Reviews

[Review] Noah

Growing up a wee Baptist lad, the biblical account of Noah and his ark always seemed to me an unlikely candidate for cuddly Sunday School lessons. Nonetheless, ...

[Review] Sabotage

Directed by David Ayer, Sabotage isn’t quite the police procedural-meets-character study of his previous feature, and his finest work, End of Watch. Ayer, inter...

[Review] Hide Your Smiling Faces

Immediately after watching the Tribeca Film selection Hide Your Smiling Faces, I happened upon an article that, coincidentally, related closely to the film. Wri...

[SXSW Review] Wicker Kittens

Wicker Kittens follows a group of hopeful contestants that compete in the adult jigsaw puzzling competition at the St. Paul Winter Carnival in Minnesota. In tea...

[SXSW Review] Kelly & Cal

Kelly & Cal follows well-worn territory and manages to make things feel fresh. That's largely due to the two impressive leads in Juliette Lewis and Johnny W...

[Review] Stay

A little too on the nose, Stay, directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld (best known for her work as an editor) is a romantic drama rich in atmosphere. Starring Taylor...

[ND/NF Review] Of Horses and Men

Horses are a peculiar and versatile animal in that, through the 5,000+ years that they have been domesticated, they have held a place in the hearts of mankind a...

[Review] Just a Sigh

A captivating romantic adventure, Just a Sigh resonates with a radiant performance by Emmanuelle Devos as a beautiful middle-age actress who spends an afternoon...

[ND/NF Review] The Babadook

Conditions are ripe for a monster in Jennifer Kent's directorial debut, The Babadook. The widowed Amelia (Essie Davis) and her ostracized six-year old Samuel (N...

[SXSW Review] Before I Disappear

Family can get us into trouble, but as we see in Before I Disappear, they can also keep us grounded. A drama peppered with black humor, this is the directorial ...