam’s dystopian vision of time travel, in which everything that happens is inevitable, probing into questions of the meaning and purpose of life.

CUSTODY: A Social realist take on the home invasion thriller
CUSTODY: A Social Realist Take On The Home Invasion Thriller

Custody is an impressive debut feature from Xavier Legrand, that manages to avoid exploitation even as it generates untold amounts of tension from a realistic domestic drama.