Sugar Mountain is a dark thriller about life in small-town America; with fine character acting and tension building, it’s a unique hit.
The Salesman is Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s attempt to have a four-in-a-row hot streak, taking the story of a traumatizing encounter and blending it with themes from the play “Death of a Salesman”.
We spoke with Michelle Kantor about her non-profit organisation Cinefemme, which supports women filmmakers in Hollywood with fiscal sponsorship, networking and more.
The documentary Off The Rails tells the unusual story of a man with Asperger’s whose extreme love for transit has landed him in jail 32 times.
Frank & Lola is an original look at a romantic relationship affected by past sexual abuse, and is presented in a mezmorizing noir tone.
The sequel of Guardians of the Galaxy will give us more Rocket & Baby Groot, more danceable music, and general Western/sci-fi fun.
Come, Sweet Death is an Austrian film from 2000 that, though grim and darkly funny, might be the perfect representation of the country.
With the spectre of white nationalism once again rearing its ugly head in the guise of the so-called ‘Alt-Right’, Matthew Ornstein’s profile of the musician, author, actor and lecturer Daryl Davis, Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America couldn’t be more relevant. Davis has an unusual hobby for a black man:
Instead of focusing on literary legend Neruda’s full life, in NERUDA, Pablo Larraín focuses on the time Neruda spent running from the government.
Reality television might be a norm today, yet in past generations it didn’t exist; looking back, though, we can see its beginnings in film.
Anonymous is a film based on computer hacking, yet, with a less than subtle focus, it feels much like a tamer version of the show Mr. Robot.
Opening in theaters this week are All We Had, Frank & Lola, Harry Benson: Shoot First, Contract To Kill and more. We compiled the info & trailers.
Strangers on a Train is one of Hitchc*ck’s famous works – using only camera techniques and visuals, it successfully conveys a chilling story, and achieves its horror with less than blood and creepy props.
Disney’s latest film, Moana is sure to please crowds, but it plays it safe by recycling a story that has been told to exhaustion.
Wilson is an R-rated comedy and comic book adaptation directed by Craig Johnson, starring Woody Harrelson as the titular character.