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Nightcrawler (2014); written and directed by Dan Gilroy
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler, a weird isolated guy in Los Angeles, with only a high school degree, and a very strange personality, who literally stumbles over the underground high-speed world of freelance crime journalism: the “nightcrawlers” with … Continue reading
NYFF 2014: Clouds of Sils Maria (2014); directed by Olivier Assayas
The buzz for Olivier Assayas’ latest film was deafening; it made it difficult to avoid not only spoilers, but a glut of opinions that may somehow color my own. (The same thing just happened with the Inherent Vice premiere that … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, France, Germany, Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, reviews, Switzerland
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Three Movies: Before I Disappear, Goodbye to All That and Kelly & Cal (2014)
Before I Disappear (2014); directed/written by Shawn Christensen A couple of years ago, I saw a short film at the Tribeca Film Festival called Curfew (My review here.) Only 19 minutes long, I consider it a masterpiece and it was … Continue reading
Review: The Skeleton Twins (2014)
I haven’t been paying attention to the marketing of the film. Judging from the poster, with the cheery bright blue background, and the word “funny” in a large font, I imagine it’s being marketed as a comedy. Not a surprise, … Continue reading
Review: Copenhagen (2014)
Copenhagen, a first feature from director Mark Raso (who also wrote the script), has been pretty divisive so far as it’s played around on the festival circuit. There are a couple of roadblocks: the unpleasantness of the lead character and … Continue reading
Review: The Hero of Color City (2014)
Just because a film is geared for human beings who barely reach the two-foot-tall mark, doesn’t mean it has to be dumb. Or simplistic. My review of The Hero of Color City is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Last Hijack (2014)
A fascinating documentary about the culture of piracy in Somalia. It’s mixed with animation sequences, taking us where the camera can’t go. Last Hijack is something else, it really is. Can’t really be compared to anything else. I highly recommend … Continue reading
Review: The Boxtrolls (2014)
It’s fantastic. I would have flipped my lid over it at age 8, 9, 10, and I flipped as an adult as well. My review of The Boxtrolls is now up at Rogerebert.com. The film opens today.
Force Majeure (2014); written and directed by Ruben Östlund
Force Majeure. A superior or irresistible power. An event that is a result of the elements of nature, as opposed to one caused by human behavior. Force Majeure premiered at Cannes this past May and won the Un Certain Regard … Continue reading
New York Film Festival 2014: The Blue Room; directed by Mathieu Amalric
The Blue Room is so lean and so taut, with so little fat on its bones, that it calls into question other movies that try to do similar things only take twice as long to do it. The Blue Room … Continue reading