[NYAFF Review] Confession of Murder

The present state of South Korea’s national cinema indicates a country under the constant threat of warfare and destruction. Widely recognized films like Park C...

Posterized July 2013: ‘Only God Forgives,’ ‘Pacific Rim,’ ‘Fruitvale Station’ & More

“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuse...

Trailer For Horror Comedy ‘Hell Baby,’ From the Creators of ‘Reno 911!’

With low-budget exorcism horror films striking big with audiences, Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (the duo behind Reno 911!) decided to poke some fun a...

Ethan Hawke Talks ‘The Purge,’ ‘Before Midnight,’ ‘Gattaca,’ His Desire to Make a Western & More

With several tantalizing pictures on the horizon, one of them the nervy Getaway that hits later this summer, Ethan Hawke is possibly more prominent on theat...

[Review] Computer Chess

It was over 10 years ago that Andrew Bujalski released his debut film, Funny Ha Ha, and since then, the resulting “mumblecore” explosion is perhaps the most rec...

Takashi Miike On His Cannes Drama ‘Shield of Straw,’ Violence, Being Prolific and Possibility of Hollywood Debut

Despite not having the biggest splash at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Takashi Miike is still an important figure in the global cinema landscape. Includ...

[Review] Epic

In William Joyce’s charming picture book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, an aging grandmother introduces her grandchildren to the miraculous hidden world ...

‘ABCs of Death’ Sequel Announced With ‘Room 237,’ ‘Splice,’ ‘Last Circus’ Directors & More

Taking a note from their V/H/S franchise, Magnet Releasing has now commissioned a sequel to ABCs of Death, which took the horror anthology concept to an ext...

[Tribeca Review] How to Make Money Selling Drugs

Here’s a film that will never be viewed in D.A.R.E. class. How to Make Money Selling Drugs takes the form of an infomercial, probing into the seemingly endless ...

[Review] Scary Movie 5

The movie theater I frequent has a dine-in option, but how anyone could possibly stomach Scary Movie 5 while eating baked clams is beyond me. I picture open mou...