DVD Review: Twin Spirits
Remarkable! Extraordinary! What an astonishing piece of work Twin Spirits is, I’ve never seen anything like it. A stage tribute to the love and music of Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara Wieck, Twin...
View ArticleDVD Review: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
I went into Cave of Forgotten Dreams without knowing anything about it and enjoyed it so much I hesitate to say anything here aside from it’s one of the most extraordinary and beautiful films I’ve ever...
View ArticleDVD Review: The Interrupters
Brendan here. The Interrupters is the latest documentary from Steve James, director of 1994’s Hoop Dreams – the first documentary I remember having an emotional impact on me. The Interrupters is...
View ArticleDVD Review: Romantics Anonymous (Les Émotifs Anonymes)
Romantics Anonymous (a.k.a. Les Émotifs Anonymes) is an enchanting, colorful French romantic comedy reminiscent of Amelie. This wonderful little love story introduces us to two painfully shy chocolate...
View ArticleDVD Review: The Way
The Way is a unique and very moving film about a grieving father’s journey in honor of his only son. Brilliantly written and directed by Emilio Estevez, this lovely and atmospheric work of art stars...
View ArticleDVD Review: Bernie
Directed by Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, Me & Orson Welles), Bernie is an extremely morbid but also extremely funny dark comedy. Based on the true story of a beloved small-town mortician,...
View ArticleDVD Review: The Man on the Train
The Man on the Train is a quietly remarkable, intelligent, intensely poetic film about the unlikely and somewhat bittersweet friendship between two very different men. A remake of the French film,...
View ArticleMovie Review: A Case of You
A Case of You is an indie romantic comedy starring Justin Long and Rachel Evan Wood with some hilarious cameos by Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage and Vince Vaughn. I had mixed but mostly very positive...
View ArticleMovie Review: Run & Jump
Will Forte garnered critical claim for his performance in Nebraska, but the SNL’s dramatic debut in the lesser known film Run & Jump was just as noteworthy. Based on a true story, the poignant...
View ArticleMovie Review: You Will Be My Son
You Will Be My Son is an exquisite, mesmeric French film about family drama, a picturesque vineyard and a whole lotta wine. The film centers on an elderly, coldhearted owner (Niels Arestrup) of a...
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