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Quite a Conundrum

Quite a Conundrum

By Dustin Jansick

Quite a Conundrum’s official synopsis lets the viewer know what kind of film they are in for and perfectly summarizes the film; “Sex, drums, tequila, social networking, a pirate, morning after pills, Jesus and a gun. It’s one hot mess.” Yes, Thomas L. Philips’ Quite a Conundrum is certainly one hot mess. Although this...

Simon Killer

Simon Killer

In Simon Killer, director Antonio Campos plays provocateur, giving us a protagonist who becomes so unlikable, so repulsive, you’re sure to leave the theater full of hatred and contempt...

Modest Reception

Modest Reception

By Dustin Jansick

Modest Reception is a foreign indie film by Mani Haghighi that is both a dark comedy and a psychological exploration of the human soul. The film travels on the...

Timecrimes

Timecrimes

By Dustin Jansick

It does not take long to notice that even the smallest of details in Nacho Vigalondo’s Timecrimes are not without purpose. As with most time-travel films, if you were...

Paradise: Love

Paradise: Love

By Dustin Jansick

Ulrich Seidl packs a punch full of irony in Paradise: Love where neither paradise nor love is anywhere to be found. On display instead is a voyeuristic view of...

Antiviral

Antiviral

By Dustin Jansick

Antiviral is a high-concept sci-fi film debut from Brandon Cronenberg, son of legendary director David Cronenberg. It is not completely far-fetched to imagine a future celebrity obsessed society where...

Import/Export

Import/Export

By Dustin Jansick

Ulrich Seidl has a knack for making his audience uncomfortable and Import/Export is certainly no different. If any amusement is found in the film, it generally comes at someone...

To the Wonder

To the Wonder

By Dustin Jansick

Considering that Terrence Malick has never put out consecutive films less than five years apart, one time it was two decades, putting out a film only a year after...

Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead (2013)

As I watched a demon-possessed girl split her own tongue in half with a rusty boxcutter, and then proceed to partake in the most disgusting French kiss I’ve ever...

Benny Loves Killing

Benny Loves Killing

It can be stated right from the start that this film is technically adept, masterfully shot and uses blindingly beautiful colour; Benny Loves Killing is one hell of a...

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

When the news came out that Harmony Korine, director of Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy and Trash Humpers, was making a movie about spring break involving James Franco and Disney starlets,...

Profile of a Killer

By Dustin Jansick

After writing credits for blockbuster titles such as Beyond Borders and The Island, Caspian Tredwell-Owen extends his talents beyond just writing and into directing with his debut of the...

Upstream Color

Upstream Color

By Dustin Jansick

For all intents and purposes, Shane Carruth has completely disappeared off the filmmaking radar ever since his mind blowing indie sci-fi debut of Primer eight years ago. The only...

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

The story of Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki expedition is one so extraordinary it’s hard to believe it took this long to get dramatized. Heyerdahl (Pål Sverre Hagen), an...

Dark Blood (Berlinale)

Dark Blood (Berlinale)

By Will von Tagen

In 1993, director George Sluizer ended production of his film, Dark Blood, when the lead actor died unexpectedly. I’m too young to have much to say about River Phoenix....

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