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[Review] My Perestroika

In her first feature, documentarian Robin Hessman looks at Russia's 1990's reforms through examining the lives of five former classmates who came of age as ...

[NDNF Review] At Ellen’s Age

At Ellen's Age, the follow-up to South African-born director Pia Marais' award-winning debut The Unpolished, is an elegiac German drama that follows an unanch...

[NDNF Review] Belle Epine

The feature debut of writer/director Rebecca Zlotowski, Belle Épine focuses on the coming of age story of an angry girl who wields sex like a weapon. Léa S...

[SXSW Review] Natural Selection

Natural Selection opens with a bible quote the Christine O’Donnell/anti-masturbation folks of the world live by, Leviticus: “thou shall not spill thy seed on th...

[Review] Limitless

Limitless is a well-made film about a truly despicable individual. That's Neil Burger's silly high-concept film in a nutshell, and it's a real surprise that...

[SXSW Review] Sound of My Voice

From the first moment to the last, Sound of My Voice grabs hold and doesn't let go. In an age of smart phones, a compliment like that goes a long way. As the st...

[SXSW Review] Turkey Bowl

Turkey Bowl is a comedy shot in real-time, about ten college friends and their annual get together where they play touch football. As they compete against one a...

[SXSW Review] A Bag of Hammers

A Bag of Hammers has a good heart, containing funny and sweet moments, but when I walked out, I found myself disliking it. A lot. It's one of those quirky indie...

[Review] Win Win

  Before Tom McCarthy became an acclaimed writer/director in the independent film community, he was an actor with a long list of film, television, a...

[SXSW Review] The Beaver

The idea of a guy talking through a puppet is inherently funny. Like many of you, I watched a lot of Full House and especially loved when Joey Gladstone broug...