Before Edward Said: Between Worlds, what I knew of the eponymous author and academic was a mere outline. I was…
There are more than a few films about the ravages of aging, but few I can recall addressing what that…
Writer-director Bassam Tariq's Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother succeeds where other action movies fail because it has a real soul.…
Having not read any of director David Bezmozgis' writing, including the source novel, I cannot be certain if his film…
"Are you all right really?" is the question that drives Tender Loving Care, the final film from British filmmaking legend Mike Leigh.…
At the heart of Fjord, from writer-director Cristian Mungiu, is a mystery. How to define it is, naturally, left to us.…
As a portrait of a specific type of man, writer-director Tom Nicoll's debut feature Salvation is well observed. More than just…
Growing up can be difficult to varying degrees, though not many of us turn to a life of crime in…
The history behind The Uprising, from writer-director Paul Greengrass, lends itself well to the cinematic treatment. The 14th century had the…
In an alternate dimension, Coyote vs. ACME is released as a late-summer footnote. That's not damning director Dave Green's film…