Receiving much word-of-mouth buzz and critical acclaim upon its release last year, “Attack the Block,” the directorial debut of British screenwriter Joe Cornish, arrives on DVD this week.
It’s...
The new Albanian film, “The Forgiveness of Blood” sets itself up as a quiet domestic drama or a coming-of-age tale. Nik, the oldest son of the story’s family, has just fallen in love with one...
We are taught, when bullied, to retort, “Why don’t you pick on somebody your own size?” Lee Hirsch’s new documentary “Bully” asks, “Why do you pick on anybody at all?”
At least,...
There is a disturbing trend that has been seeping into action films over the past few years. From “Kick-Ass” to “Sucker Punch” to “Hanna” and now “Haywire,” Hollywood has offensively exploited...
There have only been a handful of Hollywood films about a family grieving the loss of a loved one after 9/11. The only one that immediately comes to mind is “Reign Over Me” with Adam Sandler and Don...
The Golden Globe Awards were handed out this past weekend to the deserving and the not-so-deserving in equal measure. Nonetheless, the ceremony marks the beginning of awards season, so it is only fitting...
Convicted murderer Michael Perry is scheduled to be executed in eight days when director Werner Herzog interviews him.
“How are you doing?” Herzog asks the man accused of killing or murdering...
Jean-Luc Godard is one of the greatest filmmakers of all-time and possibly the most influential filmmaker currently living. The octogenarian is cited by Quentin Tarantino, PT Anderson and many other modern...
Kurt Kuenne's new film "Shuffle" sounds a lot like "Memento." It's shot in black and white and chronicles a man who starts experiencing his life out of order, but does not know why. The comparisons stop...
"Jeff, Who Lives at Home," the new comedy from the Brothers Duplass follows Jeff (Jason Segal), a 30-year-old stoner who won't leave his mom's basement. He would much rather wax philosophic about the interconnectedness...
What if you met a woman who claimed to be a fairy? Would you believe it? What if she offered you 3 wishes and granted the first two of them? How about then?
It probably depends on what time of world...
If you have never heard of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a brief biography is in order to better understand his films.
The German filmmaker extraordinaire and auteurist wunderkind got his start in moving...
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