Tag: top-stories
Memphis | Review
Riding on a Western Dream: Sutton’s Sophomore Film Drifts About a Drifter
To refer to Tim Sutton’s sophomore film, Memphis as understated would itself be...
The Longest Week | Review
Arrested Development: Glanz’s Debut an Affluent Vacuum
For the most part, it’s an ingenious trick to fabricate an aura of empathy around a pool of...
The Scribbler | Review
I’m Scribbling as Fast as I Can: Suits Unsuited for Comic Book Adaptation
Within minutes of its meager running time, which opens with a disorienting...
God Help the Girl | Review
Girl From Ipecac: Murdoch’s Musical a Flimsy Masquerade
The directorial debut of Scottish musician Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer and songwriter of famed indie pop...
National Gallery | Review
Museum Hours: Wiseman's Three-Hour Documentary Is a Riveting Essay About Narrative Construction
The latest entry in Frederick Wiseman's tireless career project, which attempts to capture...
Innocence | Review
The Vice of Virtue: Brougher’s Latest Achieves Varied Results
Those familiar with Hilary Brougher’s offbeat sensibilities, as showcased in her delightful 1997 debut The Sticky...
Interview: George MacKay (Duane Hopkins’ Bypass)
It has been a rather long, almost interminable wait, but finally, Duane Hopkins' sophomore feature will finally be making its world premiere debut at...
Queen Margot | Blu-Ray Review
Arguably the most prolific title in director Patrice Chereau’s three decades of filmmaking, Cohen Media Group releases a beautiful remastering of Queen Margot for...
As Above So Below | Review
Devil in Distress: The Dowdle Bros. Spelunk Their Way to Hell
Known as acolytes of fallen angel M. Night Shyamalan, the output of the Dowdle...
The November Man | Review
Sweet, Silly November: Donaldson’s Espionage Thriller is Overbaked
Starting out with a standard template of flourishes one can find in any number of garden variety...
The Calling | Review
Busy Signals: Stone’s Aptly Named Thriller Phones It In
There is not anything innately offensive about a really decent made-for-TV thriller, especially the type based...
The Notebook | Review
Behind Every Great War Is a Great Story: Szasz’s Captivating, Grotesque Portrait of Life During Wartime
World War II takes on the ambience of an...
Life of Crime | Review
Criminal Intent: Leonard Done Light
What remains most enticing about Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime is its connection to Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 masterwork, Jackie Brown....
Criterion Collection: Love Streams | Blu-ray Review
John Cassavetes’ magnificent swan song, Love Streams receives the Criterion treatment this month, an addendum to the previously released five-title collection from the auteur....
Interview: Carter Smith – Jamie Marks is Dead
At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, we sat down with director Carter Smith to discuss his new film, Jamie Marks is Dead, which played...
The Last of Robin Hood | Review
Beverly Center: Flynn’s Final Scandal Makes for Interesting Cinematic Footnote
It’s been eight years since Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland’s 2006 sophomore film, Quinceanera swept...
To Be Takei | Review
Living Long and Prospering: Kroot Recounts the Star's Trek From Internment to the Internet
Thanks to his witty and sincere presence on various social media...
Sin City: A Dame to Kill | Review
Love the Sinner: Miller & Rodriguez Bring Back Hyperstylized Noir with Mixed Results
It has been almost a decade since the visually innovative Sin...
Salvo | Review
Miracle Worker: Italian Duo’s Debut a Cold Rumination on Tenuous Connection
Though its initial setup holds considerable promise, due mostly to subdued visual cues that...
Metro Manila | Review
A Better Life: Ellis’ Latest a Masterful Drama of Sacrifice
British director Sean Ellis brings us to the Philippines with his third feature film, Metro...
Cam2Cam | Review
Cam a lot: Soisson’s Stilted Thriller as Dated as it is Laughably Inarticulate
The only thing horrifying in Joel Soisson’s techno born thriller Cam2Cam is...
May in the Summer | Review
Summer of Our Discontent: Dabis’ Sophomore Feature an Uneven Venture
Nebraska born filmmaker Cherien Dabis follows up her well received 2009 debut Amreeka with a...
Love Is Strange | Review
Married Life: Sachs’ Latest a Subtle Portrayal of Love, Marriage, and Familial Bonds
Following on the heels of his 2012 film, Keep the Lights On,...
14 Blades | Review
Blades of Glory: Lee Brings the Old West to the Ming Dynasty
Hong Kong filmmaker Daniel Lee’s 2010 film, 14 Blades is at last making...
Criterion Collection: Y Tu Mamá También | Blu-ray Review
After a decade floating around the Hollywood back lots trading dignity for cash and technical experience on A Little Princess and Great Expectations, Alfonso...
Interview: Daniel Dencik (Expedition to the End of the World)
There is a massive stylistic difference between director Daniel Dencik's meditative 8 mm cycling film, Moon Rider, and his second, character clashing adventure, Expedition...
Expedition to the End of the World | Review
Dencik Sails For Science and Existentialism
At first glance, Danish director Daniel Dencik's Expedition to the End of the World seems a blatant ripoff of...
We Won’t Grow Old Together | Blu-Ray Review
Even after nearly two decades of short films, documentaries and the success of his 1968 feature debut, L’enfance Nue, director Maurice Pialat’s celebrated sophomore...
The One I Love | Review
Love the One You’re With: McDowell’s Exceptional Debut is Remarkable Lo-fi Sci-fi
Almost impossible to discuss without tarnishing the highly nuanced and inventive twists it...
Are You Here | Review
One Has to Ask: Weiner’s Debut a Floundering Misfire
Success sometimes has a blindsiding effect on self-criticism and control, which may very well be the...
The Giver | Review
Tis Better to Give: Noyce’s Adaptation Too Little Too Late in YA Dystopic Cinema
In today’s onslaught of dystopic film franchises dominated by adaptations of...
Coming out of the Closet: Exclusive Clip for Carter Smith’s Jamie Marks is Dead
Just prior to its theatrical release (this atmospherically unclenched young adult ensemble piece drops August 29th), the Gravitas Ventures folks have given us an...
Jealousy | Review
Cold Day in the Park: Garrel’s Green Monster in Black and White
Director Philippe Garrel returns to his prized black and white format for a...
Jake Squared | Review
Multiplicity: Goldberg’s Latest a Mediocre Mash-up of the Masculinity Affliction
A handful of exquisite references are bound to crop up in a discussion of Howard...
Moebius | Review
Freudian Slip: Ki-duk Gets to the Greek
South Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk outdoes himself with his latest theatrical release, Moebius, so named for the continuous...
Dinosaur 13 | Review
Miller Asks: Who's Dinosaur Is It Anyways?
Before 1990, only twelve Tyrannosaurus Rex had ever been discovered. As you may have guessed, Dinosaur 13 documents...
Abuse of Weakness | Review
My Afternoon With Maud’s Money: Breillat’s Most Personal Film Showcases Huppert
Catherine Breillat leaves behind the series of Grimm’s fairy tales she was adapting and...
About Alex | Review
Still the Chill: Zwick Assembles Fine Cast for Routine Exercise
Jesse Zwick, son of director Edward Zwick, has amassed a fine cast of young actors...
Into the Storm | Review
Storm Drain of the Century: The Disaster Film Gets a Retrofit
It’s unclear if there’s any real point to the rather silly conception of...
Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this August: David Mackenzie’s Starred Up
Starred Up - David Mackenzie
Limited Release – August 29th
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Awards & Fests: It begin the film festival circuit with back-to-back screenings at 2013's Telluride...
Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this August: Charlie McDowell’s The One I Love
The One I Love - Charlie McDowell
Limited Release – August 22nd
Distributor: RADiUS-TWC
Awards & Fests: Premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and has been programmed at...
Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this August: Ramon Zürcher’s The Strange Little Cat
The Strange Little Cat
NYC Release (Film Society of Lincoln Center) – August 1st
Distributor: Fandor
Awards & Fests: It debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in 2013, and...
2014 Sundance NEXT FEST: Interview with Programmer Charlie Reff on a Potentially “Dynamite” 2nd Edition
Over the span of five short years, John Cooper and Trevor Groth's branded <=> section has not only become a destination for "bold, distinguished by an...
The Maid’s Room | Review
Maid of Honor: Walker’s Thriller Uneasily Navigates Issues of Class
Serving as a portrayal of unsaid attitudes amongst the elitist denizens of the Hamptons that...
The Hundred Foot Journey | Review
Like Curry For Chocolat: Hallstrom Sticks to the Fruits of the Bestseller List
If you’re going to compare director Lasse Hallstrom’s latest film, The Hundred-Foot...
The Dog | Review
Dog Eat Dog: Berg & Keraudren’s Doc an Intriguing Portrait of a Famous Bank Robber
Destined to be a compelling double feature event with Sidney...
Proxy | Blu-ray Review
After receiving a sturdy critical response at it's world premiere at the '13 edition of the Toronto Int. Film Festival, followed by an unceremonious...
12 O’Clock Boys | DVD Review
First time director Lotfy Nathan spent the years prior to his lengthy festival circuit tour (the kick star began at SXSW) documenting war in...
Short Film Corner: Interview with Bernardo Britto (Yearbook)
For this week's IONCINEMA.com's Short Film Corner, we feature Yearbook, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, where it deservedly was awarded the Short Film...
Get On Up | Review
The F in Funk: Brown’s Biopic Lodged in a White Man’s World
For all the preliminary grumbling about white actors portraying Egyptians in a...
