Son to Academy Award winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, 34-year-old Jonás has long since followed in his father’s footsteps. The structure of Jonás script for Gravity parallel’s what he does with Desierto, his sophomore effort in the director’s chair. It’s a pocket thriller with one of Mexico/America’s biggest bilingual stars that takes a horrific look at […]
Tate Taylor’s third feature since becoming a mainstream Hollywood director with The Help, feels like the neglected cousin to Gone Girl. Adapted from the bestselling book of the same name, The Girl on the Train boasts a well assembled cast of Hollywood’s former breakouts, most of them in new character acting territory. Taylor’s film,
A most amazing story! And if there are skeptics, that’s understandable. Nevertheless, after listening to This American Life’s (Podcast #556) reporting on this story last year, as well as the audiotapes obtained by the lovers, I’m inclined to believe it. Never underestimate a despot like Kim Jong-il! There is a saying among high officials in
South Korea’s official selection to the 89th Academy Awards, The Age of Shadows marks the second entry for actor Kang-ho Song, who starred in last year’s submission The Throne. The Age of Shadows is the least controversial of the two South Korean films that made moderate splashes in the US cinema market. Epic in scope,
Writer/director Greg Kwedar takes a very specific look at border control along the Arizona border. The focal point of Transpecos centers around three US Border Patrol agents who find themselves in manipulated circumstances. Exploring subject matter that has dominated the presidential race, Transpecos covers so many points of view within these three characters. Kwedar’s script
Denis Villeneuve’s creative direction with “Sicario” last year was nothing short of masterful. His work, so good, that it nearly overshadowed the stellar script by actor turned screenwriter Taylor Sheridan. The sophomore script from Sheridan is the real main character in Hell or High Water and the most original writing I’ve seen this year. Similar
I will say this for the horror film series, the third installment is smart, scrapping plans for a prequel, in order to cash in on the American election year. Using politics as the main focus in The Purge: Election Year will certainly make an otherwise ordinary sequel more trendy. Writer/director James DeMonaco has stuck with
The new thriller from director Susanna White, not the first choice for the project, has actually turned out pretty good for those with patience. Lost are the art of spy thrillers that focus more on discussion, secrets, back dealing and survival. Our Kind of Traitor has a few simple action scenes in the final act,
Sometimes you just need a vacation from summer blockbusters and special effects. Rare is there a film that can offer sexy scenery and bodies combined with great performances and a compelling narrative. Yet, Italian film A Bigger Splash offers all that. Director Luca Guadagnino has worked with Oscar winner Swinton (Michael Clayton, Snowpiercer) many times,
This is the fourth film directed by two time Oscar winning actress Jodie Foster (“The Beaver”), although she has directed TV episodes of “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black”. It is however her first mainstream film. No it’s not a spinoff or sister movie to Spike Lee’s “Inside Man”, which starred Foster,