Tag: top-stories
Colonia | Review
Ticket to Heaven: Gallenberger Depicts Chilean Torture Cult
The devastation General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship waged on Chile from the moment of his infamous 1973 coup...
Criminal | Review
The Iceman Cometh: Vromen Baffles with Illogical Romantic Thriller
Director Ariel Vromen dashes the promise shown in his 2012 portrait of contract killer Richard Kuklinski...
A Married Woman (1964) | Review
Charlotte’s Web: Godard’s Detailed Fragments of Woman Consumed
Cohen Media Group presents a limited theatrical re-release of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1964 film A Married Woman...
Green Room | Review
Music Lets the People Come Together: Saulnier’s Latest an Enjoyably Intense Thriller
Director Jeremy Saulnier follows the promise of his 2013 breakout thriller Blue Ruin,...
The Conversation: Producer Paulo Branco
One of the most prolific, contemporary European art-house producers has to be Paulo Branco, who has been fostering considerable auteur driven fare since 1975,...
One More Time | Review
Begin Again: Edwards’ Satisfying Sophomore Film Utilizes Walken
Thanks to the overwhelming trend of quirk, cliché, or contrivance evident in most American indie offerings (whether...
The Boss | Review
She’s a Hustla, Baby: Falcone and McCarthy Sew Themselves a Silly Badge
Melissa McCarthy arrives as a perpetually turtle-necked, foul mouthed CEO with abandonment issues...
The Criterion Collection: The Manchurian Candidate | Blu-ray Review
As we go through another round of sensationalized presidential campaigns with various candidates claiming altruism in the name of power, John Frankenheimer's classic political thriller The...
Neon Bull | Review
The Tail End: Mascaro’s Sophomore Feature a Strikingly Sensual Exhibition
For his sophomore directorial effort, Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro examines a strange universe through his...
The Invitation | Review
Your Friends & Neighbors: Kusama’s Enjoyably Tense Cult Thriller
Since premiering her phenomenal, Michelle Rodriguez starring indie debut Girlfight in 2000, Karyn Kusama hasn’t lived up...
Louder Than Bombs | Review
Another Time, Another Place: Trier’s Graceful, Quiet English Language Debut
Norwegian director Joachim Trier reteams with his regular scribe Eskil Vogt for Louder Than Bombs,...
Kill Your Friends | Review
How to Get Ahead in Miming: Harris’ Recycles the Sociopathic Entrepreneur
Owen Harris dips out of television for feature debut Kill Your Friends, an adaptation...
Everybody Wants Some!! | Review
Second Helpings: Linklater Hits the Joie de Vivre Sweet Spot
Director Richard Linklater joyously returns to the nostalgia tipped obliviousness of youth with period piece...
Darling | Review
When She Calls You Sweetheart: Keating Invokes Femme Fou with Derivative Art-house Thriller
Riding the thin line between copycatting and homage, indie director Mickey Keating...
Standing Tall | Review
Jostling Juvi: Bercot’s Take Familiar Stance on the System
Exploring a few too many problematic delinquency issues than it can rightly address, Emmanuelle Bercot’s Standing Tall (La Tête...
Miles Ahead | Review
Kinetic & Spirited: Debut Heavily Reliant on Cheadle’s Perf
His raspy voice precedes, commanding the dark screen. Front and center, the unruly Don Cheadle channels the...
Criterion Collection: A Poem is a Naked Person | Blu-ray Review
Criterion snags documentarian Les Blanks’ heretofore lost title A Poem is a Naked Person for their collection, a portrait of singer-songwriter Leon Russell filmed...
The Conversation: One Never Cannes Tell – The 2016 Edition
Tis the season for fevered wish lists and constantly fluctuating prognostications concerning the soon to be revealed 2016 program at the Cannes Film Festival....
Interview: AJ Schnack (Speaking Is Difficult / Field of Vision)
Free of much of the industry hustle and bustle of most major film festivals, Columbia, Missouri's True/False Film Festival is a sort of haven for...
Remember | Review
Where the Truth Lies: Egoyan’s Pensive, Inconsistent Revenge Thriller
Even despite its ironically forgettable title and considerable narrative flaws, Remember, the latest effort from Canadian...
Valley of Love | Review
Guilt Trip: Nicloux Reunites French Icons for Journey Through the Desert
Director Guillaume Nicloux reunites French acting legends Isabelle Huppert and Gerard Depardieu for his...
The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1| Review
Once More With(out) Feeling: Schwentke Barrels Along with Malingering Franchise
If we’ve reached uncomfortable saturation levels with super hero tent poles, the same conversations should...
Krisha | Review
Turkey Shoot: Shults Brings Heartache to the Holidays in Intimate Debut
We’ve seen it plenty of times before, the hellacious discomfort accompanying the enforced tradition...
My Golden Days | Review
Straw into Gold: Desplechin’s Boys of Summer
French director Arnaud Desplechin presents one of his most enjoyable, if ultimately trivial features to date with My...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Matt Sobel’s Top Ten Films of All Time List
Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers? As part of our monthly IONCINEPHILE profile, we...
IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Matt Sobel (Take Me to the River)
IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month feature focuses on an emerging filmmaker from the world of cinema and this month’s spotlighted artist saw his debut...
The Arbalest | 2016 SXSW Film Festival Review
Toy Story: Pinney’s Debut a Strange Love Puzzle
Writer and cinematographer Adam Pinney (credited for both on indie filmmaker Adam Orr’s films Blood Car and...
2016 True/False Film Festival: Jordan M. Smith’s Postscript
It might be missing the industry saturated Park City fervor, but the smaller, shorter, and more intimate Columbia, Missouri based True/False Film Festival is the Rolls-Royce...
A Stray | 2016 SXSW Film Festival Review
Boy and His Dog: Syeed Offers Rare Glimpse into Urban Somali Community
For his sophomore effort, A Stray, director Musa Syeed focuses on a specific,...
Take Me to the River | Review
River of No Return: Sobel Brings Scent of Southern Gothic to the Mid-West with Stellar Debut
Family reunions have tremendous potential as battlefields for dysfunctional...
Midnight Special | Review
The Power of One: Nichols’ Sci-Fi Studio Film a Wispy Homage
Indie director Jeff Nichols makes his first crossover to studio fare with Midnight Special,...
Barney Thomson | Review
Demon Bumbler: Carlyle’s Serial Killer Comedy Hit or Miss
Actor Robert Carlyle directs his feature debut Barney Thomson from a first-time screenplay by producer and...
Lolo | Review
A Child is Waiting: Delpy's Return to RomCom a Mixed Bag
Julie Delpy has managed to balance a terrific (and prolific) career as an actress...
21 Nights with Pattie | 2016 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Review
Carnal Knowledge: The Larrieu Bros.’ Strange Depiction of Summer Lovin’
Directing duo Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu create oddly distinct pieces of bizarre cinema, yet remain...
10 Cloverfield Lane | Review
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street: Trachtenberg’s Debut Promises a Franchise
Good things can come from found footage, at least evidenced by 10 Cloverfield...
Road Games | Review
Hitchin’ a Ride: Pastoll’s Debut an Assortment of Tropes
No, it’s not a remake of the 1981 Richard Franklin thriller starring Stacy Keach and Jamie...
Winter Song | 2016 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Review
Off With Head: Iosseliani Returns with Breezy Cluster of Vignettes
Fans of Georgian auteur Otar Iosseliani will be delighted to find the octogenarian in top...
Disorder | 2016 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Review
Ground Control: Winocour Pours on the Paranoia with Tense Thriller
Director and screenwriter Alice Winocour crafts a sweaty-palmed, PTSD inclined thriller with sophomore effort, Disorder....
Marguerite | Review
Sing the Body Apoplectic: Giannoli Pays Thanks to the Music
French director Xavier Giannoli borrows an obscure piece of American pop culture for his latest...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Review
Where They From: Ficarra & Requa and the Privileged Perspective
Cinematic depictions of the ongoing conflict(s) in the Middle East continue to be a touchy...
Criterion Collection: The Emigrants/The New Land | Blu-ray Review
Following last summer’s restoration of Swedish auteur Jan Troell’s directorial debut Here is Your Life (1966), Criterion presents the director’s most notable accomplishment from...
Interview: László Nemes & Géza Röhrig (Son of Saul)
Jacques Audiard's Dheepan might have claimed Cannes most coveted prize, but the Palme d'Or moment belongs to Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes. Truly a groundbreaking...
United States of Love | 2016 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Certain Women: Wasilewski Explores Enlightenment and Despair
It was 1990, and the climate was changing. Or so begins Polish director Tomas Wasilewski’s third feature, United...
Malgré la nuit | 2016 Film Comment Selects Review
When the Night Has Come: Grandrieux Laments Lost Love
Seven years have passed since provocateur Philippe Grandrieux’s 2008 film Un Lac, and he remains somewhat...
Triple 9 | Review
The Russians Are Coming: Hillcoat Juggles Strands in Sprawling Heist Thriller
About half way into John Hillcoat’s impressively staged heist thriller Triple 9, it becomes...
Tricked | Review
Community Cinema: Verhoeven’s Failed Experiment Confirms Concepts of Authorship
Four years after its premiere in his native Netherlands and a screening at the 2012 Rome...
Criterion Collection: I Knew Her Well | Blu-ray Review
Love is most definitely not a many splendored thing in the bedazzled artifice of Rome’s swinging 60s, at least as far as the good...
The Conversation: Das ist Berlin
The Berlin International Film Festival continued to challenge expectations in its 66th edition, landing another auteur heavy competition line-up, albeit a slightly less sensational...
The Road to Istanbul | 2016 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Free Radicals: Bouchareb Explores a Mother’s Nightmare in Topical Treatment
French director Rachid Bouchareb is no stranger to exploring the actions radicalized children have on...
The Witch | Review
Better the Devil You Know: Eggers’ Debut Marinates with Menace
Easily the most profoundly unnerving film to play at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, the...
