Tissues at the ready as you’ll laugh and cry along with The Great Passage, which tells a smart story about intelligent people with gusto and heart. This is the sort of film that The Ne... Read more
I love prison movies. If you’ve been reading this site for a while I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but it’s true, it’s one of my favorite sub-genres.... Read more
Kim Ki-duk is one of the most notorious filmmakers working today. The South Korean auteur is, in ways, similar to Lars von Trier in that he doesn’t give a damn about the subject matter or w... Read more
When I first sat down to watch Lenny Abrahamson’s dramedy Frank, the only thing I knew about it was that Michael Fassbender was a musician that would be wearing a giant head the entire film... Read more
2012 South African comedy, Material, has been making some noise over the past couple of years, and upon review it’s not hard to see why, but there’s a feeling that more could hav... Read more
Actors more often than not like to play on their strengths. After all, it’s what makes them successful, keeps the dollar-dollar coming in, sticking to their archetypes is a smart move,... Read more
According to the opening title card, The Rover takes place in Australia “Ten years after the collapse.” The exact nature and magnitude of this collapse is never made clear, but i... Read more
Steven Knight, the writer behind Eastern Promises, make his sophomore directorial effort with Locke, a short and crisp feature film starring Tom Hardy in what is essentially a one-man show a... Read more
Opening with a very ominous score, a Japanese vessel off the coast unexpectedly sinks, going down in flames with nearly the entire crew being killed. When a rescue boat goes out to find sur... Read more
When you see the posters and trailers for Draft Day, uninspiring is probably the word that comes to mind. Though it’s directed by Ivan Reitman, I walked into Draft Day expecting a piece of... Read more
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