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Tag Archives: drama
Polisse (2011). It’s a Horrible Job But Someone’s Gotta Do It.
This originally appeared on Capital New York. “You try to handle it on a case by case basis,” one member of Paris’ Child Protection Unit says when asked about the emotional implications of his job. He deals with victims of … Continue reading
Review: TFF 2012: Interview with Fairhaven Director/Writer/Actor Tom O’Brien: “We had to make a leap of faith.”
This interview originally appeared on Capital New York. Fairhaven, written and directed by its star Tom O’Brien, is a beautifully observed film about the friendships of three grown men and what happens to them over the course of one weekend … Continue reading
Review: TFF 2012: A 19-Minute Masterpiece: Curfew
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Shawn Christensen and Fatima Ptacek Some short films are one-trick ponies. Some lead up to an inevitable punchline. Some are gimmicks. Some feel like sketches for a feature-length film. But some shorts, … Continue reading
Review: TFF 2012: Male Friendship Washed Down with Narragansett Beer: Fairhaven
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Jon (Tom O’Brien) is a thirty-something guy who lives in the fishing town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. He was a football star in high school. He works on a fishing boat, and has … Continue reading
Review: Now, Forager (2011)
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Now, Forager, co-directed by Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin, tells the story of a couple, Lucien (Jason Cortlund) and Regina (Tiffany Esteb), who survive by foraging for mushrooms in upper state New … Continue reading
Review: Las Acacias (2011)
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Las Acacias is an object lesson in how faces can tell an entire story. Dialogue is incidental. A face can show you a soul. o few directors know how to utilize the … Continue reading
Review: The Kid With a Bike (2012)
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. In the opening scene of Kid With a Bike, directed by legendary Belgian brother-team Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, a 13-year-old boy (Thomas Doret) tries to call his father from a phone in … Continue reading
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011); Dir. David Fincher
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. Lisbeth Salander in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was probably not born with an anti-social personality, but it is a stance she cultivates in order to survive. Her piercings, tattooes, Mohawk, and … Continue reading
NYFF 2011: Lars von Trier’s Melancholia
Originally published at Capital New York, for my coverage of the 2011 New York Film Festival From its magnificent opening, reminiscent of a high-concept couture spread in Vogue Italia, with excruciating slo-mo, and a parade of surrealistic tableaux, all to … Continue reading