Directed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo Written by Michael Di Jiacomo, Andrew Loo, based on an article by Frederic Dannen Hong Kong/USA. 94 min. Rated R With Ray Liotta, Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., and Leonard Hu When we look back at classic movies, we mostly think of great moments. When Mr. […]
Directed by David Fincher Written by Gillian Flynn, based on her novel Produced by Arnon Milchan, Joshua Donen, Reese Witherspoon and Cean Chaffin Released by 20th Century Fox. USA. 145 min. Rated R With Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Emily Ratajkowski, Missi Pyle, Casey Wilson, […]
Directed by Darius Clark Monroe USA. 83 min. Not rated We all make assumptions about what a movie based on the title. In this case, I assumed this documentary would be about how a person becomes a criminal after starting out as innocent. And while the film touches a bit on that, it also suggests […]
Directed by Michael Cuesta Written by Peter Landesman, based on the books Dark Alliance by Gary Webb and Kill the Messenger by Nick Schou Produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres and Jeremy Renner Released by Focus Features. USA. 112 min. Rated R With Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver […]
Directed by Mathieu Amalric Produced by Paulo Branco, Olivier Père and Rémi Burah Written by Mathieu Amalric and Stéphanie Cléau, based on a book by Georges Simenon Released by Sundance Selects French with English subtitles France. 75 min. Not rated With Mathieu Almaric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau, Laurent Poitrenaux, and Serge Bozon Mystery/suspense films are […]
After more than a week seeing 41 movies (in addition to the 21 seen earlier), I found few obvious outstanding discoveries at the Toronto International Film Festival compared with last year, whose standouts included the beautifully made Ida, the raucous We Are the Best!, and a stronger sampling of art films. Overall, the best selections […]
Directed by Michael R. Roskam Written by Dennis Lehane, based on his short story “Animal Rescue” Produced by Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures USA. 106 min. Rated R. With Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz, and Ann Dowd Anyone interested in recent crime fiction is probably […]
Written and Directed by John Michael McDonagh Produced by Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez Marengo and James Flynn Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures Ireland/UK. 104 Min. Rated R With Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach De Bankolé, M. Emmet Walsh, Marie-Josée Croze, Domhnall Gleeson, David Wilmot, Mícheál Óg Lane, Killian Scott, […]
Produced and Directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren Directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren Released by Drafthouse Films USA. 110 min. Not rated In August 1972, John Wojtowicz robbed a bank in Brooklyn, taking hostages and enduring a 13-hour standoff with the police. The unsuccessful heist granted Wojtowicz 15 minutes of fame, which […]