Tag: Tim Roth

Resurrection | Review

The Killing Kindness: Semans Explores Love as a Deadly Splendored Thing in Exceptional Psychodrama “You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You,” a popular 1940s tune made...

Sundown | Review

Slaughter House Rules: Franco Continues with Cinema of Distress The English playwright Robert Bolt wrote “Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes.”...

2022 Sundance Film Festival: Phyllis Nagy, Lena Dunham, Jesse Eisenberg, John Patton Ford & Hazanavicius Fill Premieres Section

In the Premieres section you'll usually find a mix of studio unveilings and high profile acquisitions titles and in the almost equal split between...

Bergman Island | Review

The Passion of Mia: Hansen-Love Makes Her Own Place at the Table For her complex and absorbing seventh feature, Bergman Island, Mia Hansen-Løve returns to...

Michel Franco Washed Ashore with Tim Roth & Charlotte Gainsbourg on “Driftwood”

We're thinking that Michel Franco might shore up in Cannes as a producer for Lorenzo Vigas' highly anticipated The Box, but he could possibly...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #39. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Bergman Island

Bergman Island Produced by Charles Gillibert, Rodrigo Teixeira, Erik Hemmendorff, Lisa Widén. Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve Written by Mia Hansen-Løve Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Anders...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #10. Bergman Island – Mia Hansen-Løve

Bergman Island Produced by Charles Gillibert, Rodrigo Teixeira, Erik Hemmendorff, Lisa Widén. Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve Written by Mia Hansen-Løve Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Anders...

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Review

California Dreamin’: Tarantino Dons Nostalgic Pastiche of Doomed Decadence The lurid fascination and mildewed devotion for the transitional glory days of late 1960s Hollywood, informed...

Interview: Michel Franco – Las hijas de Abril | 2018 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival

Having been ardent fan of this filmmaker since being introduced to his minimalist essay on how an assault on the affluent can infuse toxicity...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #50. Julius Onah – Luce

Part of his "American Lives" output, production on Luce took place in November of 2017 and becomes Julius Onah's third feature following in the footsteps of the...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Blu-ray Review

Shakespeare’s portrait of the brooding, potentially psychotic Danish prince Hamlet is arguably the Bard’s most notable play, as well as a veritable support beam...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: An Introduction

As we were putting together our projections for most anticipated films due in 2017, we noticed there were too many notable titles to be...

The Hateful Eight | Review

For a Few Hours More: Tarantino’s Flamboyant Style Stamped onto a Salami Western Quentin Tarantino returns with his latest feature, The Hateful Eight, another retro...

2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Pulling the Plug on Michel Franco’s “Chronic”

It's a Tim Roth lead Un Certain Regard jury that awarded Michel Franco with the highest honor of the section. Michel Franco has moved...

Chronic | 2015 Cannes Film Festival Review

Prognosis Negative: Franco’s English Language Dance with Death After winning the Un Certain Regard Award for his 2012 sophomore feature After Lucia, Mexican director Michel...

October Gale | Review

Perfect Storm: Mystery Tinged Romance from Nadda Gets Blown Away in Gusts There’s much to admire in Montreal-born director Ruba Nadda’s latest film, October Gale,...

Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2015: #4. Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight Director: Quentin Tarantino // Writer: Quentin Tarantino The film that almost wasn’t due to a draft of the script being leaked in early...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #35. Brady Corbet’s The Childhood of a Leader

The Childhood of a Leader Director: Brady Corbet // Writers: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold Working with the likes of Bonello, Östlund, Assayas, Hansen-Løve and Baumbach, when you count...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #41. Michel Franco’s Chronic

Chronic Director: Michel Franco// Writer: Michel Franco Provocateur Michel Franco has already built an impressive filmography with two highly divisive films, including his 2009 debut Daniel...

Selma | Review

Turnin’ the Beat Around: DuVernay’s Poignant, Passionate MLK Portrait Revitalizes Notions of Biopic Eschewing what’s come to resemble a traditional route in downplaying both the...

Teacher’s Pet; Stacy Martin Joins “The Childhood of a Leader”

After having worked in a supporting player capacity in Melancholia, Brady Corbet has turned to Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac for some creative persuasion in...

After Lucia, it’s “Chronic” for Michel Franco, Tim Roth & Bitsie Tulloch

If we base ourselves on his first two ventures into feature filmmaking (Daniel and Ana and After Lucia) thesps Tim Roth, Bitsie Tulloch, Michael Cristofer...

Grace of Monaco | 2014 Cannes Review

Coup de Grace: Embellishment Can’t Save Dahan’s Fairy Tale Try as it might, Grace of Monaco can’t seem to wring any significant interest out of...