Reviews

[Review] Kiss of the Damned

Xan Cassavetes returns the concept of the modern-day vampire to its bloody Euro-trash roots in Kiss of the Damned, a sumptuous, soft-focus erotic thriller that ...

[Review] Arthur Newman

Sometimes you must leave in order to return and accept the responsibility of a family easier to leave behind. Life is rough and it has a nasty little mean strea...

[Review] Twenty Feet From Stardom

A profession is often seen as a chore, but Twenty Feet from Stardom proves without a doubt that backup singers take great pride and find passion in their work. ...

[Review] Midnight’s Children

What does it require to take the ‘unfilmable’ and transfer it successfully to screen? This was the quandary director Deepa Mehta and author Salman Rushdie fa...

[Review] Dead Man’s Burden

A novice when it comes to the western genre, I won’t presume to say Jared Moshe’s directorial debut is a welcome contemporary installment in an otherwise nearly...

[Review] Tai Chi Hero

Stephen Fung returns to the zany world of steam-punk martial arts fantasy he created in last year’s Tai Chi Zero, dropping some of the hyperactive pop reference...

[Review] Iron Man 3

Phase Two of Marvel’s cinematic universe begins with the character that started their astronomically successful multi-narrative platform—Iron Man. And while a l...

[Review] Wuss

Writer/director Clay Liford knows a film titled Wuss better make sure its lead character is a living embodiment of the word. So even though he may be introduced...

[Hot Docs Review] Free the Mind

As Richard Davidson states in Phie Ambo's documentary Free the Mind, the human brain is the most complex creation in the universe. Here is an organic super comp...

[Tribeca Review] Mistaken For Strangers

Emerging as one of indie rock's most acclaimed acts in recent years, the Brooklyn-based band The National were the subject of a 2008 documentary titled A Skin, ...