C.J. Prince
378 articles written by C.J. Prince
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Lawless
John Hillcoat’s Lawless, which feels more like it belongs on HBO instead of theatre screens, is a mediocre attempt at a crime drama. Assembling a strong team of people in front of and behind the camera, Hillcoat has the materials...
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V/H/S
V/H/S feels like a natural conclusion to the found footage subgenre that’s become increasingly popular since Paranormal Activity’s success. While Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project focused on a sense of realism to draw people in, V/H/S is...
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The Tall Man
Pascal Laugier arrived on the horror scene in the same way an 18-wheeler ‘arrives’ through a brick wall when he released Martyrs in 2008. Part of the French new wave of horror that included Inside, Frontier(s) and High Tension,...
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.
The breast cancer “culture” is the subject of Léa Pool’s scathing documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc. The doc rips apart any feelings of positivity one might have towards the big charities and companies (specifically the Susan G. Komen Foundation and...
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Neighboring Sounds
The neighborhood watch has probably never felt as unsafe as it does in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Neighboring Sounds. The Brazilian drama, which snatched up a FIPRESCI prize at Rotterdam, is a well-done but a flawed debut feature. Filho shows...
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New York Film Festival Reveals 2012 Main Slate Lineup
While Toronto and Venice might take up the spotlight throughout September, New York also has its own film festival that runs from the end of September to October. The line-up for NYFF's main slate has been revealed today, showing...
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Detention
Joseph Kahn, who is well-known as the director of Torque, comes back to filmmaking after seven years with Detention. If anything, Detention could be seen as a second chance for Kahn to prove himself as a capable director after...
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Toronto International Film Festival adds plenty more to its lineup
With TIFF only weeks away, the festival has just dumped another massive amount of titles that will be playing come September. Today TIFF rounds out its Galas and Special Presentations program, announcing Paul Andrew Williams' Song for Marion as...
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Watch: Antiviral trailer
David Cronenberg's son Brandon is set to release his debut feature Antiviral and now, after announcing it will play at the Toronto International Film Festival, a trailer has been put online. The film, which clearly shows David Cronenberg's love...
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Lovely Molly
The horror genre ends up rearing its ugly head in Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly. Starting out as a psychological thriller heavily inspired by Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, its subject matter (including child abuse and drug addiction) makes for an unsettling...
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Sight & Sound Update Their Greatest Films of All Time List
For those who don't know, Sight and Sound is one of the most well-respected film publications in the world. Since 1952, Sight and Sound have been asking critics and filmmakers to submit a list of the 10 greatest films...
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Toronto International Film Festival 2012 Lineup Revealed: Midnight Madness, Documentaries & More
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced more titles today in six of their programmes. After last week's announcement of Galas and Special Presentations, TIFF has revealed the line-ups for; TIFF Docs, City to City, Midnight Madness, TIFF Kids,...
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Twixt
Francis Ford Coppola, who has been on an experimental kick with films like Tetro and Youth Without Youth, returns to the horror genre with Twixt. Directed, written, produced and financed by Coppola himself, Twixt is clearly a personal project...
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The Queen of Versailles
When Lauren Greenfield set out to film the Siegel family for The Queen of Versailles, she probably had a different film in mind. Jackie Siegel is the 43 year old mother of 7 (with one “inherited” as she puts...
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Whores’ Glory
Whores’ Glory is the conclusion to director Michael Glowagger’s globalization trilogy. Glowagger puts his focus on one of the oldest and most controversial jobs in his triptych on prostitution. Looking at three different countries, Glowagger and cinematographer Wolfgang Thaler...