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2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 7: Donzelli’s “Marguerite & Julien” is “Small Change”
I've been there before. One week into the strenuous daily grind that is Cannes and the tired journalist/critic might think twice about a project featuring...
Cemetery of Splendour | 2015 Cannes Film Festival Review
Syndromes And A Cemetery: Thai Joe Returns With A Familiar Stunner
An elementary school-cum-hospital built atop a "cemetery of kings," ancient spaces reactivated the present,...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 7: Villeneuve Takes Back Cannes with Sicario
In the beginning stages of his career (with the exception of Maelstrom showing in Berlin), Denis Villeneuve was an habitual of the Cannes Film...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 6: Flash Mob Sides with Trier’s “Louder than Bombs”
There are a swarm of cinephiles out there who became instant, cult-like fans of his first work (2006's Reprise) and his sophomore film in...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 6: Brizé “Le loi du marche” Should Lead to Future Employment for Lindon
Six features in, French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé hasn't had a long history with the Cannes Film Festival. In fact, the one time Camera d'Or...
Video Interview: Marah Strauch & Eric Bruggemann (Sunshine Superman)
Director Marah Strauch and producer Eric Bruggemann's first feature collaboration tells the exhilarating story of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement whose...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Rousing, Tender, Homo…geneous Response to Haynes’ “Carol”
Long tipped for a Main Comp berth, the Croisette's Todd Haynes drought appears to be over with a dam busting gush of a love...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Maiwenn Breaks a Leg with “Mon Roi”
It was with her multi-angled, social dramedy where the actress, slowly turning into filmmaker (2006's Pardonnez-moi and 2009's Le bal des actrices) made her...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Sea of Trees “Gerry”manders Critics
A film that explores the suicide theme might have become the first Croisette casualty, hara-kiri style. He has had a lengthy, healthy career moving...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Margherita with All the Toppings for Moretti’s “Mia Madre”
A two time juror, winner of Best Director for Dear Diary (1993) and Palme d'Or winner for The Son’s Room in 2001, this is...
In the Shadow of Women | 2015 Cannes Film Festival Review
Masculine/Feminine: Garrel Offers Yet Another Take On A Romantic Rift
As we see with many so-called auteurs, Philippe Garrel has been making the same film...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 3: Son of Saul Puts Focus on One Individual
It's a next to nil chance that a first time filmmaker will have the opportunity to walk the red carpet steps of the Main...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 3: The Lobster Boils Over into Bunuelian Aura
Its much to early to crown him as the godfather of the Greek new wave, but there'll be mounds of further essays written on the tsunami-breaking...
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,...
One Floor Below | 2015 Cannes Film Festival Review
Radu Muntean Updates Rear Window to the Modern Age
Radu Muntean's One Floor Below, the latest entry in the Romanian New Wave, has a bone...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 2: Kore-eda Needs No Introductions with “Our Little Sister”
The race for the Palme d'Or officially begins today. It's day 2 at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival which means the press core and as per...
Bessie | Review
Lady Sings the Hues: Rees Returns to Resurrect the Star of Blues Singer
Many may not be immediately familiar with the name Bessie Smith, an...
Every Secret Thing | Review
Baby Blues: Berg’s Troubled and Troubling Feature Debut
Treated to a chilly reception following its premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival last spring, the...
Slow West | Review
Western Dreams: Maclean’s Accomplished, Stylized Debut
Scottish musician John Maclean makes a handsome directorial debut with Slow West, a period western set mainly in 19th century Colorado....
I’ll See You in My Dreams | Review
Dream a Little Dream of Me: Haley’s Superb Showcase for Blythe Danner
Long a supporting fixture in a variety of film projects going on five...
Above and Below | 2015 Hot Docs Review
Both the title and premise of Swiss director Nicolas Steiner’s latest documentary mildly echoes the recently released and quickly disregarded found footage horror schlock...
Good Kill | Review
Fatal Irony: Is There Anything Good About This Kill?
Nearly two decades after collaborating on the shrewd and subtly realized sci-fi allegory, Gattaca, Ethan Hawke...
Hot Pursuit | Review
When Hot is Cold: Fletcher’s Tone Deaf Comedy a Frivolous Altercation
For those familiar with director Anne Fletcher’s studio track record, including the rom-com platitudes...
Maggie | Review
The Big Z: Hobson’s Maudlin Debut Splices Tone Unevenly
Pulled mysteriously from the Toronto Film Festival lineup last fall after it was picked up for...
Hunting Elephants | Review
Beasts of Burden: Levi’s Slapstick Heist Film Runs Amuck
For his sophomore film, Israeli director Reshef Levi inserts Patrick Stewart alongside the likes of Sasson...
Bravetown | Review
Home of the Brave: Duran’s Debut a Neutered Examination of Grief During Wartime
There’s a war going on, though not one specifically referenced, mentioned or...
Saint Laurent | Review
Once again, Make it the Same Only New
With this biopic on the great French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent, Bertrand Bonello streamlines for himself...
Preggoland | Review
Maternity Syndrome: Tierney’s Undefined Comedy Explores Notions of Motherhood
What begins as a concept full of pleasurably subversive possibilities quickly turns into yet another diluted...
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story | Review
8 Feet Tall and Light as a Feather: Walker and LaMattina Chronicle the Life and Love of a Puppeteering Legend
You’d be hard pressed to...
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared | Review
Shot in the Dark: Herngren’s Tiring Road Comedy Overplays Gimmick
Before you can even wrap your mind around its cumbersome title, you’ll be immediately comparing...
Hyena | Review
Scavenger’s Song: Johnson’s Chilling, Stylized Sophomore Feature
Opening with a brooding, atmospheric ambience as we drift through a throbbing drug bust set to an...
Marie’s Story | Review
Marie Huertin, 1885: Ameris Recreates Obscure Instance for Familiar Biopic
There’s no avoiding comparison to the famous story of deaf and blind Helen Keller with...
Top 3 Critics’ Picks: Thomas Cailley, Quentin Dupieux & Safdie Bros. In Theaters this May
IONCINEMA.com's Top 3 Critics' Picks offers a curated approach to the usual quandary: what would you recommend I see in theaters this month? All...
What’s Up Doc?: Kent Jones, Asif Kapadia & Luc Jacquet Head to Cannes
It should come as no surprise that Cannes Film Festival will play host to Kent Jones's doc on the touchstone of filmmaking interview tomes, Hitchcock/Truffaut (see...
Exclusive Clip: Pushing the Envelope in Everardo Gout’s Days of Grace (Dias De Gracia)
An official, Midnight Screening selection of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Everardo Gout's award-winning (landed the Ariel Awards (a.k.a Mexican Oscar) for Best First...
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Review
The Wrath of Bland: Whedon’s Poo Poo Platter Continues
Mainstream event cinema continues to shackle box office glory and narrative familiarity to a creative deathbed...
Ride | Review
Ride of Passage: Hunt’s Belated Sophomore Effort Crests Waves of Cliché
Perhaps the most surprising element of note in Helen Hunt’s Ride is the fact...
Days of Grace | Review
Grace is Gone: Gout’s Aggressive Debut Charts Patterns of Criminality
Don’t let the poetic title fool you, as Everardo Gout’s directorial debut Days of Grace...
Welcome to Me | Review
Broadcast Blues: Wiig’s Amusing Portrait of Mental Illness
Mental illness collides with reality TV inspired media for Shira Piven’s generally pleasurable oddity, Welcome to Me,...
River of Fundament | Review
All that Glitters: Barney’s Operatic, Caterwauling Art-house Epic
Those familiar with the work of Matthew Barney, namely his impressive Cremaster Cycle (2003) and Drawing Restraint...
Criterion Collection: The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Blu-Ray Review
Those seeking a groove-tastic immersion in a gritty 1970s crime drama will want to pop Criterion’s new burn of The Friends of Eddie Coyle...
Criterion Collection: Le Silence de la Mer | Blu-ray Review
Available for the first time in the US on Blu-ray and DVD is Jean-Pierre Melville’s masterful directorial debut, 1949’s Le Silence de la Mer...
Inherent Vice | Blu-ray Review
Receiving a mixture of raves, polite applause, and a handful of outright naysayers, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest concoction Inherent Vice comes to Blu-ray for...
In the Name of My Daughter | 2015 COLCOA French Film Festival Review
Scene of the Crime: Techine's Overly Involved True Crime Saga
Too often, In the Name of the Daughter, the latest from auteur André Téchiné (and...
Far From the Madding Crowd | Review
It’s All About Love: Vinterberg Revamps Hardy’s Classic Romance
Inevitably, we would have seen some filmmaker tackle a revamp of Thomas Hardy’s classic 1874 novel...
Iris | Review
Summer Hours: In Life's Twilight, Maysles Looks at a Late Life Fashion Icon and Finds Love in Work, Marriage & Stuff
Watching Iris, a...
The Water Diviner | Review
Turkey Dressing: Crowe’s Well-Intentioned Debut Ultimately Mundane
In the comparable tradition of Mel Gibson and Kevin Costner, actor Russell Crowe makes a big budget, historically...
Blackbird | Review
The Boys in the Choir: Polk’s Antiquated Rendition of the Rural Gay Narrative
The blatant underrepresentation of black gay characters in film, whatever letter they’re...
24 Days | Review
Barbarian Invasion: Arcady Hits the Headlines for Procedural
Recounting a bizarre kidnapping case from 2006 that reflects the continuing cultural mutation of anti-Semitism and the...
Just Before I Go | Review
Drop in the Bucket: Cox’s Uneven Directorial Debut
Actress Courtney Cox makes her directorial debut with Just Before I Go, based on the first feature...
