Based on the book by Audrey Shulman (who also wrote the screenplay), this “inspired by true events” story follows two lifelong best friends, now in their 20s and living in […]
Fremont is a quiet movie. Subtle direction by Babak Jalali (Land, Radio Dreams) uses music interludes, long silences and intervals between dialogue to dramatic effect. The film, shot in black and […]
I have a particular admiration for artists like Sebastián Silva, those creators who have an innate ability to channel the weird, experimental and unexpected in order to create, often bringing […]
Based on a graphic novel by first-time writer/director Kevin Grevioux (from Underworld, who also co-stars in this movie), King of Killers follows former hitman Marcus Garan (stunt performer-turned-actor Alain Moussi, […]
Based on French journalist Florence Aubenas’s bestselling non-fiction book, The Night Cleaner, in which she investigated the rising disparity and disconnect within French society through her experiences in the port […]
Today, we call them debunkers. But in the early decades of the 1900s, they were paranormal psychologists, who spent their time investigating claims of paranormal activity, almost always resulting in […]
I sometimes have to remind myself that Hilary Swank has two Academy Awards, and I in no way mean that as a slight to her acting abilities. She’s one of […]
In Jennifer Reeder’s latest, Perpetrator, both women and blood feature quite prominently. It’s a stark pairing, and it plays as a reclamation of sorts. Even if the filmmaker is never […]
This little two-hander took me very much by surprise. From German-born director Maximilian Erlenwein (Stereo) and his co-writer Joachim Hedén comes The Dive, a story about two estranged sisters—Sophie Lowe […]
For the most part, I’ve fallen off the Adam Sandler train. Since moving most of his newest films to Netflix, I’ve stopping feeling the need to check them out (with […]
Rather than attempt a full-scale biopic of one-time Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, writer Nicholas Martin and director Guy Nattiv (Skin, Magic Men) zero in on the incredibly tense 19 […]
I’m in no position to get all ageist on any actor, but casting 71-year-old (okay, maybe he was 70 when he actually filmed this movie) Liam Neeson as the father […]