ExtraterrestrialBy Dustin Jansick First of all let’s get something straight, Extraterrestrial does not have any aliens in it. In fact, the only real science fiction in the film is used to keep...
The PactBy C.J. Prince After getting a warm reception at Sundance in 2011 with his short film of the same title, Nicholas McCarthy was able to get funding for a feature-length expansion of...
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceBy Patrick Gross The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a very complex Western that pits a traditional gun-slinging setting with a reformist mindset and the resulting tensions are intriguing and exciting....
The RoadBy C.J. Prince Location-based horror is the name of the game for Yam Laranas’ new feature The Road, the first ever Filipino film to get a commercial U.S. release in theatres (a...
HeadhuntersBy Blake Ginithan Out of all the places in the world, one would not think of Scandinavia to be the prime export of thrillers in the world at the moment. But they are. Over...
Take This WaltzBy Dustin Jansick Take This Waltz plays out more like a fantasy than the traditional romantic comedy it is based upon. This sophomore feature from director Sarah Polley contains an outcome that...
Las AcaciasBy C.J. Prince Las Acacias, which won the award for best first feature at Cannes in 2011, shows how powerful simplicity can be in a film. Director Pablo Giorgelli takes what sounds...
PariahBy Dustin Jansick Better than your average coming of age story is Pariah, about a teenager who finds it difficult to be herself when her parents will not accept that she is...
KidnappedBy Blake Ginithan Very rarely does a film start with so much promise and then go on to waste it all with just a few misguided steps. The new Spanish thriller from...
Your Sister’s SisterBy Dustin Jansick Having liked Lynn Shelton’s previous feature, Humpday, I was anxious to see if she could duplicate her efforts in Your Sister’s Sister. I will tell you right now, she...
The GreyBy Blake Ginithan Joe Carnahan’s The Grey is an exhausting film. I mean that in a good way. This film involves characters going from one dire scene to another for 2 hours....
PolisseBy C.J. Prince Polisse, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes last year, is a very hectic film. Subplots come and go at an alarmingly fast rate, the main cast comprises of...
Nobody Else But YouBy Dustin Jansick Nobody Else But You is a light neo-noir French thriller about a celebrity model that hides behind her famous figure in public while her personal life is crumbing around...
RaptBy C.J. Prince Rapt is, if anything, a timely film. It’s been over three years since it was released in France (it came out in theatres stateside last year) but it feels...
