There is a lot to love about Jeff, Who Lives At Home, the newest film by the writing/directing team of Mark and Jay Duplass. I could (and intend to) go on for p...
Rebecca Thomas’ Electrick Children opens in an undefined time and like another film about a village, it is revealed what appears to be the past is present day. ...
In Our Nature is a strong debut feature by Brian Savelson. There is a trend this year (and somewhat last year with Sophia Takal’s Green) of people in their late...
Breaking the fourth wall is a daring choice to do a few times in a film. The minds behind Casa de mi Padre show that they are beyond bold, simply going for it a...
Scott Derrickson's previous film, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, didn't live up to the promise he showed with The Exorcism of Emily Rose, an effec...
Many a Whit Stillman character has pondered if people really change. In Barcelona it’s argued that you can’t change, but you can change your context. Somebody U...
After making a splash with his directorial debut, V for Vendetta, James McTeigue's follow-up Ninja Assassin left much to be desired. With his third feature, Th...
A running theme in SXSW is urbanites returning to the land. Either that or as sometimes happens when you’re seeing 3-6 screenings a day, unconscious themes neve...
After Jacob Wysocki's shining performance in the title role of Terri, Azazel Jacobs’ story of an overweight loner’s unlikely friendship with his principal, he i...
Silent House is the kind of movie that will likely divide views along a pretty solid line. However, whereas many films would divide people along the lines of "l...
