Tag: top-stories
Allied | Review
Only Lovers Left Alive: Zemeckis Mounts Handsome Production atop Warbling Wartime Romance
Of all the gin joints in town, he had to walk into hers....
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Gerard McMurray’s Burning Sands
An early collaborator with filmmaker phenom Ryan Coogler (he would associate produce Fruitvale Station aka Fruitvale), we're not sure when Netflix gave their vote...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Michael Showalter’s The Big Sick
Sometimes a given film isn't ready, or is not quite the good fit for Sundance, which only means that whatever they pass on benefits...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Eliza Hittman’s Beach Rats
Now that Ana Lily Amirpour has delivered The Bad Batch at Venice and TIFF, and The Babadook's Jennifer Kent might not be ready until...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ryan Koo’s Amateur
As detailed by the filmmaker/nofilmschool.com Founding Editor himself, it was no easy task to land a coveted Sundance institute spot but not unlike perfecting your...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Angus MacLachlan’s Abundant Acreage Available
City and small town folk colliding come full circle again as the writer of Junebug (Indie Spirits nominated Best First Screenplay) proposes a conflict of interest in another...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Vincent Grashaw’s And Then I Go
As a producer for Evan Glodell's Bellflower, filmmaker Vincent Grashaw certainly knows what it takes to get into Sundance and perhaps banking on the...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Brian Shoaf’s Aardvark
Shot in NYC exactly one year to date, for his directorial debut, actor, playwright and now filmmaker Brian Shoaf landed Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate and Jon...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Jonas Carpignano’s A Ciambra
Truth be told, there are film fest programmer folk from the Croisette and the Lido itching to get their hands on world preem for...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: An Introduction
While we usually associate day one in Park City with thin air, this quickly dissipates and gets replaced in the overall film output with...
Men & Chicken | Blu-ray Review
With his first directorial effort in a decade, Danish scribe Thomas Anders Jensen scores an automatic cult following with Men & Chicken, a bizarre...
Free Fire | 2016 BFI London Film Festival Review
Gunfight at Boston, MA: Wheatley’s Portrait of a Vicious Shootout
Massachusetts, 1970s. More precisely, the docks of Boston, where plans for a weapons trade at...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Review
Beasts of Burden: Yates Falters in CGI Heavy Harry Potter Prequel
After taking a break from adapting Harry Potter films (he was responsible for the...
Exclusive: Isabelle Huppert & Benoît Jacquot Reteam on “Eva” Remake
In Nicholas Bell's sit down with the distinguished French actress Isabelle Huppert, who is currently promoting the U.S. release of Paul Verhoeven's Elle, we...
Interview: Isabelle Huppert – Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
There’s never been a performer quite like Isabelle Huppert, the elusive and enigmatic center of auteur art-house cinema since she broke out in 1977...
Manchester by the Sea | Review
The Fire Last Time: Lonergan’s Austere Portrait of Razed Emotions in Chilly New England
Kenneth Lonergan musters yet another masterful portrait of pervasive trauma with...
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk | Review
Walk the Line: Lee’s Technological Prowess Yearns for More Than Earnest Wartime Narrative Can Deliver
For his first venture since 2012 Oscar winner Life of...
Hunter Gatherer | Review
Happy-Go-Lucky: Locy’s Odd, High-Spirited Portrait of a Scam Artist
A mere glance at the extensive list of executive producers (which includes David Gordon Green, Jody...
The Conversation: Top 10 World Cinema Filmmakers Missing in Action (Class of 2016)
Following on the heels of our list of US directors who’ve been AWOL for the past five years or more, we highlight ten international...
Elle | Review
Losing Her Religion: Verhoeven Directs a Fearless Huppert in Provocative Psychological Thriller
Arriving with a knotty snarl of perverse commentary, Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven proves...
Arrival | Review
Future Perfect: Villeneuve Crafts a Poetic Close Encounter
Using language and communication as a fertile metaphor, Denis Villeneuve situates complex ideas into streamlined composition with...
Almost Christmas | Review
Do You Hear What I Hear?: Talbert’s Holiday Themed Dramedy Features Talented Cast in Contrived Scenario
One of several connotations with the popularized subgenre of...
Imperium | Blu-ray Review
Moving further away from his Harry Potter persona with a trio of three immensely dissimilar films in 2016, actor Daniel Radcliffe’s anxiety laced performance...
The Conversation: Top 10 American Indie Filmmakers Missing in Action (Class of 2016)
Continuing our annual tradition of highlighting US auteurs who’ve lapsed into an unplanned or unpredictable hiatus, we’re recounting another ten notable filmmakers who have...
The Love Witch | Review
Busty Black Magic: Biller’s Feminist Sexploitation Cinema
Serving as a satire on pulp serials and brimming with all of the elements that would make Russ...
Dog Eat Dog | Review
Hot in Cleveland: Schrader Returns with Gritty, Entertaining Crime Drama
The dog days aren’t over, or so it would seem in director Paul Schrader’s glorious...
Trash Fire | Review
Trash Humping: Bates Deliver Unkempt Dysfunctional Family Thriller
Director Richard Bates Jr. cuts a bit too deeply with third feature Trash Fire, a film which...
The Pickle Recipe | Review
How do ya Like them Cucumbers?: Manasseri Offers Kosher Silliness
Potentially could be considered in the same food produce aisle subgenre as Veggie Tales, Michael...
Loving | Review
United States of Love: Nichols Falters with Hokey Prestige Picture
In 1967, the United States Supreme Court made a landmark civil rights decision with Loving...
Hacksaw Ridge | Review
Full Metal Hacksaw: Gibson Returns to the Director’s Seat for an Anti-War Film
Perhaps it was only inevitable to find actor-turned-director-turned-showbiz pariah Mel Gibson tackle...
Doctor Strange | Review
Time After Time: More Snark, Less Spark in Derrickson’s Entry into the Marvelverse
Marvel introduces their approximation of the mystical realm with their unleashing of...
2016 Sundance Film Fest Video: Kerem Sanga’s First Girl I Loved
Among the NEXT section titles that landed at this year's Sundance Film Fest, the micro-budgeted NEXT Audience Award winning puppy love in the crosshairs...
Una | 2016 BFI London Film Festival Review
Breaking the Taboo: Andrews’ Courageous Analysis of an Agonizing Affair
A young woman confronts her predator after an interval of fifteen years in the taut...
Porto | 2016 BFI London Film Festival Review
In Remembrance of Loves Past: Klinger’s Quiet Meditation on Romance, Time & Memory
Two foreigners stumble upon a chance encounter and spend an intimate evening together...
Into the Inferno | Review
Herzog And The Goblets of Fire: Following In The Volcanic Footsteps Of Katia and Maurice Krafft
Who could have imagined more fitting new subject matter for...
The Unspoken | Review
Here We Are Again: Wilson’s Last Hell House in the Town that Dreaded the Woods
There are quite a considerable amount of mediocre movies in...
Tampopo (1985) | Review
Noodles and Co.: Itami’s Ramen Saga Retains Delightful Flavor
Before the categorization of a cinematic movement affectionately referred to as ‘food porn,’ Japanese director Juzo...
Creepy | Review
Social Disease: Kurosawa’s Aptly Titled Thriller Returns to Expressions of a Serial Killer
Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa does double duty this year releasing two extravagant,...
Video Interview: Antonio Campos (Christine)
She never stood a chance or perhaps, she finally stood her ground. Via Craig Shilowich's original screenplay, an exploration of possible undiagnosed mental illness...
The Whole Truth | Review
Truth, Be Told: Hunt Returns to Moral Grey Zone with Courtroom Drama
The only real anomalistic quality to Courtney Hunt’s long awaited sophomore feature The...
The Handmaiden | Review
Women in Revolt: Chan-wook’s Sumptuous Period Drama Wrestles with Romance, Revenge
Following his 2013 English language debut, Stoker, South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook returns to...
Under the Shadow | Review
Ghosts in Wartime: Anvari’s Period Piece the Horror Genre Needs
Iranian born Babak Anvari broke out with his literal assessment of class conflict in BAFTA-nominated...
Theo Who Lived | Review
Make Love Not War: Schisgall Documents the Terrors of the Syrian Conflict
Any sustained ignorance of the last couple of years with regards to the...
Moonlight | Review
When the Rainbow is Enuf: Jenkins Returns with Exceptional, Moving Character Portrait
It’s been eight years since indie filmmaker Barry Jenkins debuted his exceptional directorial...
True Crimes | 2016 Warsaw Film Festival Review
Cold Communist Files: Avranas Paints Unorthodox Procedural into Mincing Eurotrash
A late addition to the Greek Weird Wave thanks to his 2013 sophomore title Miss...
Christine | Review
Mad as Hell: Campos Paints a Moving, Psychological Portrait of Sensational Subject
For his third and most psychologically complex feature to date, Antonio Campos presents...
Certain Women | Review
All I Desire: Reichardt’s Exceptional Triptych of Tenacious Women
Though she’s already touted as one of the most talented American contemporary directors, Kelly Reichardt accomplishes...
Aquarius | Review
Sign of the Times: Filho’s Formidable Examination of Life as a House
For his sophomore effort, Brazilian director crafts an intriguing character study around a...
2016 Warsaw Film Festival: Visions on the Vistula
It’s gray and overcast in Warsaw, the perfect movie watching weather for the city’s 32nd edition of their annual film festival. Awakening to a...
Amanda Knox | Review
Foxy Knoxy Rides Again: McGinn & Blackhurst Take On Murder Media Circus With Elegant True Crime Saga
Sometimes the preferred version of a song might actually be a...
