Quickie Review: American Night
This neo-noir crime flick set in the art world has a good cast, looks fabulous, and even has some decent music. But at just over two hours in length, it…
Review: Lamb
Strange doesn't even come close to describing this folk horror flick. Set in a remote valley somewhere in Iceland, Maria (Noomi Rapace, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus) and…
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Nashville Film Festival Rundown
This was my first time (virtually) attending the Nashville Film Festival. It is close enough for me to drive over, but that was not possible this time around. They had a…
Review: The Guilty
This American remake of a Danish thriller of the same name stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a cop who's been put on desk duty awaiting a trial that could have serious…
Review: Wife of a Spy
This stylish thriller from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa is set in Japan in 1940 shortly before they entered World War II. It opens with beautiful young couple making an amateur movie…
Review: Azor
This claustrophobic drama is set in Argentina in the late 1970s, just after a military junta has taken over the country and the moneyed elite are trying to pretend that…
2fer review: The Salvator Mundi docs
Back in June I saw The Lost Leonardo at AFIDOCS and described it as a great art thriller documentary. I remember when the Salvator Mundi (Savior of the world) painting…
Review: Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
If you saw the excellent One Night in Miami earlier this year, you're aware that Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali were close friends. And if you're like me, you wanted…
Quickie Review: Zone 414
I like a good sci-fi flick. And the blurb for this one sounded intriguing: "Set in the near future, private detective David Carmichael is hired by Marlon Veidt, an eccentric…
Review: Yakuza Princess
Set in São Paulo, Brazil, home to the largest Japanese diaspora in the world, Yakuza Princess is an action packed martial arts thriller and story of self-discovery. A young Japanese…
Review: The Magnificent Meyersons
This family drama is for those who like a good conversation. The film consists of a series of talks between various members of the Meyerson family and their friends and…
Quickie review: Crime Story
Sometimes the right ingredients do not make the tastiest meal. That's the sad case in Crime Story, a revenge thriller starring Oscar winners Richard Dreyfuss and Mira Sorvino. He's reformed…
Review: The Meaning of Hitler
This timely documentary takes on a huge question: Can we ever really understand Hitler and people's endless fascination with him? It's a daunting task, since there have been countless other…
Review: Escape from Mogadishu
This based on a true story film is a nail biter. It's the tale of North and South Korean diplomats and their families caught in the middle of a civil…
Review: Materna
The four women in Materna whose stories collide in a New York subway could not be more different. But they are connected by narratives exploring the theme of "mother", what…