“Locke” is a tour de force of black box theatre style filmmaking that uses only one on-screen actor to tell a story that is both ordinary and thrilling.
Jim Jarmusch and vampires prove to be a perfect cinematic match in "Only Lovers Left Alive:" a profound and stylish story of immortality and infinite romance.
You’ve got a couple of minutes to build a world, fill it with characters, set a tone, and hook me into sticking around to see what comes next. Indeed, the opening scene of a film is a challenge. When it goes right, great opening scenes exist as a microcosm – a short introductory film that establishes so much about the feature to follow.
“Blue Ruin” is an uncommon take on the revenge thriller that finds itself more interested in the aftermath of the act of revenge than the journey to fulfill it.
