Tag: top-stories
Embrace of the Serpent | Review
Hearts of Darkness: Guerra’s Exceptional Exploration of Ruinous Colonialization
Colombian director Ciro Guerra charts an enigmatic narrative of parallel odysseys through the Amazon with his...
You’ll Never Be Alone | 2016 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
A Lonely Way to Die: Anwandter Explores the Elements of a Hate Crime
The 2012 murder of openly gay Chilean Daniel Zamudio provides the basis...
War on Everyone | 2016 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Let’s Be Bad Cops: McDonagh’s U.S. Visit an Overworked Episode
Director John Michael McDonagh makes his first foray to the US with third feature, War...
Lily Lane | 2016 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Over the River and Through the Woods: Fliegauf Explores Intimate Portrait of Abuse Cycles
Hungarian auteur Bence Fliegauf returns with his first film since 2012’s...
Caprice | 2016 My French Film Festival Review
You Will Love a Tall Blonde Actress: Mouret Plays a Man Most Wanted in Latest RomCom
Perhaps what’s most refreshing about actor/writer/director Emmanuel Mouret’s latest...
The Club | Review
Living Under Your Spotlight: Larrain Paints it Black with Catholic Crisis Comedy
For his first film following the finale of his narrative trilogy documenting the...
Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Review
Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Greenaway’s Homage an Inspired Provocation
Erotically charged and artfully crafted, Eisenstein in Guanajuato is the first of two titles devoted...
Best of Fest: Sundance 2016’s Top 10 New Faces
Yesterday, Nicholas Bell and I issued our Top 10 New Voices, and now we launch into our New Faces. They range in age, amount of...
Hail, Caesar! | Review
Sign of the Cross: The Coen Bros. Revisit the Backlot Desires of Hollywood’s Golden Era
The Coen Bros., back with their first title since 2013’s...
Mammal | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
The Many Things You Gave Me: Daly’s Icy, Perverse Sophomore Film
Unfit or disinterested mothers still seem to be taboo subjects, at least to center...
Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women Leads Eric Lavallee’s 2016 Sundance Film Fest Top Ten
With a decent sized sampling of thirty-one features and several four star quality shorts viewed, my assessment of the '16 edition is as follows:...
Padre Padrone | Taviani Retrospective Review
I Never Sang for My Father: The Taviani Brothers and the Prison of Patriarchy
For many, Italian directing duo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani are best...
Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women Leads Nicholas Bell’s 2016 Sundance Film Fest Top Ten
Sundance 2016 has come to a close, once more showcasing a lack of differentiation based on what constitutes the Audience and the Grand Jury....
Rabin, the Last Day | Review
Prime Time: Gitai Revisits the Assassination of Israeli Prime Minister
Israeli auteur Amos Gitai reenacts the final moments of Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin prior to...
Unlocking The Cage | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Breaking Through The Bars: Hegedus & Pennebaker Go Ape In Court With Animal Rights Activist Steven Wise
Having long ago been crowned the king and queen...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #11. Steven Caple Jr. (The Land)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Steven Caple Jr.: The story of Wendell Scott. 2) J.Cole's HBO documentary "Homecoming." 3) Eric...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #9. Bernardo Britto – Jacqueline Argentine
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Bernardo Britto: Jacques Demy’s Lola, Mexican singer Daniela Romo, Cool Cat Saves The Kids.
Lavallee: What...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #8. Camille Rutherford (Jacqueline Argentine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
This year I discovered Extras, the series Ricky Gervais did after The Office. It's so...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #14. Brett Potter – Jacqueline (Argentine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Brett Potter: Koji Shirashi - His documentary horror films are these sprawling, epic mysteries that...
Sand Storm | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
The Member of the Wedding: Zexer’s Debut Churns Empathy from Obscene Custom
We’ve seen an increasing tide of feminist perspective narratives detailing the despicable social...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #7. Tahir Jetter (How To Tell You’re A Douchebag)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Tahir Jetter: The Internet (band). Dough Doughnuts (a work of art). Ernie Barnes (Painter).
Lavallee: By...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #6. DeWanda Wise (How to Tell You’re a Douchebag)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
DeWanda Wise: #1. Justin Bieber (C'mon guys, Purpose is soooo good.). #2. Phuket, Thailand. Authentic...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #1. Charles Brice (How to Tell You’re a Douchebag)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”...
Charles Brice: Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly. Ta-Nehesi Coates' Between the World and Me. BoJack...
The Land of the Enlightened | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Something Better Better Come: Afghan Kids Reign Supreme
In the opening sequence of The Land of the Enlightened following a radio broadcast from President Obama that announces...
Plaza de La Soledad | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Waiting For Tonight: Goded Finds Friends in Circle of Sex Workers
Having spent the last 20 years visiting Mexico and the notoriously dangerous streets of the...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #15. Andre Hyland (The 4th)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Andre Hyland: 1. NORMAN GUNSTON, funny and weird Australian talk show host from the 70'-90s...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #10. Melody C. Roscher (Christine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Melody C. Roscher: (1) The 2009 album “Zebra” by Karl Blau. (2) Tybee Island, Georgia. (3)...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #5. Craig Shilowich (Christine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Craig Shilowich: That new Carly Rae Jepsen album (Emotion), Florida. Woolite (the product).
Lavallee: You've worn...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #12. Nick Case (Christine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Nick Case: 1.) Recording Artists: They aren't brand new bands, but I listed to...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #3. Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Anna Rose Holmer: Kiah Victoria. Choreographer Lin Hwai-min & Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan....
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #2. Royalty Hightower (The Fits)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Royalty Hightower: K.C. Undercover. Flying. I got to take my first airplane ride to Venice,...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #4. Lisa Kjerulff (The Fits)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Lisa Kjerulff: Dettifoss in Iceland. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria.
Lavallee: On...
Belgica | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Bar None: Van Groeningen Returns to Musical Inclinations for Vibrant Sibling Portrait
Belgian auteur Felix Van Groeningen, the front runner of the Belgian New Wave,...
2016 Sundance Film Festival: Eric Lavallee’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films
Unlike some other media outlets who are blasphemously drawing up "most anticipated" Sundance lists that come across as a simple rehash of the entire feature film line-up,...
2016 Sundance Film Festival: Nicholas Bell’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films
Despite the initial anticipation or dismay for every annual major film festival line-up, Sundance remains an inherent conjurer of new breakout talent. Though we...
Criterion Collection: Inside Llewyn Davis | Blu-ray Review
Anyone who's ever had their musical ambitions crushed by the ever oppressive forces of real life will find a great sense of empathy within...
A Perfect Day | Review
All’s Well, End’s Well: Leon de Aranoa’s Benevolent English Debut
Fernando Leon de Aranoa makes his English language debut with A Perfect Day, a period...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #1. Michael Haneke’s Happy End
Happy End
Director: Michael Haneke
Writer: Michael Haneke
In mid-2015, Michael Haneke officially confirmed he would be abandoning a project known as Flashmob and focusing on different...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #2. Carlos Reygadas’ Where Life Begins
Where Life Begins
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Writer: Carlos Reygadas
We’re thrilled to find Mexican auteur Carlos Reygadas at last embarking on his fifth feature, Where Life Begins,...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #3. Serge Bozon’s Madame Hyde
Madame Hyde
Director: Serge Bozon
Writers: Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert
Serge Bozon’s sophomore effort, Tip Top (2013) was among our favorite 2014 US theatrical releases, and still...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #4. Ulrike Ottinger’s The Beautiful Woman Sleeping
The Beautiful Woman Sleeping
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
Writers: Ulrike Ottinger, Elfriede Jelinek
It is with great pleasure we feature the announced plans for a new film from...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #5. Denis Villeneuve’s Untitled Blade Runner Sequel
Untitled Blade Runner Sequel
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Hampton Fancher, Michael Green
Following his expertly crafted studio pulp items such as Prisoners (2013) and this year’s Sicario,...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #6. Walter Hill’s Tomboy, A Revenger’s Tale
Tomboy, A Revenger’s Tale
Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Walter Hill, Denis Hamill
Following a remarkable year in cinematic transgender representation with films like Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Tom...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #7. Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja
Okja
Director: Bong Joon-Ho
Writer: Bong Joon-Ho
Fans of South Korean auteur Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 English language debut Snowpiercer will most likely be excited to learn he’s...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #8. Claire Denis’ High Life
High Life
Director: Claire Denis
Writers: Claire Denis, Zadie Smith, Nick Laird
French auteur Claire Denis is back with sci-fi tale High Life, co-written by novelists Zadie...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #9. Christian Petzold’s Transit
Transit
Director: Christian Petzold
Writers: Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
From within the newer movement known as the Berlin School of filmmaking, German auteur Christian Petzold has managed...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #10. Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s Laissez Bronzer Les Cadavres
Laissez Bronzer Les Cadavres
Director: Bruno Forzani & Helene Cattet
Writers: Bruno Forzani & Helene Cattet
Last year, we had included this new project from 'neo-giallists' Bruno...
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...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #1. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s La Fille inconnue
La Fille inconnue
Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Writers: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The two-time Palme d'Or winning Belgian duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Rosetta; L'Enfant) take...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #2. Alain Guiraudie’s Rester vertical
Rester vertical
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Writer: Alain Guiraudie
Offbeat auteur Alain Guiraudie has been making feature films since his 2003 debut No Rest for the Brave (which...
