Fightville Movie Review
Title: Fightville Directors: Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker Featuring: Dustin Poirier, Tim Credeur, Gil Guillory, Albert Stainback Fans both of last autumn’s “Warrior” as well as underground docs like Paul…
Title: Fightville Directors: Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker Featuring: Dustin Poirier, Tim Credeur, Gil Guillory, Albert Stainback Fans both of last autumn’s “Warrior” as well as underground docs like Paul…
Title: Jesus Henry Christ Director: Dennis Lee Starring: Michael Sheen, Toni Collette, Jason Spevack, Samantha Weinstein, Frank Moore A canted coming-of-age tale about a 10-year-old prodigy who sets out to…
With her statuesque beauty, Israeli-born actress Ayelet Zurer has made a strong impression in genre fare like “Vantage Point” and “Angels & Demons,” and especially heavy, hard-hitting dramas like “Fugitive…
Title: Monsieur Lazhar Director: Philippe Falardeau Starring: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron, Brigitte Poupart, Danielle Proulx A Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee from (French) Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar” is…
Precocious doesn’t even begin to describe Henry James Herman, the central figure of “Jesus Henry Christ,” and a 10-year-old boy genius who rabble-rousing manifestos on the nature of truth and…
Title: Keyhole Director: Guy Maddin Starring: Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Louis Negin, Brooke Palsson, Udo Kier Canadian auteur Guy Maddin — he of the black-and-white art film — attempts to…
Title: No Room For Rockstars Director: Parris Patton A meandering but still punkish documentary overview of the Vans Warped Tour, director Parris Patton’s “No Room For Rockstars,” shot over the…
Title: The Woman Who Wasn’t There Director: Angelo Guglielmo, Jr. For most sane and normal folks, the events of September 11 sparked not only shock and grief, but also an…
The financial collapse of 2008 was brought about by many factors — including governmental deregulation and lack of proper oversight — but make no mistake, there were plenty of flat-out…