Now that June is here, we’ve already reached the halfway point for movie releases in 2014. We thought we’d take a break to sit back and reflect on some of the best films to hit theaters this year. These are movies that may be dropped from the conversation come December in the midst of Oscar […]
“The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” is a 1994 Australian film about two transvestites and a transsexual who take a road trip across the Australian outback and the adventures they have along the way. The group encounters homophobia, friendly Aboriginals, helpful mechanics, and ominous looking lizards along the way, ultimately learning lessons about […]
Kelly Reichardt's "Night Moves" is a simmering eco-thriller that finds a strength in Jesse Eisenberg's restrained performance and a weak link in Dakota Fanning's ineffectual presence.
"The Signal" nails the atmosphere of its earlier scenes but ultimately grasps at straws as it runs its course well before a remarkably dumb finale that renders much of the film pointless.
When one thinks of the current wave of American independent drama film, a checklist of “requirements” comes to mind: artistic and intimate cinematography, a cast anchored by one or two stars surrounded by a slew of promising newcomers, a young up-and-coming writer/director hoping for their “big break,” a script that embraces every day drama and […]
Here’s what’s new to Netflix Instant for the week of June 9. Top Picks Omar (2014) Directed by Hany Abu-Assad Politically savvy viewers will immediately be familiar with the Israeli-Palestinian struggle that serves as a backdrop for this film, but director Hany Abu-Assad avoids giving too much context, instead focusing on the personal drama that […]
Past genocide in the Far East stormed into the limelight last year with Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking documentary feature “The Act of Killing,” but there was another great documentary to come out of Southeastern Asia in 2013. Just across Indochina, in Cambodia, Rithy Panh’s “The Missing Picture” won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was short-listed for […]
