Venice Review: Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity' Starring Sandra Bullock & George...
Since JFK vowed to put a man on the moon in 1961, space has represented untold possibility. Hope. Optimism. But once we actually got there, we realized what a terrifying place it can be. An endless...
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HKIFF: "Nymphomaniac: Volume I" Is All Pleasure and Games
Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac: Volume I” begins with a woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) lying unconscious in a dark alley, badly beaten with multiple bruises on her face. A sympathetic priest (Stellan...
View ArticleVenice Film Review: ‘The Obscene Life’
Based on the autobiographical novel of co-scripter Aldo Nove, Renato de Maria’s “The Obscene Life” is described as a psychedelic journey, a coming-of-age story about a seventeen-year-old poet whose...
View ArticleVenice 2014 Review: HILL OF FREEDOM Proves A Pleasant But Slight Slice From...
It's easy to accuse Hong Sangsoo of doing the same thing over and over again as each of his films revisit the same themes with similar characters, situations and locations. Such a reading can easily...
View ArticleVenice Review: James Franco’s ‘The Sound And The Fury’ With Tim Blake Nelson,...
There is only so much matter in the universe. So at some point, simple physics dictates that James Franco must come to the end of the hitherto unending supply of goodwill that has been extended to him...
View ArticleTIFF Review: The Musical 'The Last Five Years' Starring Anna Kendrick
Two years ago, Anna Kendrick exploded with "Pitch Perfect." The surprise smash hit gave the actress a platform to sing, show off her comedic chops in a leading role, and audiences were hooked — the...
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