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Lyle
Indie filmmakers will try anything – and god bless them for doing it – to fund their next film. Options have ranged from begging family and friends for cash and giving producer credits to financial donors to maxing out...
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Lina Rodriguez speaks about her experimental film background and debut feature ‘Señoritas’
Opening this Friday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Señoritas is the debut feature of filmmaker Lina Rodriguez. The film follows Alejandra, a young girl living in Bogotá, Colombia, spending most of her days partying and hanging out...
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About Alex
About Alex is very much a film of its time. For starters, the film is occasionally hyper-aware, in the Chris Miller-Phil Lord vein, of its architecture as a film imbued with tropes. The film also feels like a clichéd...
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TIFF Announces Final Films Including Discovery and Kids Programs
The final slew of scheduled film additions were announced today for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which includes 39 films in the Discovery Program, four premieres in the Kids Program and much, much more. Major new releases include...
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The Zero Theorem
Terry Gilliam is no stranger to absurd dystopian science-fiction films. His best work came early in his career with films like Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, and his latest film The Zero Theorem feels like an extension to those titles....
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Criterion Club: November Releases and Jacques Tati
In the first episode of Criterion Club, Bernard and CJ discuss upcoming Criterion Collection releases, their recent CC purchases, and Bernard shares a story about his love for the CC that’ll probably piss off his wife. Criterion Club #1
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New Trailer For Nacho Vigalondo’s High-concept Thriller ‘Open Windows’
With Timecrimes and Extraterrestrial, Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo has proven to be one of the most original voices in modern sci-fi and horror (his short featured in The ABC’s of Death was also a highlight). Now you can check...
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The One I Love
Let me first start out by saying that this review contains some spoilers found in The One I Love. Normally I believe spoilers shouldn’t be discussed in reviews, but in this case the “twist” is revealed almost immediately and...
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French film ‘Girlhood’ Receives Trailer Ahead of TIFF Premiere
Director Céline Sciamma‘s third film may be titled Bande de filles (Band of Girls) in its native language (French), but it’s English language title is Girlhood, which is sure to cause some confusion with Richard Linklater’s recent film Boyhood....
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Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ Receives Christmas-Day Release
Though we are only a few months away from the Holiday film season, it’s still a pretty foggy picture on which films will be the biggest contenders for this year’s Oscars. Films like Into the Woods and Gone Girl...
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Criterion Collection Announces November 2014 Releases
The November release slate for The Criterion Collection is always an important one. With the Holidays just around the corner, this is typically one of the most loaded months. Last November, Criterion released its massive 25-film Zatoichi boxset and...
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The Dog
If you ask any film buff to rattle off a list of 10 great Al Pacino films, or if you avoid social interaction and just Google it, several crime dramas are guaranteed to appear (and usually in the Top...
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A Man Prepares for His Green Burial in doc ‘A Will For The Woods’
Battling lymphoma and facing his own mortality, Clark Wang prepares to make his last act a gift to the planet and undergoing a “green funeral”. Chances are you’re thinking, “What even is a green funeral?” Filmmakers Amy Browne, Jeremy...
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First Image of Phoenix & Brolin in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’
Fresh from Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview issue, here’s the first official look at Joaquin Phoenix and Josh Brolin in Paul Thomas Anderson‘s hotly anticipated new movie Inherent Vice. In the image released on EW.com a mutton chop-clad Phoenix...
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