Vasilis Katsoupis’ Heist Thriller With Willem Dafoe Is Formulaic Yet Never Dull [Berlin]

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Vasilis Katsoupis’ Heist Thriller With Willem Dafoe Is Formulaic Yet Never Dull [Berlin]

Director Vasilis Katsoupis tells the audience exactly what “Inside” is about to do from its very first scene. The disembodied voice of Willem Dafoe narrates a childhood fable fished from the depths of memory. The story, a seemingly simple school…

Anne Hathaway Is Alluring In Oldroyd’s Underbaked Drama [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Eileen Review: Anne Hathaway Is Alluring In Oldroyd's Underbaked Drama [Sundance] Eileen boasts magnetic performances from Thomasin McKenzie & Anne Hathaway. But for all its intrigue & setup, the film’s final act isn’t fully earned. Anne Hathaway…

Gripping Drama Explores Family Amidst Refugee Crisis

While war, famine, and political persecution have been part of our life since the dawn of society, for the last decade, we’ve been experiencing a new refugee crisis, as recent conflicts in the Middle East bring thousands of people to…

UnMASKing HOPE | Film Threat

When life throws its worst at you and things change drastically, in all the wrong ways, know you are not alone. But know that there is hope. This is the overarching message behind writer-director Eric Christiansen’s motivational documentary, UnMASKing HOPE. The…

‘Ingeborg Bachman – Journey Into The Desert’ Review: Vicky Krieps’s Sensational Performance Leads Period Piece About Art, Love, And Suspicion [Berlin]

From “Rosa Luxemburg” in 1986 to 2012’s “Hannah Arendt,” the films of Margarethe Von Trotta, an icon of the New German cinema, have put strong female protagonists center-stage in renditions of German history. For her latest, Von Trotta paints a…

Emilia Jones Is Great In Underwhelming Adaptation [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Cat Person Review: Emilia Jones Is Great In Underwhelming Adaptation [Sundance] Cat Person is not as compelling as it perhaps aims to be and, though there are great moments in the film, it doesn’t justify its feature…

Damson Idris Leads an Inevitably Tragic Finale

Home TV Reviews 'Snowfall' Season 6 Review: A Dynamic Damson Idris Leads an Inevitably Tragic Finale Though the legacy of any series hinges upon how it will end, the conclusion awaiting the Saint family feels like it has been foretold.…

Willem Dafoe Descends into Madness in Unnerving Film

What's the purpose of art? The most cynical among us might say it's to be used for tax evasion maneuvers, money laundry, and as investment assets for the wealthy – and we wouldn't be wrong. But there's also an undeniable…

On The Creation Of Earthquakes’ Review: John Malkovich Goes Full Goof In An Unwatchable Film [Berlin]

The audiences at Berlin International Film Festival tend to be respectful and engaged. But at the press screening of “Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes,” which plays as part of the Berlinale Specials strand at this year’s festival edition,…

The Legend of MexMan | Film Threat

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer-director Josh Polon’s The Legend of MexMan is an incredible behind-the-scenes documentary, particularly for emerging filmmakers. It’s an essay, of sorts, about the war-like tension between art and the business of art. It also…

‘Ingeborg Bachmann — Journey Into the Desert Review’: Drenched in Love

"Men understand little about women. That's why it's so important for them to represent themselves." These words are chanted right at the beginning of Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert as some sort of intellectual pick-up line. Still, they…

Carney’s Latest Is Delightful & Heartwarming [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Flora And Son Review: Carney's Latest Is Delightful & Heartwarming [Sundance] Flora and Son is energetic & charming. With a great cast, lovely musical numbers & a stupendous lead performance by Hewson, Carney doesn’t disappoint. Eve Hewson…

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