[Sundance Review] We Are What We Are
Writer/Director Jim Mickle is no stranger to indie horror films, having had a fairly successful run with his 2010 vampire thriller Stakeland. That same year, an...
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[Sundance Review] V/H/S/2
It has been exactly one year since the original V/H/S played at Sundance, yet we already have the sequel to the horror omnibus cleverly titled V/H/S/2. In case ...
[Sundance Review] Google and the World Brain
H.G. Wells, famed sci-fi author, serves as a central thematic reference in the paranoid conspiracy documentary Google and the World Brain. The core concept from...
[Interview] Leos Carax Discusses the Surreal Journey to Make ‘Holy Motors’
One of the most intriguing films to come out of the New York Film Festival this year was Leos Carax's Holy Motors. The French filmmaker who hadn't made a fi...
[NYFF Review] Flight
In Robert Zemeckis’ first non-CG film since Cast Away, the much-adored Hollywood director tackles the serious issue of substance abuse with the dramatic backdro...
Abbas Kiarostami On ‘Like Someone In Love,’ Shooting In Japan, Language Barriers & More
Abbas Kiarostami is considered by many the champion of Iranian cinema by making films that embodied an enigmatic point of view on culture, art, society and ...
[Review] Samsara
Samsara is not a traditional movie experience by any means, specifically due to the manner in which it defies the standard approach of both narrative and docume...
Watch: Quay Brothers Discuss Their Influential Work, Plus Preview MoMA’s Expansive Retrospective on the Duo
One of the few names you’ll hear swinging around any group of people eager to discuss unusual brands of cinema is the Brothers Quay. Considered as one of th...
[NYAFF Review] Ace Attorney
Takashi Miike has been on an oddball streak of live-action films hat distinctly feel more like a series of live-action cartoons. Since last year’s whimsical Nin...
[Review] The Imposter
One of the most harrowing tragedies that can happen to any family is dealing with a missing child. The pain and anguish of not knowing what could have happened ...
