Irish director Neil Jordan is a bit unpredictable when you sit down for his films. “The End of the Affair” was unpredictably sexual, “The Brave One” outrageously violent and suspenseful, even his vampire flick “Byzantium” gave the genre a completely different perspective. His latest thriller “Greta” makes very good use of Isabelle Huppert, recently Oscar […]
mother! [sic] was the most hated (and the most walked out of) movie of 2017. This year’s Suspiria may twice as hated with twice the foot traffic demanding a refund. Italian director Luca Guadagnino had already started this his fifth feature with Tilda Swinton before his surprise success and acclaim over last years Call Me By Your Name. It’s being described as an
It’s no secret that comedian Louis CK’s latest self-funded film has been terminated by it’s distributor. I Love You Daddy, was filmed in secret before debuting at TIFF, then screeners mailed to critics for award consideration before the sexual abuse scandal hit the airways. The subject matter of a 17-year-old girl being pursued by a
“There is no “I” in sorority”, Zac Efron’s character Teddy Sanders proudly tells his former neighbors. The ripped, bronze character has gotten even dumber since we saw him last, as has the writing. The sequel to the inexpensive, but high grossing R rated film of 2014, has the vulgarity turned down, but the jokes are
What starts out as an interesting post-apocalyptic thriller quickly reveals itself to be a teenage science fiction romance.
The second novel to be adapted from Oscar nominated writer Gillian Flynn, Dark Places initially had a lot going for it after the success of Gone Girl. Flynn however did not pen the screenplay for this one, instead writer/director Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah’s Key) took up that responsibility. Even with a terrific cast, Dark Places lacks
International director Olivier Assayas (Paris, je t’aime) has written and directed a fascinating narrative portrait of an international film and theatre actress struggling with age and relevancy in the fast-paced evolving world. When I first saw the cast list, it appeared very strange to me; however, there is brilliance in this casting, and both Binoche