Tag: Salma Hayek
House of Gucci [Video Review]
One of rare breed of studio directors who effectively captures pageantry and opulence no matter the epoque the narrative is set in, social...
Bliss [Video Review]
Come On, Get Happy: Cahill Finds Love in a Phoney Place with Simulation Sci-Fi
Director Mike Cahill has depended upon a higher degree of suspension...
2021 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Mike Cahill’s Bliss
Providing Sundance with slices of sci-fi theories in a pair of editions with Another Earth in 2011 and I Origins in 2014, auteur Mike...
The Roads Not Taken | Review
Roadside Assistance: Potter Putters in Nonsensical Melodrama
Who is the nearly catatonic man being dragged through New York by his overly sincere daughter? His name...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #82. The Roads Not Taken – Sally Potter
The Roads Not Taken
Sally Potter’s ninth feature will be The Roads Not Taken (formerly titled Molly), a narrative taking place across three continents featuring...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #97. Molly – Sally Potter
Molly
Sally Potter’s ninth feature will be Molly, a narrative taking place across three continents featuring a stellar cast. The project is produced by Christopher...
2018 Indie Spirit Noms: Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name” Leads Pack with 6, Benny Safdie Lands 3
It's the head-scratching nominations process where Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird is good enough for the Best Feature category and picks up four nominations in...
Tale of Tales | Blu-ray Review
Italian auteur Matteo Garrone makes his English language debut with 2015’s Tale of Tales, a droll, visually captivating adaptation of classic fairytales from 17th...
Septembers of Shiraz | Review
Iran, So Far Away: Blair’s Simplistic, Tedious Period Portrait of Iran
One glance at the headlining cast of Septembers of Shiraz should indicate a...
Tale of Tales | Review
Good Gaud: Garrone’s Critique of Aristocracy Goes Barely Skin-Deep
Italy’s film industry is enjoying something of a renaissance lately, though honestly it’d have to be...
Some Kind of Beautiful | Review
Some Kind of Nonsense: Vaughan’s Unintentional Antithesis of the RomCom
Not long into Some Kind of Beautiful, the new film from director Tom Vaughan, a...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 2: Lots to Munch on in “Tale of Tales”
Marking another strong year for Italian cinema vying for the Palme d'Or, Matteo Garrone is the first out of the gates for the green,...
Everly | Review
Everly, Baby: Lynch’s Grindhouse Glory Shoots Blanks
If Pam Grier had starred in a 1970’s version of Oldboy directed by Jack Hill, it probably would’ve...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #49. Matteo Garrone’s The Tale of Tales
The Tale of Tales
Director: Matteo Garrone // Writers: Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Guadioso
Italian director Matteo Garrone reached international renown in 2008...
