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Snowpiercer

Directed by Bong Joon-ho Written by Bong and Kelly Masterson, based on a screen story by Bong and the graphic novel Le Transperceneige, by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette; Produced by Tae Sung Jeong, Steven Nam, Park Chan-wook and Lee Tae-hun Released by Radius-TWC South Korea/USA/France/Czech Republic. 126 min. Rated R With Chris […]

Coherence

Written and Directed by James Ward Byrkit, based on a story by Alex Manugian and Byrkit Produced by Lene Bausager Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories USA. 89 min. Not rated With Emily Foxler, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Alex Manugian, and Laurie Maher What happens when you mix Dogme 95 filmmaking […]

Tribeca Tidbits 2014

Tribeca Film Festival, which has brought audiences Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal and Trollhunter in the past, brings two more B-movies with tell-it-like-it-is titles in its genre laden Midnight section, plus the world premiere of an amicable American indie with TV stars Leighton Meester and Gillian Jacobs. Life Partners Directed by Susanna Fogel Written by Susanna […]

Almost Human

Filmed, Written & Directed by Joe Begos Produced by Begos, Anthony Ambrosino & Ethier Released by IFC Midnight USA. 80 min. Not rated With Graham Skipper, Vanessa Leigh, Josh Ethier, Michael Locicero & Susan T. Travers The slasher film Almost Human starts off with a jolt of adrenaline as a young man, Mark (Josh Ethier), […]

The Last Days on Mars

Directed by Ruairi Robinson Written by Clive Dawson, based on the short story “The Animators” by Sydney J. Bounds Produced by Michael Kuhn & Andrea Cornwell Released by Magnet Releasing UK/Ireland. 98 min. Rated R With Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams & Johnny Harris Last Days on Mars has a crisis of […]

It’s Me, It’s Me

Written & Directed by Satoshi Miki Produced by Taro Nagamatsuya, Yuko Shiomaki & Yusuke Wakabayashi Released by Pictures Dept. Japan. 119 min. Not rated With Kazuya Kamenashi, Yuki Uchida & Ryo Kase Viewers may be in for a bumpy ride with this intriguing but enigmatic film. As it begins, it seems solidly in the realm […]

Extraterrestrial

Written & Directed by Nacho Vigalondo Produced by Nahikari Ipiña & Vigalondo DVD Released by Entertainment One Spanish with English subtitles. Spain. 95 min. Not rated With Michelle Jenner, Julián Villagrán, Raul Cimas, Carlos Areces & Miguel Noguera Don’t you love it when a film actually sneaks up on you and genuinely surprises you? In […]

Battle Royale

Written & Directed by Kenji Fukasaku, based on the novel by Koushun Takami Produced by Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Chie Kobayashi, Toshio Nabeshima & Masumi Okada Released by Anchor Bay Japan. 114 min. Not rated With Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama, Taro Yamamoto & Sosuke  Takaoka Finally on the big screen, Kenji […]

Beyond the Black Rainbow

Written & Directed by Panos Cosmatos Produced by Oliver Linsley Released by Magnet Releasing USA. 113 min. Rated R With Michael Rogers & Eva Allan I saw Beyond the Black Rainbow weeks ago, and decided perhaps against my better judgment not to take notes as I watched the film. I attended it with a friend […]