Brief Reunion Movie Review
Title: Brief Reunion Director: John Daschbach Starring: Joel de la Fuente, Alexie Gilmore, Scott Shepherd, Kristy Hasen, Francie Swift A solid, smartly wound little psychological drama that digs into the…
Quartet Movie Review
Title: Quartet Director: Dustin Hoffman Starring: Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith A tepid autumnal dramedy aimed at aging boomer fans of arthouse fare…
The Baytown Outlaws Movie Review
Title: The Baytown Outlaws Director: Barry Battles Starring: Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel, Thomas Brodie Sangster, Daniel Cudmore, Billy Bob Thornton, Eva Longoria, Andre Braugher, Paul Wesley, Zoe Bell, Michael Rapaport,…
In Another Country Movie Review
Title: In Another Country Director: Hong Sang-Soo Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Yoo Jun-Sang, Kwon Hae-Hyo, Moon So-Ri, Moon Sung-Keun, Jung Yoo-Mi, Yoon Yeo-Jeong An intriguing little cross-cultural curio that plays like…
Uprising Movie Review
Title: Uprising Director: Fredrik Stanton Simple, straightforward, first-person testimonials have been an integral part of nonfiction filmmaking for decades, lending voice to social issues and providing powerful personal contextualization for…
Gangster Squad Movie Review
Title: Gangster Squad Director: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie, Michael Peña, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Giovanni Ribisi, Mireille Enos, Josh Pence, Troy…
Barbara Movie Review 2
Title: Barbara Director: Christian Petzold Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Mark Waschke A superbly crafted low-boil drama about an East German doctor who must balance dedication to her…
FrackNation Movie Review
Title: FrackNation Director: Phelim McAleer A nonfiction film about hydraulic fracturing aimed largely at debunking Josh Fox’s Oscar-nominated “Gasland,” “FrackNation” is a slice of agitated environmental pushback, an impassioned but…
Only the Young Movie Review
Title: Only the Young Directors: Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims One can certainly enjoy The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” David Bowie’s “Young Americans” or even, to employ a more recent example, Fun’s…