TranceBy Dustin Jansick Famed director Danny Boyle reverts back to more edgy form with Trance after recently holding the title artistic director of the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics. Boyle reunites...
NoBy Dustin Jansick Right around the time the world began to awe over household microwaves (something touched on in this film), the country of Chile was in the middle of a huge...
This Is the EndBy Ananda Dillon Why on earth would this post-modern feminist put a crass, self-referential, bro-mantic apocalypse film in her top 5 of the year (thus far)? Because Seth Rogen and super side-kick...
The Act of KillingBy Dustin Jansick You know the subject matter for your documentary is exceptional when you have both Werner Herzog and Error Morris listed as executive producers. This is the case with Joshua...
Crystal FairyBy Jacob Tishler According to a recent New York Times article, Michael Cera’s latest film, Crystal Fairy, began to shoot when financing for a different film with Chilean director Sebastián Silva fell...
The EastBy Amy Priest I’ll admit that the main reason I was interested in The East was due to it starring Ellen Page, though the story did also appeal to me. I had...
Fruitvale StationBy Bernard Boo On New Year’s Day 2009, Oscar Grant, a black 22-year-old Bay Area resident was pulled off a BART train and taken into custody by a police officer. Unarmed and...
The Lords of SalemBy Blake Ginithan Rob Zombie’s latest expedition into the horror genre, The Lords of Salem, is something to behold. Long gone is his use of brutal violence, his zany, wild and unpredictable...
ReturnBy Pavi Ramani It’s a concept we’re all familiar with: a soldier comes home from war and finds it difficult to readjust to normal life. So what is it that makes Return...
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (LA Film Fest)By Jacob Tishler David Lowery’s unclear and unconvincing script extinguishes what could have been a fiery noir burning with lust and violence. His story contains many great crime genre staples—a love struck...
The History of Future FolkBy Ananda Dillon It’s not often I encounter new film genres. There’s nothing new under the sun, right? But a comedic sci-fi folk music family film is definitely a first, and that’s...
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky JayBy Bernard Boo When it comes to learning any kind of skilled craft, the fastest route to mastery is learning from the masters themselves. “The way you want to learn is by...
AftershockBy Blake Ginithan The new horror-thriller Aftershock is not be directed by Eli Roth (Nicolas Lopez is the director), but make no mistake, this is an Eli Roth picture. Roth is credited...
A Band Called DeathBy Bernard Boo “’Pure rock ‘n’ roll is what they don’t play on the radio.’ That’s what David always said.” More than a rock-doc, though it sure does rock, Mark Christopher Covino...
