Misery is constant and humor is fleeting in the world of A Woman's Life (Une Vie), an emotionally overcast period drama from French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé (Th...
Is control a myth? Are accidents? Are our actions another variable in the randomness of the cosmos or are they preordained, at the mercy of the gods? These are ...
There’s something dark and wonderful lurking in The Untamed, the brilliant, frightening, hyper-real erotic mystery from the mind of Mexican auteur Amat Escalant...
On paper, Brimstone has a lot going for it: it’s an ambitious European production that's been shot in multiple countries to capture the essence of iconic Americ...
One can accuse François Ozon of many things, but lack of ideas isn’t one of them. The prolific French auteur is a constant presence at A-list film festivals sin...
Mel Gibson is back in the director’s chair after a decade to remind us, in his own devout way, that war is hell and faith is good. Hacksaw Ridge, his new World ...
Isn’t it strange how cinema’s greatest misanthropes always seem, deep down, to be the most empathetic. It’s as if the total lack of sentiment for (and complete ...
“You have to learn to enjoy the absurdity of our world,” says Michael Sheen’s L.A. socialite to Amy Adams' disillusioned art gallery owner at the after party of...
Chuck looks a bit familiar. A film of browns and greens; disco music and ‘70s rock tunes; big haircuts and even bigger lapels. Indeed, in a way reminiscent of r...
Ten years after Anthony Minghella optioned Liz Jensen's The 9th Life of Louis Drax to develop cinematically, it was his son Max who saw it begin production. The...
